(RADIATOR) 16bit VSA's in Radiator?

Frank Danielson fdanielson at csky.com
Wed Jan 31 09:08:38 CST 2007


We've recently started receiving some accounting data from a Starent PDSN
that uses VSA's with 16bit legths instead of 8 bit lengths. I'm not sure how
Radiator handles those or if it is related to the problem I am having. 

For some reason Radiator is unable to decode the complete incoming accouning
packet and it appears to give up partway through the packet. In particular I
need to get the Framed-IP-Address which is near the end of the packet which
I can see in a tcpdump of the packet but Radiator is not decoding it. 

Here is an accounting request as logged by Radiator with level 4 logging and
a decode of the same request using Ethereal. The source and destination Ip
addresses and phone numbers have been obscured. You can see that the last 9
attributes are not decoded by Radiator but are present in the request. Also
interesting is that Radiator decodes some of the Starent VSA's as attribute
number 0, 129, and 48 which are not in the Starent dictionary I have so I
put in dummy dictionary entries.

Trace 4 radius.log -

Wed Jan 31 14:47:49 2007: WARNING: Malformed request packet: Vendor 8164
Attribute 0 with length 1: ignored
Wed Jan 31 14:47:49 2007: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Received from aa.bbb.cc.ddd port 1814 ....
Code:       Accounting-Request
Identifier: 189
Authentic:  u<180>k<195>:R<197>wN<172><183><3><174><255><150><17>
Attributes:
        User-Name = "5558974471"
        Calling-Station-Id = "000005558974471"
        NAS-IP-Address = 10.0.0.1
        Acct-Status-Type = Start
        Acct-Session-Id = "12ZAzC4R"
        3GPP2-Correlation-Id = "12ZAzC4Q"
        3GPP2-S-Key = <0><0><0><0>
        3GPP2-PCF-Address = 10.0.1.4
        3GPP2-S-Lifetime = 9
        3GPP2-S-Request = 9
        3GPP2-Airlink-QOS = 5
        3GPP2-Service-Option = 33
        3GPP2-Forward-Type = Secondary
        3GPP2-Reverse-Type = Secondary
        3GPP2-Frame-Size = none
        3GPP2-Forward-Fundamental-RC = 3
        3GPP2-Reverse-Fundamental-RC = 3
        3GPP2-Num-Active = 0
        3GPP2-Mobile-Indicator = 2
        3GPP2-R-P-Session-ID = 1988
        3GPP2-Airlink-Sequence-Number = 1
        3GPP2-BSID = "155500011442"
        3GPP2-ESN = ""'<29>l"
        NAS-Port-Type = Wireless-Other
        3GPP2-Frame-Format = none
        3GPP2-SDB-Input-Octets = 0
        3GPP2-Num-SDB-Input = 0
        3GPP2-SDB-Output-Octets = 0
        3GPP2-Num-SDB-Output = 0
        Service-Type = Framed-User
        Framed-Protocol = PPP
        Event-Timestamp = 1170254869
        Acct-Authentic = RADIUS
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8><10><0><0><154>"
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8>@"
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-129 = "<243>"
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8>@<129>"
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-48 = ""
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8>"
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8>"
        3GPP2-Always-On = 0
        Framed-MTU = 1500
        Framed-Compression = Van-Jacobson-TCP-IP
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8>"
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8>"
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8>"
        3GPP2-IP-QOS = BestEffort
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = ""
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "dest"
        Starent-Dummy-Attr-0 = "<0><8>"

Wed Jan 31 14:47:49 2007: DEBUG: Handling request with Handler ''
Wed Jan 31 14:47:49 2007: DEBUG: Handling with Radius::AuthRADIUS
Wed Jan 31 14:47:49 2007: INFO: Empty string attribute Starent-Dummy-Attr-48
will be ignored
Wed Jan 31 14:47:49 2007: INFO: Empty string attribute Starent-Dummy-Attr-0
will be ignored


tcpdump decoded in Ethereal-

No.     Time                       Source                Destination
Protocol Info
      9 2007-01-31 09:47:49.542135 aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd         aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd
RADIUS   Accounting Request(4) (id=189, l=664)

Frame 9 (706 bytes on wire, 706 bytes captured)
Ethernet II, Src: 00:e0:b6:01:24:64, Dst: 00:17:a4:3c:81:c2
Internet Protocol, Src Addr: aa.bbb.cc.ddd (aa.bbb.cc.ddd), Dst Addr:
aa.bbb.cc.ddd (aa.bbb.cc.ddd)
User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 1814 (1814), Dst Port: radacct (1813)
Radius Protocol
    Code: Accounting Request (4)
    Packet identifier: 0xbd (189)
    Length: 664
    Authenticator: 0x75B46BC33A52C5774EACB703AEFF9611
    Attribute value pairs
        t:User Name(1) l:12, Value:"5558974471"
        t:Calling Station Id(31) l:17, Value:"000005558974471"
        t:NAS IP Address(4) l:6, Value:10.0.0.154
        t:Acct Status Type(40) l:6, Value:Start(1)
        t:Acct Session Id(44) l:10, Value:"12ZAzC4R"
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:16, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:20, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:NAS Port Type(61) l:6, Value:Wireless Other(18)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Service Type(6) l:6, Value:Framed(2)
        t:Framed Protocol(7) l:6, Value:PPP(1)
        t:Event Timestamp(55) l:6, Value:1170254869 (Jan 31, 2007 09:47:49)
        t:Acct Authentic(45) l:6, Value:Radius(1)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Framed MTU(12) l:6, Value:1500
        t:Framed Compression(13) l:6, Value:VJ TCP/IP Header Compression(1)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:12, Vendor:3rd Generation Partnership
Project 2 (3GPP2)(5535)
        t:Framed IP Address(8) l:6, Value:64.129.49.150
        t:Framed IP Netmask(9) l:6, Value:255.255.255.255
        t:Vendor Specific(26) l:14, Vendor:Undefined(8164)
        t:NAS Port(5) l:6, Value:37673
        t:Proxy State(33) l:5, Value:313638

