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Re: (ASCEND) Use of the Radius 'class' attribute

Our RADIUS proxy server uses the class attribute to get extra authorisation
info into the accounting records.

The way the Class attrib is described in the RADIUS RFC suggests such use of
it.

The IETF roamops working group, however, has a draft with guidelines for RADIUS
proxying in roaming conditions, and in that draft they propose a completely
different use for the Class attribute (something to do with a RADIUS server
session ID), which is useless IMO. 


>I have been told that the radius class attribute is not used by most radius
servers. Has anyone used the radius class attribute (25) to inform the
accounting process of the type of service delivered to the user? 
>
>I have been told that this attribute is under consideration for redefinition
by an IETF working group. 
>
>It seems that the class attribute is a very effective mechanism to make
service level information known outside the radius authentication server. 
>
>
>Ken Packert
>Network Management Division
>Ascend Communications
>
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Marc De Vries
S/W Dev Eng
Alcatel Belgium

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