Cisco CallManager Serviceability Administration Guide, Release 3.3(3)
Understanding CAR Reports

Table Of Contents

Understanding CAR Reports

Bill Summary Report Results

Bill Detail Report Results

Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results

Top N By Number of Calls Report Results

Cisco IP Phone Services Report Results

QoS Detail Report Results

QoS Summary Report Results

QoS by Gateways Report Results

QoS by Call Types Report Results

Traffic Summary Report Results

System Overview Report Results

CDR Error Report Results

Gateway Detail Report Results

Gateway Summary Report Results

Gateway and Route Utilization Report Results

Conference Bridge Utilization Report Results

Voice Mail Utilization Report Results

Understanding the CDR Search Results

Understanding the Results for CDR Search

Media Information

CDR and CMR Dump Tables


Understanding CAR Reports


This chapter describes report output information for each of the CAR report types:

Bill Summary Report Results

Bill Detail Report Results

Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results

Top N By Number of Calls Report Results

Cisco IP Phone Services Report Results

QoS Detail Report Results

QoS Summary Report Results

QoS by Gateways Report Results

QoS by Call Types Report Results

Traffic Summary Report Results

System Overview Report Results

CDR Error Report Results

Gateway Detail Report Results

Gateway Summary Report Results

Gateway and Route Utilization Report Results

Conference Bridge Utilization Report Results

Voice Mail Utilization Report Results

Understanding the CDR Search Results

Media Information

CDR and CMR Dump Tables

Bill Summary Report Results

The report groups information by the user name in ascending order. The summary report includes the following fields (see Table A-1).

Table A-1 Summary Report Fields 

Field
Description

Call Classification—Call categories specify classes.

Internal

Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).

Local

Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.

Long Distance

Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

International

International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

On Net

Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.

Others

All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.

QOS—The number of calls for each Quality of Service category. Parameters set by the CAR administrator provided basis for QoS categories; see Defining the Quality of Service (QoS) Values, page 15-9, and Configuring QoS Parameters, page 17-7.

Good

QoS for these calls designates the highest possible quality.

Acceptable

QoS for these calls shows them slightly degraded but still falls within an acceptable range.

Fair

QoS for these calls, although degraded, still fall within a usable range.

Poor

QoS for these calls was unsatisfactory.

NA

These calls did not match any of the criteria for the established QoS categories.

Calls—Indicates the number of calls for each call classification.

The total number of calls and total charges by reportee and per-call classification by manager

Charge—Indicates the charge associated with each call. Call charge information provided by the CAR administrator for the CAR rating engine provides basis for charges. See Configuring the Rating Engine, page 15-1.


Bill Detail Report Results

The report groups information by the user name in ascending order. The detail report includes the following fields (see Table A-2).

Table A-2 Detail Report Fields 

Field
Description

Date and Orig. Time

The date and time the that call originated.

Orig.

The originating number from which the call was placed.

Dest.

The destination number to which the call was directed.

Call Classification—Call categories specify classes.

Internal

Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).

Local

Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.

Long Distance

Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

International

International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

On Net

Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.

Others

All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.

QOS—The number of calls for each Quality of Service category. Parameters set by the CAR administrator provided basis for QoS categories; see Defining the Quality of Service (QoS) Values, page 15-9, and Configuring QoS Parameters, page 17-7.

Good

QoS for these calls designates the highest possible quality.

Acceptable

QoS for these calls shows them slightly degraded but still falls within an acceptable range.

Fair

QoS for these calls, although degraded, still falls within a usable range.

Poor

QoS for these calls was unsatisfactory.

NA

These calls did not match any of the criteria for the established QoS categories.

Duration(s)

The time, in seconds, that the call was connected.

Charge

Indicates the charge associated with each call. Call charge information provided by the CAR administrator for the CAR rating engine provides basis for charges. See Configuring the Rating Engine, page 15-1.


Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results

Reports for Top N by Charge or Top N by Duration include the following fields. The report shows only outgoing calls. See Table A-3.

Table A-3 Top N by Charge and by Duration Report Fields 

Field
Description

Users

User names.

Calls

Total number of calls.

Duration(s)

The time, in seconds, that the call was connected.

Charge

Indicates the charge associated with each call. Call charge information provided by the CAR administrator for the CAR rating engine provides basis for charges. See Configuring the Rating Engine, page 15-1.


Top N By Number of Calls Report Results

The report for Top N by Number of Calls includes the following fields. The report shows both incoming and outgoing calls. See Table A-4.

Table A-4 Top N by Number of Calls Report Fields 

Field
Description

Users

User names.

Calls

Total number of calls.

Duration(s)

The time, in seconds, that the call was connected.

Charge

The total amount of billing charges for all calls to that user. Call charge information provided by the CAR administrator for the CAR rating engine provides basis for charges. See Configuring the Rating Engine, page 15-1.

Calls Made

The total number of calls placed by the user.

Calls Received

The total number of calls received by the user.

Total Calls

The total number of incoming and outgoing calls.


Cisco IP Phone Services Report Results

The Cisco IP Phone Services report includes the following fields. See Table A-5.

Table A-5 Cisco IP Phone Services Report Fields 

Field
Description

Cisco IP Phone Services

The name of the selected service.

Number of Subscribers

The total number of subscribers for a given service.

% Subscription

The percentage of users who have subscribed to a given service, out of the total number of subscriptions for all services.


QoS Detail Report Results

The QoS detail report includes the following fields. See Table A-6.

Table A-6 QoS Detail Report Fields 

Field
Description

Orig. Time

The time the call was placed, in 24-hour, minute, and second format.

Term. Time

The time the call disconnected, in 24-hour, minute, and second format.

Duration(s)

The amount of time, in seconds, that the call was connected.

Orig.

The originating number from which the call was placed.

Dest.

The destination number to which the call was directed.

Call Classification—Call categories specify classes.

Internal

Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).

Local

Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.

Long Distance

Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

International

International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

On Net

Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.

Incoming

Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered through a gateway, and went into the Cisco CallManager network.

Tandem

Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway, and were transferred outbound from the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway.

Others

All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.

Orig. Codec

The codec used by the originating device.

Dest. Codec

The codec used by the destination device.

Orig. Device

The name of the device that placed the call.

Dest. Device

The name of the device that received the call.

Orig. QoS

The voice quality experienced by the device that placed the call.

Dest. QoS

The voice quality experienced by the device that received the call.


QoS Summary Report Results

The QoS summary report includes the following fields. See Table A-7.

Table A-7 QoS Summary Report Fields 

Field
Description

Orig. Time

The time the call was placed, in 24-hour, minute, and second format.

Term. Time

The time the call disconnected, in 24-hour, minute, and second format.

Duration(s)

The time, in seconds, that the call was connected.

Orig.

The originating number from which the call was placed.

Dest.

The destination number to which the call was directed.

Call Classification—Call categories specify classes.

Internal

Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).

Local

Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.

Long Distance

Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

International

International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

On Net

Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.

Incoming

Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered through a gateway, and went into the Cisco CallManager network.

Tandem

Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway, and were transferred outbound from the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway.

Others

All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.

Orig. Codec

The codec used by the originating device.

Dest. Codec

The codec used by the destination device.

Orig. Device

The name of the device that placed the call.

Dest. Device

The name of the device that received the call.

Orig. QoS

The voice quality experienced by the device that placed the call.

Dest. QoS

The voice quality experienced by the device that received the call.


QoS by Gateways Report Results

The QoS by gateways report provides the following information. See Table A-8.

Table A-8 QoS Gateway Report Fields 

Field
Description

Time

Indicates the cumulative hours of the day(s), the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.

% of Calls

Displays the percentage of calls for each gateway for the hours of the day, the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.


