[. . . ] Alcatel-Lucent 8610 ICC IN S TA N T CO N V ERGEN T CH A RGING SUI T E The Alcatel-Lucent 8610 Instant Convergent Charging (ICC) Suite is the key component of the Alcatel-Lucent Convergent Payment solution. [. . . ] Inaddition, theAlcatel-Lucent8610 ICCConvergentRatingEngine(CRE) integratesaflexibleon-lineservice creationenvironment. Providing additionaladvancedconfiguration capabilitiestoimproveservicedeploymenttime, theCREallowsservice behaviorcustomizationwithout softwarerecompilation. Configurationisalsomadeeasierwith theproductcatalogfeature, which allowsserviceproviderstoselectthe individualserviceproductsandbundles thatwillbeincorporatedintoaunique tariffplan. TheAlcatel-Lucent8610ICCSuitealso supportsafullrangeof"community capabilities", enablingservicesconcepts suchas"Payforme", closedusergroups, friendsandfamilyandadvanced communities, targetingchurnreduction andefficientmarketsegmentation. Deployedonindustry-standardIT-based platforms, theAlcatel-Lucent8610ICC Suiteeasilyintegrateswithwireless andfixednetworksthroughIP-based infrastructureaswellasmoretraditionalIN-basednetworks. Figure 1. [. . . ] Alcatel-Lucent assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein. [. . . ]