9. Accounting Configuration

The following sections in the config file can be used to configure accounting.

9.1 Section [Gatekeeper::Acct]

This section defines a list of modules which may be used to perform accounting. The accounting function can be used for logging gatekeeper on/off events and call start/stop/update events. Each accounting module logs received events to module-specific storage. The various storage options include plain text file, RADIUS server and many more. The configuration is very similar to the one for gatekeeper authentication (see [Gatekeeper::Auth]).

All CDRs are also sent to the status port and can be used by external applications.

Syntax:

acctmod=actions

 <acctmod> := FileAcct | RadAcct | SQLAcct | StatusAcct | SyslogAcct | CapacityControl | ...
 <actions> := <control>[;<event>,<event>,...]
 <control> := optional | required | sufficient | alternative
 <event>   := start | stop | alert | connect | update | register | unregister | on | off

• start - a call has been started and a Setup message has been received (only available in routed mode)
• alert - a call is alerting (only available in routed mode)
• connect - a call has been connected (only available in routed mode)
• update - a call is active and a periodic update is performed to reflect the new call duration. The frequency of these updates is determined by the AcctUpdateInterval variable from the [CallTable] section
• register - an endpoint has registered
• unregister - an endpoint has unregistered
• stop - a call has been disconnected (removed from the gatekeeper call table)
• on - the gatekeeper has been started
• off - the gatekeeper has been shut down