RADIUS

Name

Acct-Delay-Time

Synopsis

Attribute Number	41
Length	6
Value	INTEGER
Allowed in	Accounting-Request
Prohibited in	Accounting-Response
Presence in Packet	Not required
Maximum Iterations	1

The Acct-Delay-Time attribute records how many seconds the client has been trying to push this packet through to the accounting server. While the significance of this attribute may seem less than overwhelming on the outset, by subtracting this value from the time a packet arrives at the accounting server, the time of the request-generating event (a sign-on, sign-off, termination, etc.) can be computed. Network transit time is not factored into this calculation.

As I mentioned earlier, when the attributes of any accounting packet change, the identifier associated with the packet must be changed as well. This rule carries over into this attribute specifically: when the delay time is changed, a new identifier must be generated for the new packet.