Syntax For The Interdigit Long Timer; Interdigit Short Timer (Complete Entry Timer); Syntax For The Interdigit Short Timer - Cisco 8831 Administration Manual

About Dial Plan

Syntax for the Interdigit Long Timer

SYNTAX: L:s, ( dial plan )
•
•
Example for the Interdigit Long Timer
EXAMPLE:
9,8,xx.|[1-8]xx)
L:15,
Long Timer expires. This setting is especially helpful to users such as sales people, who are reading the
numbers from business cards and other printed materials while dialing.

Interdigit Short Timer (Complete Entry Timer)

You can think of this timer as the "complete entry" timer. This timer measures the interval between
dialed digits. It applies when the dialed digits match at least one digit sequence in the dial plan. Unless
the user enters another digit within the specified number of seconds, the entry is evaluated. If it is valid,
the call proceeds. If it is invalid, the call is rejected. The default value is 3 seconds.

Syntax for the Interdigit Short Timer

SYNTAX 1: S:s, ( dial plan )
SYNTAX 2: sequence Ss
Examples for the Interdigit Short Timer
Set the timer for the entire dial plan:
Set an instant timer for a particular sequence within the dial plan:
Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 for Third-Party Call Control Administration Guide
6-6
s: The number of seconds; if no number is entered after L:, the default timer is 5 seconds. With the
timer set to 0 seconds, the call is transmitted automatically to the specified extension when the phone
goes off hook.
Note that the timer sequence appears to the left of the initial parenthesis for the dial plan.
L:15,
(9,8<:1408>[2-9]xxxxxx | 9,8,1[2-9]xxxxxxxxx | 9,8,011xx. |
This dial plan allows the user to pause for up to 15 seconds between digits before the Interdigit
Use this syntax to apply the new setting to the entire dial plan within the parentheses.
Use this syntax to apply the new setting to a particular dialing sequence.
s: The number of seconds; if no number is entered after S, the default timer of 5 seconds applies.
S:6,
EXAMPLE: (9,8<:1408>[2-9]xxxxxx | 9,8,1[2-9]xxxxxxxxx | 9,8,011xx. |
9,8,xx.|[1-8]xx)
S:6, While entering a number with the phone off hook, a user can pause for up to 15 seconds between
digits before the Interdigit Short Timer expires. This setting is especially helpful to users such as
sales people, who are reading the numbers from business cards and other printed materials while
dialing.
EXAMPLE: (9,8<:1408>[2-9]xxxxxx |
9,8,xx.|[1-8]xx)
9,8,1[2-9]xxxxxxxxxS0 With the timer set to 0, the call is transmitted automatically when the user
dials the final digit in the sequence.
9,8,1[2-9]xxxxxxxxxS0
| 9,8,011xx. |
Chapter 6 Configure Dial Plan