Configuring Cost Groups

The Cost Groups table lets you configure up to 10 Cost Groups. A Cost Group defines a fixed call connection cost and a call rate (charge per minute). Once configured, you can configure Time Bands per Cost Group.

The following procedure describes how to configure Cost Groups through the Web interface. You can also configure it through ini file [CostGroupTable] or CLI (configure voip > sip-definition least-cost-routing cost-group).

➢ To configure a Cost Group:
1. Open the Cost Groups table (Setup menu > Signaling & Media tab > SIP Definitions folder > Least Cost Routing > Cost Groups).
2. Click New; the following dialog box appears:

3. Configure a Cost Group according to the parameters described in the table below.
4. Click Apply, and then save your settings to flash memory.

Cost Groups Table Parameter Descriptions

Parameter

Description

'Index'

[Index]

Defines an index number for the new table row.

Note: Each row must be configured with a unique index.

'Name'

cost-group-name

[CostGroupName]

Defines a descriptive name, which is used when associating the row in other tables.

The valid value is a string of up to 40 characters.

Note:

■ Each row must have a unique name.
■ The parameter value can't contain a forward slash (/).
■ The parameter value can't be configured with the character string "any" (upper or lower case).

'Default Connection Cost'

default-connection-cost

[DefaultConnectionCost]

Defines the call connection cost (added as a fixed charge to the call) for a call outside the time bands.

The valid value range is 0-65533. The default is 0.

Note: When calculating the cost of a call, if the current time of the call is not within a time band configured for the Cost Group, then this default connection cost is used.

'Default Minute Cost'

default-minute-cost

[DefaultMinuteCost]

Defines the call charge per minute for a call outside the time bands.

The valid value range is 0-65533. The default is 0.

Note: When calculating the cost of a call, if the current time of the call is not within a time band configured for the Cost Group, then this default charge per minute is used.