This white paper describes how the Active Resource Manager can be used to deploy Subscriber Usage Meters and simplify the integration of subscriber usage with Rating and Billing.

In addition to this document, an independant verification of the Comcast Usage Meter undertaken by Netforecast is available at:  http://netforecast.com/documents/NFR5101_Comcast_Usage_Meter_Accuracy.pdf

Do you know where all your CMTS are, of course you do? The Active Resource Manager constructs a topology database for all devices by processing IPDR data. This document describes how this topology information can be used to verify that all CMTS are reporting IPDR information by processing DHCP event messages. Using this method, you will always know that every CMTS providing service is sending subscriber usage information.

PacketCable voice service operation depends on the correct configuration of CMTS-MTA tables configured in the CMS. When a CMTS is added and subscribers are distributed between multiple CMTS the CMS tables have to be updated. This document describes an alternative, automated way to keep MTA-CMTS mapping updated dynamically by combining the Active Resource Manager with a DQOS capable PacketCable Multimedia Policy Server.

Capacity Planning is a key function that should be undertaken regulary, this document discusses why and the associated benefits.

Is subscriber usage information useful for planning node-splits?� You bet� it is.� Have a read of this short document to understand why,

This document describes the combined benefits of managing top-talker subscribers, channel recombining and improved node splitting techniques

Contrasts the performance of IPDR and SNMP for Subscriber Usage Management