[asterisk-users] CDR Design

[Grey Man]

Another thing to be aware of as the wish list for the Asterisk CDR
continues to grow is that right now Asterisk does not lend itself to
accurately creating the most fundamental requirement of a CDR which is
to accurately record at the very least the originator, destination,
time and duration for EVERY call Asterisk processes.

It's already proven to be a very hard requirement to meet for Asterisk
given the original CDR design and implementation and to my mind there
is no point trying to add more sohisticated behaviour - call flows,
events, linked ids etc. - until it has been. The more convoluted any
new design gets the less chance it has of ever getting implemented in
the near future. Getting a basic accurate CDR system in place does not
preclude future enhancements but without it they'll just add another
few layers to the house of cards.

Regards,

Greyman.