Usage Management
🏛️ Usage tracking, billing, and analytics.
Overview
The Usage Management service provides comprehensive usage tracking, analysis, and optimization capabilities for telecommunications operations. Built on TMF Forum standards with AI-powered analytics, it enables detailed consumption monitoring, intelligent threshold management, and predictive usage insights.
Available Tools
Track Usage Metrics
🏛️ Track detailed usage metrics across services
Comprehensive usage monitoring with detailed analytics and billing integration.
Business Parameters:
- Customer Identification: Specific customer to track (optional)
- Service Type: Service category filter (optional)
- Time Period: Tracking period (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly)
- Data Granularity: Detail level (Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly)
Returns:
- Detailed usage metrics and consumption
- Usage patterns and behavioral trends
- Billing implications and cost analysis
- Usage optimization recommendations
Generate Usage Reports
🏛️ Generate comprehensive usage reports
Professional usage reporting with analytics and business intelligence.
Business Parameters:
- Report Type: Type of usage analysis (Summary, Detailed, Executive, Technical)
- Report Period: Time period for report
- Customer Segment: Specific segment focus (optional)
- Include Analytics: Add insights and trends (default: Yes)
Returns:
- Professional usage reports and visualizations
- Analytical insights and trend analysis
- Benchmark comparisons and rankings
- Strategic business recommendations
Set Usage Thresholds
🏛️ Set and manage usage thresholds and alerts
Intelligent threshold management with automated alerting and customer notifications.
Business Parameters:
- Customer Identification: Customer to configure thresholds for
- Service Type: Service category for monitoring
- Threshold Configuration: Alert levels and limits
- Notification Preferences: Alert delivery settings (optional)
Returns:
- Threshold configuration confirmation
- Monitoring activation and schedules
- Alert notification preferences
- Historical threshold breach analysis
Analyze Usage Patterns
🏛️ 🤖 Analyze usage patterns for optimization
AI-powered usage pattern analysis with anomaly detection and optimization recommendations.
Business Parameters:
- Analysis Scope: Depth of analysis (Basic, Standard, Comprehensive)
- Pattern Detection: Enable AI pattern recognition (default: Yes)
- Anomaly Detection: Enable unusual usage detection (default: Yes)
Returns:
- AI-powered usage pattern analysis
- Anomaly detection and alerts
- Cost optimization opportunities
- Predictive usage insights
Related Tools
Integration Opportunities
Usage Management works with resource and billing tools:
Resource Management:
- Resource Inventory - Coordinate with resource allocation
- Service Inventory - Track service consumption
Billing & Analytics:
- Invoice Management - Usage-based billing integration
- Revenue Analytics - Usage revenue analysis
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