Settlements

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Overview

The PLM domain provides a self-service UI for both communications service providers (CSPs) and over-the-top (OTT) providers to management agreements for settlements (settlement rules) between these two organizations. See the PLM Domain UI section for more information.

The PLM domain settlement engine processes these settlements based on OTT billing periods. They are calculated based on the settlement rules that are defined using the PLM partner relationship management (PRM) functionality. The PLM domain supports the following two kinds of settlement models:

  • Flat Cost Scenario Settlement Model
  • Revenue Share Scenario Settlement Model

The following diagram illustrates the architecture of the MarketONE Managed Purchases and the OTT Managed Purchases flows.

Flat Cost Scenario Settlement Model

In the flat cost settlement model, an OTT has an agreement with a CSP for two products (for example): a one month subscription, and a six month prescription. The CSP, in turn, wants to settle with the OTT in the following way:

  • Monthly: pay $10.00 to the partner
  • Six Monthly: pay $30.00 to the partner

Based on this, the CSP creates the following settlement model, agreement, and settlement rules for each product:

Revenue Share Scenario Settlement Model

In the revenue share settlement model, an OTT has an agreement with a CSP for two products (for example): a one month subscription, and a six month subscription. The CSP, in turn, wants to settle with the OTT in the following way:

  • 60% / 40%

Based on this, the CSP creates the following settlement model, agreement, and settlement rules for each product:

Revision History

Version Description
2019.08 Initial release.
2019.12 Added Contents and Revision History sections.