This document outlines the steps required to ensure that calls forwarded from Lync 2013 to the ITSP contain a phone number that the ITSP will accept.
Models | Versions |
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SBC 1000/2000 | 3.0.2v242 and higher |
This article is only applicable to Lync 2013. It is not applicable to Lync 2010 installations.
As some SIP Trunk providers require that calls originate from the number range the ITSP has assigned to the customer, it is necessary to ensure that all calls from SBC to the ITSP have a FROM, DIVERSION or P-Asserted-Identity (PAI) number which is from the ITSP-assigned range. For instance, if the carrier has assigned a customer 574-1000 to 574-9999, the calling number, diversion, or PAI for any SBC --> ITSP call must fall within that range.
However, calls that are forwarded by Lync 2013 back to the SIP Trunk contain the calling number (FROM header) of the original calling number rather than the Lync 2013 number. In this case, the ITSP refuses to route the call because the calling number is that of the original caller, not an ITSP-assigned number.
The following call flow diagram depicts the scenario where the call forwarded by Lync 2013 does not have History-Info
Call Forwarded by Lync 2013
Configure Lync 2013 Server to supply History-Info on forwarded calls, then use the SBC to convert the number in the History-Info header to a SIP header the ITSP will accept for calling authorization.
The following call flow diagram shows a Lync Server configured to supply History-Info on forwarded calls:
Lync Server Configured
The Lync Server Trunk Configuration must be configured to supply History-Info on forwarded calls
To enable Lync Server to Send History-Info, navigate to "Voice Routing", "Trunk Configuration" and check the "Enable forward call history" option
Trunk Configuration
The SBC can be configured to supply Diversion, From, and/or PAI headers to the ITSP. Use the sections below to provide the desired header.
The SBC will automatically map Lync's History-Info header into a Diversion header when sending the call to the ITSP. No other configuration is required in order to send a Diversion Header to the ITSP.
Modifying the outgoing Diversion Header number is achieved by simply making an entry in the Transformation Table. The Transformation Entry below removes the +1 from the Diversion Header.
Modify Outgoing Diversion Header Number
The incoming History-Info header is automatically mapped into the SBC's transformation table Redirecting Number IE. To send the History-Info number as the From (calling) number, add the entry below to the appropriate transformation table.
Set the Calling Number using History-Info:
Set Calling Number
A SIP Message Manipulation (SMM) permits setting the PAI number using the History-Info number. Several steps are required:
The SMM configuration below contains just the salient elements for creating the necessary SMM Rule. See SIP Message Manipulation - Setting the P-Asserted Identity for step-by-step instructions on creating a SMM Rule. Be sure to substitute the steps below as appropriate when building the SMM Rule.
Step 1: Transformation Table Configuration
In the transformation table, set SG User Value 1 IE from the Redirecting Number IE
Transformation Table Configuration
Step 2: SIP Message Manipulation Configuration
Create a SMM Rule to set the URI User (the PAI number) in the P-Asserted-Id header.
Create SMM Rule
Configure the Add/Edit to retrieve the number from SG User Value 1.
Configure Add/Edit
Step 3: Add the SMM Rule to the ITSP Signaling Group
Add the newly created SMM Rule to the Outbound Message Manipulation section of the ITSP Signaling Group.
Add SMM Rule
In testing, the Lync Server did not dynamically update its configuration when the Enable Forward Call History was changed. A combination of restarting the Lync Server Front-End and Mediation Server services was successful in enabling the Lync Server to include the History-Info header.