[Asterisk-Users] Billing/SPA-841/CDR Log

[Waldo Rubinstein]

Thanks.

I understand your POV. However, in addition to usage-based billing  
(which is what you refer to), I need to bill for the account. So, if  
the user placed two simultaneous calls with the same account, that  
may be fine because it could have been the call-waiting feature.  
However, if the user placed more than 2 simultaneous calls, then I  
should bill the user for an additional account or something like  
CEILING(n/2) accounts where n is the number of simultaneous calls.

Note that a simultaneous calls is a call which overlaps the another  
call. For example, call A starts at 10:30AM and lasts 15 minutes.  
Call B starts at 10:34AM and lasts for 20 minutes. Call C starts at  
10:44AM and lasts for 3 minutes. In this case, I should bill the user  
for 2 accounts plus usage.

Does astbill allow me to do this?

Thanks,
Waldo

On Oct 11, 2005, at 6:17 AM, Are wrote:

> Have a look at http://astbill.com it is FREE and Open SOURCE.
>
> 4) Because this (item 3) has already happened to me, is there any
> free tool out there that will allow me to parse the CDR logs in order
> to determine the maximum number of simultaneous calls that a
> particular SIP peer has made within a specific timeframe? That way, I
> could potentially bill the client for 2 accounts instead of 1.
>
> AstBill is a FREE real time billing engine for Asterisk. By using  
> AstBill to process your Asterisk calls you get real time credit  
> control of your customers.
>
> When any SIP or IAX client places a call AstBill will do a credit  
> control. If the account has Sufficient founds to place a call then  
> AstBill will calculate the amount needed for the duration of the  
> call. (By default calls disconnect after max 60 minutes. You can  
> change that.) AstBill will create a record in the MySQL table  
> 'astcreditres' with the uniqueid, user and MAX COST of the call.  
> Next time somebody are using the same account to make a call  
> AstBill will check that there are founds available for the customer  
> and deduct any entry reserved for that customer in the MySQL table  
> 'astcreditres' before AstBill decide the max length of the call the  
> client is allowed to use.
>
> The CDR in AstBill have two parts. When the call is initiated the  
> CDR info available is stored in the table 'astcdr'. When the call  
> is terminated the rest of the information about the call is updated  
> in the CDR. The cost of the call is calculated and deducted from  
> the customers balance. The record for reserved founds in  
> 'astcreditres' is deleted  There are some advantages to this as it  
> allows us to query the database at any time to know how many calls  
> are currently being processed without using the Asterisk Manager  
> Interface.
>
> I hope this is useful information and if you have more questions  
> about AstBill please feel free to use the forums at http:// 
> astbill.com/forum/3
>
> Please download AstBill now and have a look. http://astbill.com
>
> Are Casilla
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