AudioCodes Mediant 4000 SBC, User Manual

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CHAPTER 16 Services
Mediant 4000 SBC | User's Manual
Configuring LCR
To configure LCR, perform the following main steps:
1. Enable LCR:
● SBC application: Configuring SBC Routing Policy Rules
2. Configure Cost Groups - see Configuring Cost Groups .
3. Configure Time Bands for a Cost Group - see Configuring Time Bands for Cost Groups .
4. Assign Cost Groups to outbound IP routing rules - see Assigning Cost Groups to Routing
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.
Table 16-16:Cost Groups Table Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Description
'Index'
[CostGroupTable_Index]
Defines an index number for the new table row.
Note: Each row must be configured with a unique index.
'Name'
cost-group-name
[CostGroupTable_
CostGroupName]
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.
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