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Re: (ASCEND) ok, color me perplexed

> > The Ascend MAX is certainly capable of distinguishing the values.  Check
> > your RADIUS accounting logs for the "Ascend-Xmit-Rate" attribute.
> 
> I see that value in the dictionary, but it's not being logged into the
> radius files.  We're running 5.0Ap27, with the K56Flex modem cards.
> It doesn't work.

I see the difference.  I am using an incremental release, not a patch release.
In the incremental release there were new features added to support displaying
the different recv/xmit values.

For example, here is the "show users" - note the new field "Tx Data".

  max4k06%show users
  I Session   Line: Slot: Tx    Rx    Service         Host           User
  O ID        Chan  Port  Data  Rate  Type[mpID]      Address        Name
  I 244152154 1:17  9:1   64K   64K   MPP[1]          192.168.36.129 disney
  O 244153430 1:1   9:6   56K   56K   MPP[301]        192.168.3.1    pacific
  I 244152451 1:20  6:15  28800 28800 PPP             192.168.22.1   fever
  I 244155366 1:5   6:12  40000 26400 PPP             192.168.16.1   hydra

I am assuming you don't see this because patch releases are not supposed to
get "new features".  I can tell you that the feature is in the code, just
not in the patch code.

Check /pub/software-releases/Max/Incremental/Release-5.0Ai13/doc/rm50ai.pdf 

  RADIUS now reports modem transmission rate

  A new RADIUS attribute Ascend-Xmit-Rate has been added to report the
  transmit baud rate of digital modems.  The currently existing
  Ascend-Data-Rate attribute reports the receive baud rate.
  
> > Since 56K technology is [currently] only fast downstream, the maximum value
> > for "Ascend-Data-Rate" has not changed.  You can also check the information
> > reported with the Term Serv "show users" command.  You can also check the
> > SNMP mdmSCCurrentLineXmitRate.
> 
> So what you're saying is, Ascend-Data-Rate (the Radius attribute) is the
> "upstream" (towards the Max) modem speed, and the "show users" command
> shows the downstream modem speed.

No, the "Data Rate" in your "show users" command is basically the "Rx Rate",
the "upstream" speed.  The old "show users" does not have a way to display
the two different rates.

Sorry for the confusion.
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