Hi Carsten, That would be great thanks. I am just playing around at the moment, seeing how it all works! That information would be great thanks 👍
Steve On Sat, 25 May 2019 at 09:42, Carsten Bock <cars...@ng-voice.com> wrote: > 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 <st...@telcoelectronics.uk> 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 <abalas...@evaristesys.com> >> 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 >>> > sr-users@lists.kamailio.org >>> > 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 >>> sr-users@lists.kamailio.org >>> https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List >> sr-users@lists.kamailio.org >> https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >> > _______________________________________________ > Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List > sr-users@lists.kamailio.org > https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >
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