Subscription Request

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- Get the expected request channels (options: 1. SMS 2. OBD 3. IBD 4.USSD 5. WEB
etc.)
- Is the required request channel setup or its in pipeline?
Charging Queries
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- What is the mechanism that will be used for charging? Will it be HTTP/SOAP/MT/
...?
- Need document describing in detail how charging needs to take place and using
which protocol(s).
- Details regarding Charging Gateway is required.
- Need to verify the connectivity between SM and Charging Gateway.
- Is there any mechanism to distinguish between Pre-Paid and Post-Paid users?
- Procedure regarding how Pre-Paid and Post-Paid customers will be charged. Get
the details. (Inserting subscriber base in any other database other than SM.)
- Is any adjustment code configuration for each pack in case of prepaid ? If so
get the details.
- Is any VAS code configuration required in case of postpaid ? If so get the det
ails.
- What mode of charging will be used - will it be fixed amount charging or ladde
r based charging or some other mode? Whether it will be same for both fresh and
renewal charging?
- Is minimum charging option required?
- Get the detailed document of error codes of charging gateway from concerned pa
rties.
- Will it be circle/series based charging?
- Different circles have different configurations/protocols?

Content Delivery Queries

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- Need to verify the connectivity between SM and SMSC Gateway.
- Details regarding how content need to be delivered (SMSC URL, HTTP URL, any ot
her).
- Need configuration detail of Kennel/SMSC.
- Can SMSC Support Multi language?
- Is any requirement for regional message support in application?
- Get the details for the number of digits in mob number.
- What will be the source of Content - will it be our One97 CMS or some other so
urce?
- Need to verify the connectivity between SM and the content source (say One97 C
MS).
Pack Management
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- Packs will be circle based or common across circles.
- Single or multiple price-points?

Misc
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- How circle/zone (whatever applicable) will be identified from given MSISDN?
- Anticipated load (user base etc.)
- TPS for Charging gateway, SMSC gateway
- Is any integration required with other system? If so get the details.
- Is CDR format required for Prepaid Charging?
- Is CDR format required for Postpaid Charging?
- Get the testing numbers to test the charging and content delivery
- Verify the connectivity between SM and pull server.
- Is SMSC support the binary content to deliver (Picture message, Ring-tone etc)
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