Introduces Volume Metering principles and provides instructions for configuring volume metering using detailed tasks, guiding users through the setup and implementation process for monitoring network traffic volume.
A volume metering feature is an access point data reporting capability that
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allows you to set the interval for client accounting statistics updates from the access point (AP) to the network controller,
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supports configurable reporting frequencies from five to 90 seconds, and
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helps minimize delays in updating usage data for connected devices.
Additional information
By default, the access point sends client accounting updates to the controller every 90 seconds, which then forwards this information to the RADIUS server. With volume metering features, you can adjust the reporting interval from five seconds to 90 seconds.
This flexibility enables network administrators to better control the timeliness of usage data, ensuring more immediate reporting and improved network accounting accuracy.
Example
If you want to decrease the delay in receiving accounting data for a device, you can configure the reporting interval to 10 seconds so that the access point sends updates to the controller—and subsequently to the RADIUS server—much more frequently than the default 90 seconds.
This supports more accurate, real-time accounting of network usage.