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Answer: Faulty Transmission

This weeks issue was identified with on of the simplest RA controls to put in place. It was identified with a CDR sequence number checker. The majority of switches tag each CDR with a unique sequence number(a 6 or 8 digit number). By simply ccomparing the difference between the first and last sequence numbers to the total CDRs within a file, along with the last sequence number in file A to the first sequence number in file B, you have a fool proof way of identifying whether you are receiving all data at the collector.

This weeks issue was identified with on of the simplest RA controls to put in place. It was identified with a CDR sequence number checker. The majority of switches tag each CDR with a unique sequence number(a 6 or 8 digit number). By simply ccomparing the difference between the first and last sequence numbers to the total CDRs within a file, along with the last sequence number in file A to the first sequence number in file B, you have a fool proof way of identifying whether you are receiving all data at the collector.

Dave Stuart
Dave Stuart
David is an experienced manager, having worked for a variety of international telcos. He has hands-on knowledge of fraud management, revenue assurance, risk management and software development. David is currently the Group Director of Revenue Assurance & Fraud Management at Vimpelcom.

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