accounting realtime

Function

The accounting realtime command enables the real-time accounting function and sets the interval for real-time accounting in an accounting scheme.

The undo accounting realtime command disables the real-time accounting function.

By default, the device performs accounting based on user online duration, the real-time accounting function is disabled.

Format

accounting realtime interval

undo accounting realtime

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
interval	Specifies the interval for real-time accounting.	The value is an integer that ranges from 0 to 65535, in minutes. When the value is set to 0, real-time accounting is disabled. The default value is 0.

Views

Accounting scheme view

Default Level

3: Management level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

This command applies to the users who are charged based on online duration. If a user goes offline unexpectedly, the accounting server cannot receive the accounting-stop packet, so it keeps charging the user while they are not receiving a service. To solve the problem, configure the real-time accounting function on the device. After the real-time accounting function is configured, the device periodically sends real-time accounting packets to the accounting server. After receiving the real-time accounting packets, the accounting server charges the user. If the device detects that the user goes offline, it stops sending real-time accounting packets and the accounting server stops accounting. The result of real-time accounting is precise.

Precautions

When the accounting interval is set using both the accounting realtime command and the Acct-Interim-Interval attribute, if the Acct-Interim-Interval value range is 60-3932100, the interval set by Acct-Interim-Interval has a higher priority. Otherwise, the interval set by the accounting realtime command takes effect.
If an accounting scheme is applied to a domain, the accounting realtime command does not affect online users, but only takes effect for the users who go online after the command is executed.
If interval is set to 0 and the IP address of the client is changed, the device still sends a real-time accounting packet carrying the changed IP address information to the RADIUS server.

A short interval for real-time accounting requires high performance of the device and accounting server. If there are more than 1000 users, setting a long interval for real-time accounting is recommended. The following table lists the suggested real-time accounting intervals for different user quantities.

**Table 1** Real-time accounting interval for different user quantities
User Quantity	Interval for Real-Time Accounting (Minutes)
1-99	3
100-499	6
500-999	12
≥ 1000	≥ 15

Example

# In the accounting scheme scheme1, enable the real-time accounting function and set the interval for real-time accounting to 6 minutes.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] aaa
[HUAWEI-aaa] accounting-scheme scheme1
[HUAWEI-aaa-accounting-scheme1] accounting realtime 6