Configuring Lcr; Configuring Cost Groups - AudioCodes Mediant 4000 SBC User Manual

CHAPTER 16 Services

Configuring LCR

To configure LCR, perform the following main steps:
1. Enable LCR:
● SBC application:
2. Configure Cost Groups - see
3. Configure Time Bands for a Cost Group - see
4. Assign Cost Groups to outbound IP routing rules - see
Rules.

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).
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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.
Parameter
'Index'
[CostGroupTable_Index]
'Name'
cost-group-name
[CostGroupTable_
CostGroupName]
Configuring SBC Routing Policy Rules
Configuring Cost
Table 16-16:Cost Groups Table Parameter Descriptions
Defines an index number for the new table row.
Note: Each row must be configured with a unique index.
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.
Groups.
Configuring Time Bands for Cost
Assigning Cost Groups to Routing
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Groups.