Avaya Communication Manager Administrator's Manual page 56

Planning the System
luggage department in their store. The user would have to dial the complete extension to
connect to the proper department.
Instead of having to dial a complete extension, the multi-location dial plan feature allows a user
to dial a shorter version of the extension. For example, a customer can continue to dial 123
instead of having to dial 222-123.
Communication Manager takes leading digits of the location prefix and adds some or all of its
leading digits (specified on the Uniform Dial Plan screen) to the front of the dialed number. The
switch then analyzes the entire dialed string and routes the call based on the administration on
the Dial Plan Parameters and Dial Plan Analysis screens.
Note:
Before you can administer the multi-location dial plan feature, the Multiple
Note:
Locations field on the Optional Features screen must be enabled. To check if
this is enabled, use the display system-parameters customer-options
command. The Multiple Locations field is on page 3 of the Optional Features
screen.
Prepending the location prefix to dialed numbers
Use the Insert Digits field on the
from the caller's location on the
digits (specified on the Uniform Dial Plan screen) to the front of the dialed number. The switch
then analyzes the entire dialed string and routes the call based on the administration on the
Plan Parameters
Non-IP telephones and trunks inherit the location number of the hardware they are
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connected to (for example, the cabinet, remote office, or media gateway).
IP telephones indirectly obtain their location number.
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- A location number is administered on the
telephones in that IP region.
- If a Location field is left blank on an
its location from the cabinet where the CLAN board is that the telephone registered
through.
IP trunks obtain their location from the location of its associated signaling group. Either
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direct administration (only possible for signaling groups for remote offices), or the ways
described for IP telephones, determines the location.
Other options for the dial plan
You can establish a dial plan so that users only need to dial one digit to reach another
extension. You can also establish a dial plan that allows users to dial, for example, two digits to
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Uniform Dial Plan Table
Locations
screen.
screen to assign the location prefix
screen. The system adds some or all of its leading
IP Network Region
IP Network Region screen, an IP telephone derives
Dial
screen that applies to all