Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX5500 User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE372 CyberSWITCHM ONTHLY C ALL CHARGE CONFIGURATION E LEMENTSS TATUSAllows you to enable or disable the monthly call charge option.M AXIMUM MONTHLY C HARGEThe maximum monthly charge value. The legal values are from 1 to 10,000,000. This value isspecified according to the country’s currency.ACTIONSelect the action to be taken if the maximum monthly call charge is exceeded. The Stop Callingaction will cause the system to stop initiating switched calls. Dedicated connections and incomingcalls will continue to operate normally. The continue calling action will cause the system tocontinue making calls even after the maximum monthly charge is exceeded.M ONTHLY C ALL CHARGE BACKGROUND I NFORMATIONCurrently, this feature is only supported on connections to NTT, NET5, and 1TR6 switches. The“Advice of Charge” information element delivered by the switches are required to track phone callcharges.When the Monthly Call Charges option is enabled, phone call charges are tracked by the system. Ifthe total call charges exceed this configured maximum during the month, the configured action willbe taken. At the beginning of a new month, the current total call charges will be reset to 0.The LCD panel displays the current total call charges for the month. If the configured maximumcall charges are exceeded, the system reports a message and the configured action is taken. Refer tothe LCD Messages chapter for a listing of the associated LCD messages.C ALL R ESTRICTIONSCONFIGURING CALL RESTRICTIONSNote: Certain restrictions apply to the use of Call Restrictions and Semipermanent Connections.Refer to the Background Information discussion.U SING CFGEDIT1. Select Call Restrictions from the Call Control Options menu.2. Follow the onscreen instructions for enabling this feature.3. The current call restriction configuration will be displayed.4. Enter the number Id associated with the parameter you want to change.5. Follow the onscreen instructions for changing the parameter.