While there are numerous external, open-source rating and billing engines available in the wild (e.g. CGRateS, ASTPP), having a quick and easy way of putting a price for a call, without relying on external applications, can be a valuable asset to have. With the addition of the rate_cacher module, OpenSIPS 3.1 gains the ability of caching … Continue reading Real-Time Rating and Cost Based Routing in OpenSIPS 3.1
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Intro Inside the OpenSIPS bubble, the notion of a "partition" was first introduced in OpenSIPS 2.1, roughly around March 2015. But what exactly are they and how do we use them? In short, they allow a single OpenSIPS module to be able to work with data from multiple database sources. In other words, in OpenSIPS terminology, a … Continue reading How To Use Database “Partitions” in OpenSIPS
SIP without billing is like a dinner without a good wine. While OpenSIPS does a great job for SIP, it often needs a billing partner to work with. CGRateS is an open-source rating engine used for carrier-grade, multi-tenant, real-time billing. It is able to do both postpaid and prepaid rating for multiple concurrent sessions with different balance units (eg: Monetary, … Continue reading Real-time billing using OpenSIPS 2.3 and CGRateS
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