Automatic Route Selection (Ars); Call Traffic Reporting; Caller Id (Isdn) - Panasonic DBS 576HD Technical Manual

Applications:
• Lines that need to be switched over to an answering machine or voice mail system
after-hours
• Lines that require toll restrictions after-hours so unauthorized personnel cannot dial
long distance
• Different mode for lunchtime operation (Day 2 mode)

AUTOMATIC ROUTE SELECTION (ARS)

This feature enables the system to select the most appropriate route for an outgoing call (i.e., the
least expensive one). Working in conjunction with Toll Restriction Service (TRS), the call can also
be denied based on the TRS level for the station (or user) placing the call.
There are three levels of ARS, based on the number dialed after the ARS access code:
• Direct Route Selection. The simplest form of ARS routing. Directly selects the trunk
group and (if programmed) modifies the dialed number by deleting some of the first
digits dialed, and/or adding digits to the beginning or end of the dialed number.
• Route List Selection. A more complex routing method that includes up to 5
alternative levels of route selection.
• Time List Selection. The most complex routing method that determines the
appropriate route list based on the day and time.
For "exceptions to the rule" such as holidays, up to 20 Special Days can be defined in
programming with their own separate ARS routing methods.
Codes can be defined in ARS programming for automatic adding to (or deleting from) the
beginning or end of a dialed phone number (the user won't even know these Codes are being
dialed). For example, these Codes can insert a pause, or switch signaling to DTMF, or just tack
on additional digits that are needed by the CO.
Forced ARS (where the user must dial an ARS access code to be able to dial-out) can be
enabled/disabled via the Extension COS assignment.
Benefits:
• Lets the customer (management) control the routing of outgoing calls by defining the
route to be selected.
• Provides an effective means of cost control for expensive long-distance calls.
• Provides greater security, as end-users don't need to know the Itemized Codes or
Authorization Codes used to place calls to the CO.

CALL TRAFFIC REPORTING

Description:
Traffic data can be stored and printed for intercom calls, incoming trunk calls, and outgoing trunk
calls.
Benefits:
• Information can be used to evaluate CO line usage and control costs.

CALLER ID (ISDN)

Description:
Caller Identification (CID) is an optional service offered by your local telephone company which
adds the following functions to a display phone:
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