23 SES Feature Nodes

Overview

Introduction

This chapter describes the Oracle Communications Convergent Charging Controller Subscriber Event Service (SES) feature nodes.

You use SES feature nodes to check which subscribers are entering or leaving a network using SES, and to configure which messages should be sent to these subscribers.

Available Feature Nodes

SES Feature Nodes List

Use SES feature nodes in your control plans to determine if a subscriber qualifies for messages, and to configure the selection of the messages to send.

This table lists the feature nodes available from the SES palette group and the fast key for each feature node in the list. You can use fast keys to search for feature nodes in the palette or the canvas.

Node name	Node description
In-Roamer Contact Check	This feature node checks for the last time the subscriber was contacted on entering the network. Fast key: IRCC
In-Roamer Messages Selection	This feature node configures which messages to send to an inbound subscriber. Fast key: IRMS
Out-Roamer Contact Check	This feature node checks for the last time the subscriber was contacted on leaving the network. Fast key: ORCC
Out-Roamer Messages Selection	This feature node configures which messages to send to an outbound subscriber. Fast key: ORMS

In-Roamer Contact Check

Node description

When a roaming subscriber enters your network, this node checks the duration since any previous inbound roaming contact with the subscriber, by looking up the contact history, and compares the duration with the period of days configured in the node.

Node icon

If the CPE has been configured to use the static panel CPE palette style, the CPE displays the icon shown below to represent the feature node.

Restrictions

A control plan may contain as many In-Roamer Contact Check nodes as required.

Node exits

This node has one entry and two exits. The number of exits cannot be changed.

Exit	Cause	Description
1	Contacted	The subscriber has been contacted within the configured number of days.
2	Not Contacted	The subscriber has not been contacted within the configured number of days (includes never been contacted and any system failures).

Configuration screen

Here is an example Configure In-Roamer Contact Check screen.

Using the node

For descriptions of how this node is used, refer to the following topics in SES User's and Technical Guide:

• Example Control Plan - In-Roamer
• Example scenarios

Configuring the node

Follow these steps to edit the node.

Step	Action
1	Type a value in days in the Period field. Note: Blank or zero means the subscriber will be contacted every time they enter the network.
2	Click Save.

In-Roamer Messages Selection

Node description

This node selects the messages for sending to the subscriber, based on the message priority, the number of messages to be sent, and the message selection option used. For more information, see SES User's and Technical Guide, System Overview chapter.

Node icon

If the CPE has been configured to use the static panel CPE palette style, the CPE displays the icon shown below to represent the feature node.

Restrictions

A control plan may contain as many In-Roamer Messages Selection nodes as required, however they should be placed after an In-Roamer Contact Check node to ensure they do not get messages every time.

Node exits

This node has one entry and two exits. The number of exits cannot be changed.

Exit	Cause	Description
1	No Messages Selected	No messages were selected (includes system failures).
2	Messages Selected	At least one message was selected.

Configuration screen

Here is an example Configure In-Roamer Messages Selection screen.

Using the node

For descriptions of how this node is used, refer to the following topics in SES User's and Technical Guide:

• Example Control Plan - In-Roamer
• Example scenarios

Editing the node

Follow these steps to edit the In-Roamer Messages Selection node.

Step	Action
1	Type the maximum number of messages to send to the subscriber in the Number field. Note: Currently the maximum is about 2 billion.
2	Select either the Random or Latest message Selection Method. Note: Messages are configured to be priority, or non priority (see SES User's and Technical Guide, SES Configuration - Messages Tab). For either option, the priority messages are used to fulfill the Number parameter before the non priority messages. See SES User's and Technical Guide, SES Example scenarios. Note: Latest is the message with the most recent availability date.
3	Click Save.

Out-Roamer Contact Check

Node description

When a roaming subscriber leaves your network, this node checks the duration since any previous out-roaming contact with the subscriber, by looking up the contact history, and compares the duration with the period of days configured in the node.

Node icon

If the CPE has been configured to use the static panel CPE palette style, the CPE displays the icon shown below to represent the feature node.

Restrictions

A control plan may contain as many Out-Roamer Contact Check nodes as required.

Node exits

This node has one entry and three exits. The number of exits cannot be changed.

Exit	Cause	Description
1	Opted Out	The subscriber has opted out of being contacted on leaving the network. Note: This flag is configurable. Refer to SES User's and Technical Guide, macroNodes configuration, for the value of the tag used.
2	Contacted	The subscriber has been contacted within the configured number of days.
3	Not Contacted	The subscriber has not been contacted within the configured number of days (includes never been contacted and any system failures).

Using the node

For descriptions of how this feature node is used, see the following topics in Subscriber Event Service User's and Technical Guide:

• Example Control Plan - Out-Roamer
• Example scenarios

Configuration screen

Here is an example Configure Out-Roamer Contact Check screen.

Configuring the node

Follow these steps to edit the node.

Step	Action
1	Type a value in days in the Period field. Note: Blank or zero means the subscriber will be contacted every time they exit the network.
2	Click Save.

Out-Roamer Messages Selection

Node description

This node selects the messages for sending to the subscriber, based on the message priority, the number of messages to be sent, and the message selection option used. For more information, see the discussion of system overview in Subscriber Event Service User's and Technical Guide.

Node icon

If the CPE has been configured to use the static panel CPE palette style, the CPE displays the icon shown below to represent the feature node.

Restrictions

A control plan may contain as many Out-Roamer Messages Selection nodes as required, however they should be placed after an Out-Roamer Contact Check node to ensure they do not get messages every time.

Node exits

This node has one entry and two exits. The number of exits cannot be changed.

Exit	Cause	Description
1	No Messages Selected	No messages were selected (includes system failures).
2	Messages Selected	At least one message was selected.

Configuration screen

Here is an example Configure Out-Roamer Messages Selection screen.

Using the node

For descriptions of how this feature node is used, see the following topics in Subscriber Event Service User's and Technical Guide:

• Example Control Plan - Out-Roamer
• Example scenarios

Configuring the node

Follow these steps to edit the Out-Roamer Messages Selection node.

Step	Action
1	Type the maximum number of messages to send to the subscriber in the Number field. Note: Currently this is about 2 billion.
2	Select either the Random or Latest message Selection Method. Note: Messages are configured to be priority or no priority (see SES Configuration - Messages Tab). For either option, the priority messages are used to fulfill the Number parameter before the no priority messages. See SES Example scenarios. Note: Latest is the message with the most recent availability date.
3	Click Save.