QoS by Call Types Report Results

The QoS by call types report provides the following information. See Table A-9.

Table A-9 QoS Call Type Report Fields 

Field
Description

Time

Indicates the cumulative hours of the day(s), the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.

% of Calls

Displays the percentage of calls for each gateway for the hours of the day, the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.

Internal

Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).

Local

Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.

Long Distance

Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

International

International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

On Net

Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.

Incoming

Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered through a gateway, and went into the Cisco CallManager network.

Tandem

Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway, and were transferred outbound from the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway.

Others

All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.

Total

The total number of calls for each hour or day.


Traffic Summary Report Results

The traffic summary and traffic summary by extension reports provides some or all of the following information. See Table A-10.

Table A-10 Traffic Summary Report Fields 

Field
Description

Time

Indicates the cumulative hours of the day(s), the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.

No of Calls

Displays the percentage of calls for each gateway for the hours of the day, the days of the week, or the days of the month for the selected date range.

Internal

Intracluster calls that originated in the Cisco CallManager network and ended in the same Cisco CallManager network (no gateways are used).

Local

Local calls that are routed through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to numbers without an area code or which include one of the local area codes.

Long Distance

Long-distance calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

International

International calls originating in the Cisco CallManager network going out through the PSTN.

On Net

Outgoing, intercluster calls that originate on one Cisco CallManager cluster and terminate on a different cluster.

Incoming

Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered through a gateway, and went into the Cisco CallManager network.

Tandem

Inbound calls that originated outside the Cisco CallManager network, entered the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway, and were transferred outbound from the Cisco CallManager network through a gateway.

Others

All other outgoing calls, such as toll-free numbers or emergency calls such as 911.

Total

The total number of calls for each hour or day.


System Overview Report Results

The system overview provides information about all parts of the Cisco CallManager network. The report provides the following sections. See Table A-11.

Table A-11 System Overview Report 

Field
Description

Top 5 Users based on Charge

Details the 5 users who have incurred the highest charges for calls that occurred during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Top 5 Destinations based on Charge

Details the 5 called numbers that have incurred the highest charges for calls during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Top 5 Calls based on Charge

Details the 5 calls that have incurred the highest charges for calls during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results , for details about this section of the system overview report.

Top 5 User based on Duration

Details the 5 users who have spent the most time on calls during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Top 5 Destinations based on Duration

Details the 5 called numbers that have been engaged in calls for the longest time during the specified date range. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Top 5 Calls based on Duration

Details the 5 longest calls for the date range specified. See Top N By Charge or Duration Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Traffic Summary Report - Hour of Day

Shows the volume of calls during the specified date range based on each hour of the day. See Traffic Summary Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Traffic Summary Report - Day of Week

Shows the volume of calls during the specified date range based on each day of the week. See Traffic Summary Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Traffic Summary Report - Day of Month

Shows the volume of calls during the specified date range based on each day of the month. See Traffic Summary Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Quality of Service Report - Summary

Shows the number of calls that fell within each voice-quality category during the specified date range. See QoS Summary Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.

Gateway Summary Report

Shows the summary of the call classification for each gateway along with the QoS, the number of calls, and the duration for each classification for the gateway during the specified date range. See QoS by Gateways Report Results, for details about this section of the system overview report.


CDR Error Report Results

The CDR error report provides the following information. See Table A-12.

Table A-12 CDR Error Report Fields 

Field
Description

Time

The hour for the specified day that the error occurred.

No of Error CDRs

The total number of CDR data records that were not processed during loading into CAR due to an error.

No of Valid CDRs

The total number of CDR data records that were successfully loaded to CAR.

% of Error CDRs

The percentage of failed CDR data records out of all the CDR data records to be loaded.

Error Description

An error that occurred when trying to load the CDR data records.

% of Each Error

The percentage of CDR data records that failed due to the corresponding error description.


