Add Rate Deck

There are two ways to add a rate deck to a relationship.

The most common method is to click the + Add Rate Deck button on the Relationship’s Trunk Groups page.

The second method is to use the Quick Add feature. This feature can be accessed from the Relationship page (see image above) or from the Relationships table. In the Relationships table, locate the relationship to modify in the main window and move the mouse to the right of the STATUS field. Left-click the ellipsis and then select Quick Add. Then select Rate deck.

Either of the above methods displays the Add Rating window.

Key terms

Name The rate deck name. Use a meaningful name that easily identifies the purpose of the rate deck.

Location Select International or US & Canada.

Direction Select Termination or Origination.

Relationship Select Customer or Vendor.

Deck Type Select the appropriate rate deck type.

MCL See Master Code List. The MCL applies only to International Rate Decks.

Add Missing Codes To MCL This only applies to International Termination Vendor Rate Decks.

Requires Confirmation When Delivered Confirmation is required, the Rate Deck will not be available until a delivery confirmation email is received. When Opened Confirmation is required, the Rate Deck will not be available until a Opened email receipt is received. Email confirmations only apply to Termination Customer Rate Decks.

Rounding Digits The number of rounding digits used to define the cost of the call.

Call Cost = Billing Time Increments * Rate

Billing Time Increments. If the Call Duration is less then or equal to the Initial Increment then the Billing Time Increment is 1. Otherwise the Billing Time Increments is the (Call Duration - Initial Increment)/Subsequent Increments) rounded up and then add back the Initial Increment. Note: the Call Duration must be at lease 1 second in duration. Billing Time Increments can be expressed by the following Microsoft Excel formula:

Billing Time Increments = IF(Call_Duration>0,IF(Call_Duration<=Initiial_Increment,1,ROUNDUP((Call_Duration-Initiial_Increment)/Subsequent_Increments,0)+1),0)

For example, a 205-second call is made using a Rate Deck with a 0.00137 rate with a 6-second initial duration and a 6-second increment.

Billing Time Increments = (205-6)/6 rounded up + 1 = 35 billing increments.

Cost = 35 * 0.00137 = 0.04765 with 5 or more rounding digits.

Expiration Date The last day the rate deck can be used. If there is no replacement rate deck available when a rate deck expires, a SIP 503 No Rate Deck response is sent to the origin.

Effective Date The is the date when the Rate Deck (as a whole) is available for use. This setting does not apply to International Termination Vendor Rate Decks, since International Rate Decks have can have an effective date per Prefix. If then date is left blank then the Rate Deck is immediately available as long as the Expiration Date (if configured) has not been reached.

+ Add Rating Click the button to add a rating. If any required fields are empty, this button places a red border around the empty required field and displays the word Required beneath the field. Once the Rate Deck is defined, the Location, Direction, Relationship, and Rate Deck type cannot be changed. If successful, the File Upload section displays.

Download Sample Click to download a comma-separated value (CSV) sample file for the Rate Deck type.

+ Save Once the CSV file has been uploaded, click this button to save.