Hi Steven, If you want, I can provide you an example config based on ims_charging and ims_ocs without IMS. Even though, we do not use ims_ocs anymore in new deployments, we still have it running in production.
Thanks, Carsten Stephen Bucklin <[email protected]> schrieb am Sa., 25. Mai 2019, 01:31: > Alex, > Thanks so much for that. A lot to play with in the morning. > I did set up an rtimer that called a route that then did checks if the > number of dialogs > 1. > I think I will keep playing with the time slices as the user may divert, > conference etc so keeping the charging real time is my goal. There is also > the potential of data usage at the same time. The credit is calculated on > set up for the dialled path (mo and term costs) if each call and the > charging calculator will then "reserve" money for 30 seconds and allow > connection. Every 30 seconds it would request another 30 using a uuid > passed in set up. > I am hoping this will minimise Balance inconsistency for multiple calls + > sms + data, with the actual accounting being done upon completion. > I did not even think of jsonrpc, that will keep me reading tomorrow! > Thanks, > Steve > > On Sat, 25 May 2019 at 00:17, Alex Balashov <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Well, the generic answer to the question of how to periodically do >> something in the background is 'rtimer': >> >> https://kamailio.org/docs/modules/5.2.x/modules/rtimer.html >> >> This can be combined with putting dialogs in an `htable` (perhaps using >> the dialog module's start/end event_routes) and walking over the >> entries in a background rtimer route: >> >> >> https://kamailio.org/docs/modules/5.2.x/modules/htable.html#htable.f.sht_iterator_start >> >> Alternately, one can use jsonrpc_exec() >> >> >> https://kamailio.org/docs/modules/5.2.x/modules/jsonrpcs.html#jsonrpcs.f.jsonrpc_exec >> >> to run 'dlg.list': >> >> https://kamailio.org/docs/modules/5.2.x/modules/dialog.html#dlg.r.list >> >> ... and iterate over the output with the help of the 'jansson' module >> (JSON parser): >> >> https://kamailio.org/docs/modules/5.2.x/modules/jansson.html >> >> >> But honestly, I'd ask yourself whether this extra layer of complexity is >> truly worth it. For a lot of prepaid setups, live balance decrementing >> isn't worth the bother. >> >> An alternate and simpler approach is to just let the call be initiated >> if the balance is > 0 at the time the call is made, then deduct from the >> balance when the call ends. >> >> Yeah, it means someone's free to make a 4 hour call without the prepaid >> credit to support it, and worse yet, possibly a number of 4 hour calls >> initiated simultaneously. But most calls aren't like that, and from a >> business perspective, is it really worth the headache of live >> decrementing and all the moving parts involved? >> >> Maybe it is, but I would at least ask the question. >> >> -- Alex >> >> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 06:18:19PM +0100, Steve Bucklin wrote: >> >> > Hello all (again), >> > >> > I am looking at a 'good' method to start a call with "chunks" of time >> > allocated. I wish the initial call to check a credit, and if credit is >> good, >> > allow a small amount of time (say 30 seconds). I have enabled DIALOG and >> > have looked at CNXCC, but am confused! >> > >> > When the initial 30 seconds runs out, I want to authorise another 30 >> > seconds, etc, etc, etc. I have started to play and set a dialog timer >> that >> > expires to a route, and then can 'return' allowing the call to continue >> - >> > BUT was not able to reset the dialog timer to trip again after another >> 30 >> > seconds. >> > >> > I tried to 'set_max_time' on cnxcc, but this did not seem to trip the >> event >> > route upon timeout? >> > >> > Does anyone have a pointer to any examples? I also am unsure of how to >> > update the timer and keep a call in play! >> > >> > Steve >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >> >> -- >> Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC >> >> Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) >> Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List >> [email protected] >> https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >> > _______________________________________________ > Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List > [email protected] > https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >
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