RADIUS Interim Update at Call Connect

Last Updated: January 15, 2012

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

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Title

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MIB

MIBs Link

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RFCs

RFC

Title

RFC 2138

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)

RFC 2139

RADIUS Accounting

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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

12.2(13)T

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

In 12.2(13)T, this feature was introduced on the Cisco 2600 and Cisco 3600 series routers, and on the Cisco 3725, Cisco 3745, Cisco AS5300, Cisco AS5350, Cisco AS5400, Cisco AS5800, and Cisco AS5850..

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

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