Dial Plan File - AudioCodes Mediant 2000 User Manual

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8.4

Dial Plan File

The Dial Plan file contains a list of up to eight dial plans, supporting a total of up to 8,000
user-defined, distinct prefixes (e.g. area codes, international telephone number patterns) for
the PSTN to which the device is connected, which is used for the following:

ISDN Overlap Dialing, FXS, and FXO collecting digit mode (Tel-to-IP calls):
includes up to eight patterns (i.e., eight dial plans) that allow the device to know when
digit collection ends, after which it starts sending all the collected (or dialed) digits (in
the INVITE message). This also provides enhanced digit mapping.

CAS E1 MF-CR2 (Tel to IP calls): useful for E1 MF-CR2 variants that do not support I-
15 terminating digits (e.g., in Brazil and Mexico). The Dial Plan file allows the device to
detect end-of-dialing in such cases. The CasTrunkDialPlanName_x ini file parameter
determines which dial plan (in the Dial Plan file) to use for a specific trunk (refer to
"Configuring the Trunk Settings" on page 73).
Note:

Prefix tags (for IP-to-Tel routing): provides enhanced routing rules based on dial
plan prefix tags (for a description, refer to ''Dial Plan Prefix Tags for IP-to-Tel Routing''
on page
The Dial Plan file is first created using a text-based editor (such as Notepad) and saved
with the file extension *ini. This ini file is then converted to a binary file (*.dat) using the
TrunkPack Downloadable Conversion Utility (DConvert). Once converted, it can then be
loaded to the device using the Web interface (refer to ''Loading Auxiliary Files'' on page
174). For a description on converting to a binary file using DConvert, refer to the Product
Reference Manual.
The Dial Plan must be prepared in a textual ini file with the following syntax:

Every line in the file defines a known dialing prefix and the number of digits expected
to follow that prefix. The prefix must be separated from the number of additional digits
by a comma (',').

Empty lines are ignored.

Lines beginning with a semicolon (';') are ignored.

Multiple dial plans may be specified in one file; a name in square brackets on a
separate line indicates the beginning of a new dial plan. Up to eight dial plans can be
defined.

Asterisks ('*') and number-signs ('#') can be specified as part of the prefix.

Numeric ranges are allowed in the prefix.

A numeric range is allowed in the number of additional digits.
Note:
Version 5.8
To use this dial plan, you must also use a special CAS *.dat file that supports
this feature (contact your AudioCodes sales representative).
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The prefixes must not overlap. Attempting to process an overlapping
configuration by the DConvert utility results in an error message specifying
the problematic line.
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8. Auxiliary Configuration Files
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