Programming For Least Cost Routing - Nortel Modular ICS 6.0 Installer's Manual

Programming for least cost routing

It may be cheaper to use another long distance carrier at
another time of day.
Continuing with the example used in the previous flowchart,
the lines that supply local service in normal mode will also be
used for long distance service after 6 p.m. because that is when
rates become competitive. For the system to do this
automatically, another route has to be built.
1. At Route: choose Route 007 (or any available route).
2. Press ≠.
3. At DialOut, press CLR to choose No numbr.
4. Press ≠.
5. Choose Line pool A, or the pool with the local service
carrier lines.
In this case, the change in route uses the start and stop
times for Night Sched.
6. Return to the Routes heading and press ' to find
the Dest Code heading.
7. Press ≠ and then '.
8. At DstCode:, press ADD, then enter 91.
9. Press ≠ and then '.
10. Under Night rte: enter Route 007.
11. Press ≠.
12. Set AbsorbLength to 1.
The 9 will be absorbed before the number is dialed out to
the network. This means, that when the Night schedule is
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