3Com Switch 8800 Configuration GuideChapter 40 AAA and RADIUS/TACACS+ Protocol Configuration40-1940.3.9 Enabling/Disabling Stopping Accounting Request BufferBecause the stopping accounting request concerns account balance and will affect theamount of charge, which is very important for both the subscribers and the ISP, NASshall make its best effort to send the request to RADIUS accounting server.Accordingly, if the request from the Switch 8800 to RADIUS accounting server has notbeen responded, switch shall save it in the local buffer and retransmit it until the serverresponds or discards the messages after transmitting for specified times. You can usethe following command to set whether or not to save the stopping accounting requests.Perform the following configuration in RADIUS scheme view.Table 40-19 Enable/Disable stopping accounting request bufferOperation CommandEnable stopping accounting request buffer stop-accounting-buffer enableDisable stopping accounting requestbufferundo stop-accounting-bufferenableBy default, the stopping accounting request will be saved in the buffer.40.3.10 Setting the Maximum Retransmitting Times of Stopping AccountingRequestBecause the stopping accounting request concerns account balance and will affect theamount of charge, which is very important for both the subscribers and the ISP, NASshall make its best effort to send the message to RADIUS accounting server.Accordingly, if the request from the Switch 8800 to RADIUS accounting server has notbeen responded, switch shall save it in the local buffer and retransmit it until the serverresponds or discards the messages after transmitting for specified times. Use thefollowing command to set the maximum retransmission times.Perform the following configuration in RADIUS scheme view.Table 40-20 Set the maximum retransmitting times of stopping accounting requestOperation CommandSet the maximum retransmitting times ofstopping accounting requestretry stop-accountingretry-timesRestore the maximum retransmitting times ofstopping accounting request to the default value undo retry stop-accountingBy default, the stopping accounting request can be retransmitted for up to 500 times.
