Node Management

The Node Management page enables registration, removal and maintenance of the gateway list. Nodes are gateways which provide accounting records to PortaBilling® or exchange authentication / authorization requests with it. On this page the user is provided with a list of all nodes currently registered.

 

The search form at the top of the page allows filtration by any combination of a node ID, IP address and / or client protocol. Providing any of this information and selecting Show Nodes will refresh the node listing according to the new filtration criteria.

 

 

The following information is provided within the listing:

 

Field Description

Name

Logical name of the node. This is also a link to the edit screen for the given node.

Node ID

For a VoIP node, this is equivalent to a hostname for an internet server (e.g. mail1.cyberdyne.com), i.e. a descriptive, human-readable name used for identification purposes.

IP

IP address of the node.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer of the node.

Type

Node type. The options are as follows:

Cisco

  • VOIP-GW: the node functions as a gateway

  • NAS: Cisco Network Access Server

  • ASR Series: Cisco ASR Series Aggregation Services Routers

  • PDSN: Cisco Packet Data Serving Node

Quintum

  • VOIP-GW: the node functions as a gateway

PortaOne

  • PortaSIP: PortaSIP server

  • PortaUM: PortaUM server

  • Generic: PortaOne generic node

ALOE Systems(formerly MERA Systems)

  • MVTS Pro: Mera Networks VoIP Softswitch

BroadSoft

  • BS: BroadWorks VoIP communications application server

Mikrotik

  • Router: Mikrotik Router OS

  • Genband

  • MSX: Nextone MSX

Huawei

  • ASN: Huawei ASN gateway for WiMAX

Dialogic

  • IMG: Dialogic Integrated Media Gateway

ECI

  • BRAS: ECI Broadband Remote Access Server

Client Protocol

This protocol is used for communication between the node and the billing engine. The options are as follows:

  • Disabled – Select this option to disable communication between the node and the billing engine.

  • RADIUS – Select this option to communicate with the billing engine if the node supports the RADIUS protocol.

  • Diameter – Select this option to communicate with the billing engine if the node supports the Diameter protocol.