Gateway Detail Report Results

The gateway detail report includes the following fields. See Table A-13.

Table A-13 Gateway Detail Report Fields 

Field
Description

Date

The date when the call went through the gateway.

Orig. Time

The time when the call went through the gateway.

Term. Time

The time that the call terminated.

Duration(s)

The duration, in seconds, that the call was connected. The duration specifies the difference between the Dest Connect and the Dest Disconnect times.

Orig

The directory number from which the call was placed.

Dest

The directory number to which the call was originally placed. If the call was not forwarded, this directory number should match the Final Destination number. If the call was forwarded, this field contains the original destination number of the call before it was forwarded.

Orig. Codec

The codec type (compression or payload type) that the call originator used on its sending side during this call. This type may differ from the codec type used on its receiving side.

Dest. Codec

The codec type (compression or payload type) that the destination used on its sending side during this call. This type may differ from the codec type used on its receiving side.

Orig. Device

The device name of the device that placed the call. For incoming and tandem calls, this field specifies the device name of the gateway.

Dest Device

The device name of the device that received the call. For outgoing and tandem calls, this field specifies the device name of a gateway. For conference calls, this field specifies the device name of the conference bridge.

Orig QoS

Quality of service shows the voice-quality grade achieved for the calls.

Dest QoS

The QOS category experienced by the receiver of the call.


Gateway Summary Report Results

The gateway summary report includes the following fields. See Table A-14.


Note The gateway summary report segregates calls for each call classification selected by the user, and divides the calls on QoS type.


Table A-14 Gateway Summary Report Fields 

Field
Description

Call Classification

Shows the total number of calls for each call classification.

Quality of Service

Shows a summary of the performance of the various gateways with the total number of calls for each voice-quality category. The parameters set in the Defining the Quality of Service (QoS) Values, page 15-9, provide the basis for all voice-quality categories.

Good—QoS for these calls specifies the highest possible quality.

Acceptable—QoS for these calls, although slightly degraded, still falls within an acceptable range.

Fair—QoS for these calls, although degraded, still falls within a usable range.

Poor—QoS for these calls was unsatisfactory.

NA—These calls did not match any criteria for the established QoS categories.

Calls

Shows the total number of calls for the particular call classification.

Duration(s)

Shows the total number of duration for all the calls for the particular call classification.


Gateway and Route Utilization Report Results

The gateway, route group, route list, and route pattern utilization reports provide similar output. If you generate these reports in CSV format, the report displays in a table. If you chose PDF, the report shows the utilization as a bar chart. A graph displays for each selected gateway or route group. See Table A-15.

Table A-15 Gateway and Route Utilization Report Fields 

Field
Description

Time

Time in one-hour blocks if you chose Hourly or one-day blocks if you chose weekly or monthly. The results show the utilization for each hour or day for the entire period shown in the from and to dates.

Percentage

Gateway, route group, route list, or route pattern utilization percentage. This field gives the cumulative utilization percentage of the gateways or route groups or route lists or route patterns to the total number of calls that all the gateways put together can support at any one time.


Conference Bridge Utilization Report Results

The report provides the following fields. If you chose CSV output, the report displays the utilization in a table. If you chose PDF, the report shows the utilization as a bar chart. See Table A-16.

Table A-16 Conference Bridge Utilization Report Fields 

Field
Description

Time

Time in one-hour blocks if you chose Hourly or one-day blocks if you chose day of week or daily.

Percentage

Conference bridge utilization percentage.

Conf. Bridge

The conference bridge device that is used to hold conference calls.

Type of Conference Bridge

Either hardware of software conference bridge.

Max Streams

The number of conferences that can be held at a time along with the number of people per conference.


Voice Mail Utilization Report Results

The report provides the following fields. If you chose CSV output, the report displays the utilization in a table. If you chose PDF, the report shows the utilization as a bar chart. See Table A-17.

