326 ◾ IP Communications and Services for NGN
Dynamic least cost routing: ◾ Dynamic least cost routing (LCR) is a simple,
powerful feature that ensures that wholesale routing is always optimized for
maximum gross profit.
LCR may be configured globally or selectively for specific customers −
or routes.
Automated linking between billing system rate plans and route −
provisioning.
Find and eliminate low-margin routes. −
Quality-of-service routing: ◾ Use a traffic analyzer to monitor call detail records
and provide traffic analysis statistics such as answer seizure ratio, average call
duration, and post-dial delay for all routes. Use this intelligence to dynami-
cally shift traffic from routes with a low quality of service to routes with a
higher ...