[OpenSIPS-Users] Adding functionality to call control (python)

[Adrian Georgescu]

On Jun 21, 2010, at 2:32 AM, Magnus Burman wrote:

> Hi Adrian,
>
> I struggle to figure out how the MaxSessionTime for new calls are  
> calculated. As a simple example, have a first session ask for 3600s.  
> Then a second session does the same directly thereafter, with the  
> same rate (for simplicity), but credit is low and only 2000s is  
> allowed. How does call control figure out that both calls should end  
> after 2800 seconds?

This is done by recalculating based on the remaining balance a new max  
session time for each individual session. The remaining balance is  
redistributed in such way that all calls end up at the same time when  
the balance reaches zero. So the Rating engine does not only return to  
the call control the max session time for the current call but also  
for previous calls if any are ongoing.

Check Prepaid documentation from CDRTool where this is explained in  
detail.

>
> Even more importantly to me is what happens when a third call is  
> entered into the mix. The credit is now at 0, is this call  
> established?
>
> What I'm trying to achieve right here is handling multiple sessions  
> without blocking the credit. By having call control re-ask for  
> MaxSessionTime after a shorter time-period (60s), blocking will not  
> occur to such a large degree.

Again you are trying to solve a problem that does not exist.

> Is this a bad way of doing it? I'm actually trying to integrate this  
> with a 3rd party rating engine that supports this schema as I  
> believe it's a good way of handling multiple sessions.

Read the documentation, it contains pseudo code for how to do it in  
other rating engine app.

>
> Cheers,
> Magnus
>
> 2010/6/18 Adrian Georgescu <ag at ag-projects.com>
> The call control engine + rating engine already supports multiple  
> parallel prepaid sessions per user, all calls stop when the balance  
> reaches zero.
>
> What do you try to achieve?
>
> Adrian
>
>
> On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Magnus Burman wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> To get a more flexible credit control when running several  
>> concurrent calls on the same user I'm trying to add some  
>> functionality to the call control module.
>>
>> Basically what I'm trying to do is set a low time limit, such as 60  
>> seconds, and when the timer runs out send a new getCallLimit, until  
>> the call ends either by a return of 0 or by hangup.
>>
>> I've been trying to do this by adding a new getCallLimit in the  
>> Call.__expire method in sip.py.
>>
>>     def __expire(self):
>>         rating = RatingEngineConnections.getConnection(self)
>>          
>> rating 
>> .getCallLimit 
>> (self).addCallbacks(callback=self._reinit_simple_calllimit,  
>> errback=self._start_error)
>>         """
>>         self.expired = True
>>         self.application.clean_call(self.callid)
>>         self.end(reason='call control', sendbye=True)
>>         """
>>
>> In _reinit_sample_calllimit I mimic _start_finish_calllimit in a  
>> lot of ways, trying different timer combinations. I've tried with  
>> cancel followed by a new setup, I've tried delay, I've tried reset,  
>> I've tried manually doing a new ReactorTimer and all of the above!
>>
>> I get the MaxSessionTime call to work, but I fail with the timer  
>> somehow. __expire is never called again after the first time, and  
>> the call is never interrupted.
>>
>> Anyone with tips? At this point I'm about to dive into the twisted  
>> framework and reactors, but any hints are much appreciated!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Magnus
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