Table A-17 Voice Mail Utilization Report Fields 

Field
Description

X axis—Time

Time in one-hour blocks if you chose Hourly or one-day blocks if you chose day of week or daily.

Y axis—Percentage

Voice-mail utilization percentage.

Time

Time in one-hour blocks if you chose Hourly or one-day blocks if you chose day of week or daily.

Voice Mail Ports

The sum of the maximum number of ports for all the gateways under the route patterns configured for Octel voice mail and the entries in the Device table of Cisco CallManager that have type Class as 8.

Voice Mail Gateways

The originating or destination device name as the gateways under the route patterns configured for Octel system.

Number of Ports

The number of ports supported by the voice-mail gateway.


Understanding the CDR Search Results

The following sections describe CDR search results: Understanding the Results for CDR Search, Media Information, and CDR and CMR Dump Tables.

Understanding the Results for CDR Search

The CDR search provides following information. See Table A-18.

Table A-18 CDR Search Results 

Field
Description

Sl No

The serial or record number.

Call Type

The type of call: simple, transferred, forwarded, or conference.

GCID_CMId
GCID_CallId

The call identifiers associated with all the records for the entire call.

Orig Node Id
Dest Node Id

The node within the Cisco CallManager cluster where the call originator/destination was registered at the time of the call.

Orig Leg Id
Dest Leg Id

The unique identifiers (within a cluster) to the originating/destination leg of a call.

Calling No
Calling Partition

The calling number specifies the directory number where the call originated. The calling partition specifies the partition associated with the calling party.

Called No
Called Partition

The called number specifies the directory number from which the call was initially placed and is the same as the Dest No when the call is not transferred or forwarded. The called partition specifies the partition associated with the called party.

Dest No
Dest No Partition

The destination number specifies the directory number where the call finally terminated and is the same as the called number when the call is not transferred or forwarded. The destination number partition specifies the partition associated with the destination number.

Last Rd. No
Last Rd. No Partition

The last redirected number specifies the directory number from which the call was finally redirected. The last redirected number partition specifies the partition associated with the last redirected number.

Media Info
Orig Pkts Rcd Dest Pkts Rcd
Orig Pkts Lost Dest Pkts Lost

The packets received or lost for the origination or destination leg of a call and a link to the media information. See CDR and CMR Dump Tables, for information about the CDR and CMR Dump tables.

CDR - CMR Dump

A link to the CDR and CMR dump tables. These tables identify the CDR and CMR table dumps as specified in the CallDetailRecord and CallDetailRecordDiagnostic tables in the CDR database. See CDR and CMR Dump Tables, for information about the CDR and CMR Dump tables.


Media Information

The media information table provides following information. See Table A-19.

Table A-19 CDR Media Information 

Field
Description

Origination Leg

A unique identifier (within a cluster) for the originating leg of a call.

Destination Leg

A unique identifier (within a cluster) for the destination leg of a call.

Parameter

The media parameters: MediaTransportAdd_IP, PayLoadCapability, MediaCap_g723BitRate, packets sent, octets sent, packets received, octets received, packets lost, jitter, latency, and QoS.

Origination

The value for all the preceding parameters for the origination leg of the call.

Destination

The value for all the preceding parameters for the destination leg of the call.


CDR and CMR Dump Tables

The CDR and CMR dump tables provide the following information. See Table A-20.

Table A-20 CDR and CMR Dump Tables 

Field
Description

CDR

The call detail record fields.

Origination CMR

There are only a single set of fields for origination and destination in the database. The origination or destination CMR can be found using the leg IDs. If the leg IDs of the CMR match the Orig/Dest leg ID of the CDR, then the following record is Orig/Dest CMR.

Destination CMR

There are only a single set of fields for origination and destination in the database. The origination or destination CMR can be found using the leg IDs. If the leg IDs of the CMR match the Orig/Dest leg ID of the CDR, then the following record is Orig/Dest CMR.