VoIP Ordering and Billing Issues and Concerns
Document Summary
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Summary:

This document is a compilation of questions, comments, concerns and assumptions identified by the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) Committee‘s VoIP Sub-team surrounding VoIP and the related challenges for intercarrier ordering and billing. It outlines, via call flows, some of the issues and concerns developing due to the implementation of VoIP in the absence of industry standards for VoIP business processes.

Table of Contents:

1. Executive Summary
2. Voice over Internet Protocol Overview
3. Scope
4. Call Scenarios
4.1. Concerns and Assumptions
4.2. Call Flow Scenarios
4.2.1. IP NNI
4.2.2. TDM NNI
4.2.3. UNI Interconnection
5. Acronyms and Abbreviations