Cisco Cisco Access Registrar 3.5 User Manual

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Cisco Access Registrar 3.5 Concepts and Reference Guide

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Chapter 6 Prepaid Billing Solution

Overview

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.

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
to VSAs and pass along

Compare running
duration quota with
quota returned by Cisco
AR 3.5 server

Total volume

Return volume quota

Convert volume quota
to VSAs and pass along

Compare running
volume quota with
quota returned by Cisco
AR 3.5 server

Uplink volume

Return volume quota

Convert volume quota
to VSAs and pass along

Compare running
volume quota with
quota returned by Cisco
AR 3.5 server

Downlink volume

Return volume quota

Convert volume quota
to VSAs and pass along

Compare running
volume quota with
quota returned by Cisco
AR 3.5 server

Total packets

Return packet quota

Convert packet quota to
VSAs and pass along

Compare running
packet quota with quota
returned by Cisco AR
3.5 server

Uplink packets

Return packet quota

Convert packet quota to
VSAs and pass along

Compare running
packet quota with quota
returned by Cisco AR
3.5 server

Downlink packets

Return packet quota

Convert packet quota to
VSAs and pass along

Compare running
packet quota with quota
returned by Cisco AR
3.5 server

Logical OR of two
measurements

Return quota of both
measurements

Convert both to VSA
and pass along

Monitor both quota and
issue reauthorization
packet when any one
trips

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