RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect

The RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect feature generates an additional accounting record that provides the call connection timestamp for the billing server.

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Information About RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect

When the RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect feature enabled, Cisco IOS software generates and sends an additional updated interim accounting record to the accounting server when a call leg is connected. A call leg is a distinct segment of a call connection in a voice over IP (VOIP) network that is a logical connection between the router and either a telephony endpoint over a bearer channel, or another endpoint using a session protocol. All attributes (for example, h323-connect-time and backward-call-indicators) available at the time of call connection are sent through this interim updated accounting record.

How to Enable RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect Feature

Perform the following task to enable the Cisco IOS to generate and send an additional updated interim accounting record to the accounting server when a call leg is connected.

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    aaa new-model

    4.    gw-accounting aaa

    5.    aaa accounting update newinfo


DETAILED STEPS
      Command or Action Purpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example: 
    Router> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.
     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example: 
    Router# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 aaa new-model


    Example: 
    Router(config)# aaa new-model
     

    Enables the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA).

     
    Step 4 gw-accounting aaa


    Example: 
    Router(config)# gw-accounting aaa
     

    Enables an accounting through the AAA system and sends call detail records (CDRs) to the RADIUS server in the form of vendor-specific attributes (VSAs).

     
    Step 5 aaa accounting update newinfo


    Example: 
    Router(config)# aaa accounting update newinfo
     

    Enables periodic interim accounting records to be sent to the accounting server whenever there is new accounting information to report relating to the user in question.

     

    Additional References

    The following sections provide references related to the RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect feature.

    Related Documents

    Related Topic

    Document Title

    Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

    Configuring Authentication , Configuring Authorization , and Configuring Accounting modules.

    RADIUS Vendor-Specific Attributes

    RADIUS Vendor-Proprietary Attributes module.

    Configuring Dynamic Prompts, Customizing Accounting Templates, and Directing AAA Requests for Voice Gateways

    Cisco IOS Dial Technologies Configuration Guide , Release 12.4T and Cisco IOS VPDN Configuration Guide , Release 12.4T.

    Standards

    Standard

    Title

    None.

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    MIBs

    MIB

    MIBs Link

    None.

    To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

    http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​go/​mibs

    RFCs

    RFC

    Title

    RFC 2138

    Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)

    RFC 2139

    RADIUS Accounting

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    Description

    Link

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    Feature Information for RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect

    The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

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    Table 1 Feature Information for RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect

    Feature Name

    Releases

    Feature Information

    RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect

    Cisco IOS XE Release 3.9S

    The RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect feature generates an additional accounting record that provides the call connection timestamp for the billing server.

    The following commands were introduced or modified: gw-accounting aaa and aaa accounting update