Modernization of the Suburban ESS: Billing and measurements modernization

With the introduction of the 2B Extended Feature Generic #3 (2BE3), No. 2B Electronic Switching System has modernized its arrangements for billing and traffic measurements. High-speed, synchronous data links are used to teleprocess billing information to the No. 1A Automatic Message Accounting Recording Center and to forward traffic data to the No. 1A Engineering and Administrative Data Acquisition System Center. This article describes the implementation of these features in the 2BE3 generic and how these new interfaces have resulted in more precise and more reliable data.