[OpenSIPS-Users] prepaid with call plan

[Dani Popa]

Ok,
I think i know how can i do this setup, but this involve to make 2
radius request(one for authorize and one for accounting) for each first
invite and one for bye or cancel(for accounting).


Thanks,
Dani

Bogdan-Andrei Iancu wrote:
> Hi Dani,
>
> never used the call_control module, but if need custom RADIUS
> interaction with RADIUS server, you can directly use the aaa_radius
> module to fire your custom RADIUS requests and to access the replies.
> See :
>      
> http://www.opensips.org/html/docs/modules/1.6.x/aaa_radius.html#id249962
>      
> http://www.opensips.org/html/docs/modules/1.6.x/aaa_radius.html#id249105
>
> Regards,
> bogdan
>
> Dani Popa wrote:
>> Hi Bogdan,
>>
>> I know that opensips care just about SIP part. But my question is if
>> somebody tried to make this setup with call_control and opensips. I did
>> prepaid part, but now, i'm stuck in billing part. I have to tell radius
>> that the call belongs to some service plans(i have to setup some flag
>> and then pass it to radius somehow ) and the price for that call is 0. I
>> just try to avoid to make changes in call_control  module to return
>> (other value then  2 - call with no limit, 1 - call with call control
>> limit, -1, and so on..) that mean in my case, call belongs to some
>> service plan and to setup flag for billing in that case.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dani
>>
>> Bogdan-Andrei Iancu wrote:
>>  
>>> Hi Dani,
>>>
>>> OpenSIPS is a SIP server so it does not care at all about rating
>>> plans, billing profiles, etc...It is doing only the SIP part.
>>>
>>> So, from PrePaid perspective, opensips is a SIP call controller, which
>>> keeps that state of the call and it is able to terminate (from middle)
>>> an ongoing call when instructed (from outside).
>>>
>>> Typically you integrate opensips with a billing/rating engine. Most
>>> used approaches are:
>>>    - when call is established, opensips queries the billing engine
>>> (DB, RADIUS, custom ) to see what's the maximum duration for that call
>>> ; so opensips will terminate the call if this max duration is
>>> exceeded. (you can use the dialog module)
>>>    - opensips informs the billing when a new call is established
>>> (again, DB, RADIUS, etc) and allows the billing to trigger the call
>>> termination from outside (like billing is keep computing costs and
>>> when there is no more credit, it notifies opensips to terminate the
>>> call) - again, you can use here the dialog module with the dlg_end_dlg
>>> command via XMLRPC .
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Bogdan
>>>
>>> Dani Popa wrote:
>>>    
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I wonder, how can be implemented with opensips prepaid system with
>>>> service plans with included minutes. Can someone to give me some
>>>> hints ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dani Popa
>>>>
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