(RADIATOR) Acct-Output-Octets and values larger than 4Gb

[Brian Morris]

Hi Folks,

I am trying to record the number of bytes (or Mb) downloaded by our broadband customers but Acct-Output-Octets loops back to zero once the customer has downloaded more than 4Gb in a session (unsigned integer limit).

We also receive ERX attributes Unisphere-Output-Gigapackets and Unisphere-Output-Gigawords but  these are defined as integer values so I am assuming they only report the number of whole Gigs.

So I am looking for a way of recording the number of Mb downloaded with some accuracy better than whole Gb when the user has downloaded more than 4Gb...

I guess one method would be to calculate it based on a formula something like TotalMb = (((gigawords div 4)+acctoutputoctets)/1000000)

But is there a better way???

Regards,

Brian Morris
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