Use the Accounting Admin window to to configure the RADIUS client for transporting call accounting information from the SBC Core to a RADIUS sever.

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a standardized protocol for supporting Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management in a distributed client-server architecture. The SBC can map CDR fields and other input parameters to attributes (standard as well as vendor-specific attributes) in RADIUS call-accounting records. The SBC, acting as a RADIUS client, can send the call-accounting records to an external RADIUS server.

To View and Edit Accounting Admin Parameters

On the SBC main screen, go to All > OAM > Accounting > Radius > Accounting Admin.

The Accounting Admin window is displayed.

Accounting Admin Window

Use the following table to update the parameters and then click Save.

Accounting Admin Parameters

Parameter

Description

State

The administrative state of the RADIUS subsystem.

  • Disabled (default)
  • Enabled

Failover Policy

Specify the failover policy of the server.

  • Round Robin
  • Prioritized Selection

Nas IP Address

The NAS identifier that is sent to the RADIUS Server.

Nas Identifier

The NAS identifier that is sent to the RADIUS Server.

Max Packet Retry Count

The maximum number of times a packet is retransmitted before the packet is dropped.

Max Error Rate

The maximum percentage of timed out transactions allowed. If this percentage is exceed, the RADIUS server is considered failed.

Max NO Response Time

The maximum time allowed to wait (in milliseconds) for any response from the server. If responses are not received from a RADIUS server within this time, the server is considered as failed.

Send Nas Identifier

If true, send the NAS identifier to the RADIUS server. Buy default, if is false.

Send Nas IP Address

If true, send the NAS IP address to the RADIUS server.

Max Queued Packets In Memory

The maximum number of radius packets queued up in memory allowed before they are flushed to disk. Packets are queued up in memory if no radius servers are available.

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