Dear All, I am trying to configure openSER for billing.After a lot og googling, i came to know that RADIUS is needed for anabling billing module. I would like to know if RADIUS is a MUST for billing or can i manage using mysql alone. I have configured accounting module in openser.can i use mysql and a CDR tool for billing?..
RADIUS is not a must; you can use plain database records the 'acc' module puts out for billing.
In fact, unless you have a specific need for RADIUS due to billing software that operates on its record format, or have some other reason for it, it is unnecessary complexity you should avoid.
There are some technical and resilience advantages to using RADIUS, but in my opinion they hardly justify the complexity (especially for a new user) unless you have an identifiable need to use it.
Rajesh wrote:
Dear Alex, Thanks for the valuable post.Otherwise, I would have been toddling with RADIUS.Kindly let me know how do i proceed with openSER and using Mysql to do the billing..
Alex Balashov wrote:
Rajesh wrote:
Import the 'acc' module table schema from the tarball into MySQL, configure the 'acc' module to log to the database, set the accounting flags in your code, and you're set.
Alex, et al.
Knowing that AG's CDRtool requires a RADIUS server (FreeRADIUS), is there a similar real-time rating engine project that will just use the acc module postings?
Alex wrote:
Import the 'acc' module table schema from the tarball into MySQL, configure the 'acc' module to log to the database, set the accounting flags in your code, and you're set.
Cheers, Kyle ------------------------------ Kyle Romulas Chief Technologist DH Platform-Services
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