0000  00 17 a4 3c 81 c2 00 e0 b6 01 24 64 08 00 45 00   ...<......$d..E.
0010  02 b4 f6 f8 40 00 f2 11 67 d4 00 00 00 00 00 00   .... at ...g.......
0020  00 00 07 16 07 15 02 a0 2a 1d 04 bd 02 98 75 b4   ........*.....u.
0030  6b c3 3a 52 c5 77 4e ac b7 03 ae ff 96 11 01 0c   k.:R.wN.........
0040  35 35 35 38 39 37 34 34 37 31 1f 11 30 30 30 30   5558974471..0000
0050  30 35 35 35 38 39 37 34 34 37 31 04 06 0a 00 00   05558974471.....
0060  9a 28 06 00 00 00 01 2c 0a 31 32 5a 41 7a 43 34   .(.....,.12ZAzC4
0070  52 1a 10 00 00 15 9f 2c 0a 31 32 5a 41 7a 43 34   R......,.12ZAzC4
0080  51 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 0b 06 00 00 00 00 1a 0c 00   Q...............
0090  00 15 9f 09 06 0a 00 01 04 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 0c   ................
00a0  06 00 00 00 09 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 0d 06 00 00 00   ................
00b0  09 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 27 06 00 00 00 05 1a 0c 00   .......'........
00c0  00 15 9f 10 06 00 00 00 21 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 11   ........!.......
00d0  06 00 00 00 01 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 12 06 00 00 00   ................
00e0  01 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 13 06 00 00 00 00 1a 0c 00   ................
00f0  00 15 9f 14 06 00 00 00 03 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 15   ................
0100  06 00 00 00 03 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 1e 06 00 00 00   ................
0110  00 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 28 06 00 00 00 02 1a 0c 00   .......(........
0120  00 15 9f 29 06 00 00 07 c4 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 2a   ...)...........*
0130  06 00 00 00 01 1a 14 00 00 15 9f 0a 0e 31 35 35   .............155
0140  35 30 30 30 31 31 34 34 32 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 34   500011442......4
0150  06 22 27 1d 6c 3d 06 00 00 00 12 1a 0c 00 00 15   ."'.l=..........
0160  9f 32 06 00 00 00 00 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 1f 06 00   .2..............
0170  00 00 00 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 21 06 00 00 00 00 1a   .........!......
0180  0c 00 00 15 9f 20 06 00 00 00 00 1a 0c 00 00 15   ..... ..........
0190  9f 22 06 00 00 00 00 06 06 00 00 00 02 07 06 00   ."..............
01a0  00 00 01 37 06 45 c0 ac 15 2d 06 00 00 00 01 1a   ...7.E...-......
01b0  0e 00 00 1f e4 00 0d 00 08 0a 00 00 9a 1a 0e 00   ................
01c0  00 1f e4 00 05 00 08 40 81 30 f3 1a 0e 00 00 1f   ....... at .0......
01d0  e4 00 06 00 08 40 81 30 f4 1a 0e 00 00 1f e4 00   ..... at .0........
01e0  94 00 08 00 00 00 00 1a 0e 00 00 1f e4 00 95 00   ................
01f0  08 00 00 00 00 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 4e 06 00 00 00   ...........N....
0200  00 0c 06 00 00 05 dc 0d 06 00 00 00 01 1a 0e 00   ................
0210  00 1f e4 00 96 00 08 00 00 00 00 1a 0e 00 00 1f   ................
0220  e4 00 09 00 08 00 00 00 00 1a 0e 00 00 1f e4 00   ................
0230  13 00 08 00 00 00 00 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 24 06 00   .............$..
0240  00 00 00 1a 0e 00 00 1f e4 00 02 00 08 64 65 73   .............des
0250  74 1a 0e 00 00 1f e4 00 34 00 08 00 00 00 00 1a   t.......4.......
0260  0e 00 00 1f e4 00 01 00 08 00 00 00 03 1a 0c 00   ................
0270  00 15 9f 16 06 00 00 00 01 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 17   ................
0280  06 00 00 00 00 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 2b 06 00 00 00   ...........+....
0290  00 1a 0c 00 00 15 9f 33 06 00 00 00 01 08 06 40   .......3.......@
02a0  81 31 96 09 06 ff ff ff ff 1a 0e 00 00 1f e4 00   .1..............
02b0  18 00 08 00 00 00 01 05 06 00 00 93 29 21 05 31   ............)!.1
02c0  36 38                                             68

Frank Danielson
Infrastructure Architect

ClearSky Mobile Media
56 E. Pine St.
Orlando, FL 32801
USA

fdanielson at csky.com

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