Chapter 6 Prepaid Billing Solution

Overview

Table 6-1 Measurements and Component Actions

Measurement Type

Billing Server Action

AAA Server Action

AAA Client Action

 

 

 

 

Duration

Return duration quota

Convert duration quota

Compare running

 

 

to VSAs and pass along

duration quota with

 

 

 

quota returned by Cisco

 

 

 

AR 3.5 server

 

 

 

 

Total volume

Return volume quota

Convert volume quota

Compare running

 

 

to VSAs and pass along

volume quota with

 

 

 

quota returned by Cisco

 

 

 

AR 3.5 server

 

 

 

 

Uplink volume

Return volume quota

Convert volume quota

Compare running

 

 

to VSAs and pass along

volume quota with

 

 

 

quota returned by Cisco

 

 

 

AR 3.5 server

 

 

 

 

Downlink volume

Return volume quota

Convert volume quota

Compare running

 

 

to VSAs and pass along

volume quota with

 

 

 

quota returned by Cisco

 

 

 

AR 3.5 server

 

 

 

 

Total packets

Return packet quota

Convert packet quota to

Compare running

 

 

VSAs and pass along

packet quota with quota

 

 

 

returned by Cisco AR

 

 

 

3.5 server

 

 

 

 

Uplink packets

Return packet quota

Convert packet quota to

Compare running

 

 

VSAs and pass along

packet quota with quota

 

 

 

returned by Cisco AR

 

 

 

3.5 server

 

 

 

 

Downlink packets

Return packet quota

Convert packet quota to

Compare running

 

 

VSAs and pass along

packet quota with quota

 

 

 

returned by Cisco AR

 

 

 

3.5 server

 

 

 

 

Logical OR of two

Return quota of both

Convert both to VSA

Monitor both quota and

measurements

measurements

and pass along

issue reauthorization

 

 

 

packet when any one

 

 

 

trips

 

 

 

 

Cisco AR 3.5 provides maximum flexibility to billing servers by allowing the metering variable to be modified as the service is used. This requires network nodes to measure all parameters all the time, but to report values only after receiving a reauthorization request.

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3.5 specifications

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