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System Administration Guide Dialing Rules and Service Groups

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9 Dialing Rules and Service Groups

9.1 Background Information

9.1.1 Dialing Rules

As a user dials digits on a phone, the system collects the digits one at a time. How does it know when it

should wait for more digits (because the user is dialing slowly) or when it should take the digits it has and try to

make a call with them? The server’s rules for this are called Dialing Rules. Dialing rules specify to the Bizfon

server what digit sequences are valid to be dialed out on the public phone network.

Examples:

• When dialing a “local” number, you don’t normally dial 1 and the area code. So, the system should

collect the first 7 digits dialed and then try to make the call. It shouldn’t wait for more.

• When you dial a long distance number, you normally dial 1 plus the area code and then the 7 digit local

number. The system needs to recognize this case distinctly from the “local” number case and know to

collect all 11 digits before trying to make the call.

In addition, some local calling areas require an area code to be dialed without the 1 prefix in order to properly

dial some numbers. This implies that these rules may vary dependant on the local calling area where the

Bizfon server is installed.

9.1.2 Home Area Code

Some features of the Bizfon server and phones (example: redial from call history) require the knowledge of the

home area code. So this information is a required part of the dialing rules.

9.1.3 Service Groups

The server can use a variety of services to place outside calls: CO lines, SIP Gateways, and SIP Proxies.

Some of these services may be optimum for particular types of calls. For example, your SIP Proxy might be

the least expensive way to make long distance calls, yet your CO lines are best for local calls.

A Service Group is a collection of services that can be used to place outside calls. Three service groups are

created automatically by the server:

• All CO Lines

• All CO Lines & SIP Gateways

• All CO Lines, SIP Gateways, and SIP Proxies

9.1.4 Exceptions

Dialing rules and service groups are only used for call appearance calls, not for line appearance calls. (This is

because line appearance calls access the outside line directly).

Only the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is supported by the server dialing rules. If your Bizfon

server is located in an area that does not support NANP, then you can gain direct access to an outside line by

using a line appearance PFK or dialing ‘9#’.

9.2 Configuring Service Groups

Dialing rules, home area code, and service groups are all configured using the Phone System / Dialing Rules

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