Not supported by SBC SWe Lite in this release.
For the Sonus SBC 2000, each Analog CAS Signaling Group is limited to a maximum of 24 FXS ports.
To create or modify an existing CAS Signaling Group:
From the Create Signaling Group drop down box, select CAS Signaling Group.
Before you can configure a CAS Signaling Group, you must have defined at least one CAS Signaling Profile.
To create a CAS Signaling Group:
From the Create Signaling Group drop down box at the top of the Signaling Group Table, select CAS Signaling Group.
Specifies whether or not this CAS Signaling Group is applied to an analog or digital line.
Specifies the admin state of the Signaling group.
Specifies the CAS Signaling Profile to use with this CAS Signaling Group.
Specifies whether or not Supplementary Services are supported in this CAS SG. Shown only when the specified CAS Signaling Profile is set to a Loop Start Signaling Profile.
Species the format of call information sent and received using E&M as the CAS Signaling Profile (E&M Caller ID). Select from the drop down list. Valid entries:
This field is available only when Line Type is set as Digital and CAS Signaling Profile is set as E&M. (Ensure E&M is configured as a CAS Signaling Profile. See Creating and Modifying E&M CAS Profiles.)
Specifies the first digit of call information sent or received. Select from the drop down list. Valid entry: A, B, D, # or *. Default entry: *.
This field is available only when Call Information Format is set to Calling-Called or Called-Calling.
Specifies the call information digit separating calling and called numbers. Select from the drop down list. Valid entry: A, B, D, # or *. Default entry: *.
This field is available only when Call Information Format is set to Calling-Called or Called-Calling.
Specifies the last digit of call information sent or received. Select from the drop down list. Valid entry: A, B, D, # or *. Default entry: *.
This field is available only when Call Information Format is set to Calling-Called or Called-Calling.
Specifies the Caller ID Type for this signaling group. This field is visible only when the Line Type is set to Analog.
Typical Caller ID Types by Country
Not all countries are standardized on which Caller ID Type they use. This list contains suggested types for certain countries, and some countries use multiple types. If the Caller ID Type listed here for your country, you may need to contact your local service provider.
Caller ID Type | Countries |
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DTMF | Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, India, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Uruguay and some parts of Taiwan |
DTMF - No Ring | Taiwan and some parts of China |
DTMF - Reverse Battery | Taiwan and China |
ETS - Reverse Battery | Taiwan |
ETSI | France, Germany, Norway, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, and some parts of Taiwan |
FSK | Mexico, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand Singapore, Hong Kong, and some parts of China |
FSK - No Ring | UK, Taiwan, and some parts of China |
NTT - Japan CID | Japan |
Specifies the DTMF tones used as the caller ID start delimiter. This attribute is applicable only if the signaling profile is of type FXS or FXO, only if the Line Type is Analog, and only if the Caller ID Type iss DTMF, DTMF No Ring, or DTMF Reverse Battery.
Specifies the DTMF tones used as the caller ID end delimiter. This attribute is applicable only if the signaling profile is of type FXS or FXO, only if the Line Type is Analog, and only if the Caller ID Type iss DTMF, DTMF No Ring, or DTMF Reverse Battery.
Specifies when to play the ringback tone on the channel.
The Calling ID Privacy Signaling field can contain up to five characters that are sent in place of the calling party number in cases where the outgoing call is marked as blocked or restricted. The range of characters configured for privacy signaling is limited when it is configured for DTMF or FSK. See the following table for details.
Caller ID Type | Valid Characters | Calling Party Number Sent |
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FSK | Any | Characters configured in privacy signaling field |
FSK | None entered | A single character 'P' to indicate private |
DTMF | 0-9, A-z, * and # | Characters configured in privacy signaling field |
DTMF | None entered | Nothing is sent, calling party number is blank |
Used to enable/disable the Call Forward feature at the Signaling Group level. The Call Forward feature allows a phone connected to an FXS port to forward calls to another telephone number. Available options: Enabled or Disabled. Once this field is enabled, the Call Forwarding Activate DTMF and Call Forwarding Deactivate DTMF fields become visible. To enable at the channel level, you must activate at the Assigned Channel Table, Assigned Channels - Field Definitions, or activate through the physical phone, How to Operate Call Forward on Telephone. Once Call Forward is activated and a keycode is configured, you must configure a route on the SBC to route the forwarded number. If a route is not provided, the call will fail.
Call forwarding is supported for Analog FXS only.
The Call Forwarding Feature field is only visible when Analog is selected in the Line Type field. If the Line Type has been set to Analog and Call Forwarding has been enabled then Line Type is subsequently set to Digital:
The Call Forwarding feature enables a phone connected to an FXS port to forward incoming calls to another configured telephone number. The SBC supports unconditional call forward on an individual port basis. Call Forward is activated/deactivated on a port with configured specific service codes, accompanied by the forward number. Once the user enters the configured keycode and forward telephone number, all outgoing calls to the port will then be redirected to the forwarding number. When the outgoing call routes to a port that is forwarded, the phone on that port generates a short ring.
In North America, the NANP defines *72<forward number> for activation and *73 for deactivation, but the SBC enables you to configure any 6 character combination for activation and/or deactivation. The SBC enables a keycode to have a minimum length of 3 characters and a maximum of 6; this is based on what is commonly used today.
Activate through a Telephone
The Call Forward feature can be initiated with the following steps:
Deactivate through a Telephone
Activate on a Channel through the Channel Table
The Call Forward feature can be activated for a specific channel through the Assigned Channels table as follows:
In order for the feature to be available at the channel level, ensure the Call Forwarding feature is enabled under CAS Protocol. See #Call Forwarding Feature.
Deactivate on a Channel through Channel Table
The Call Forward feature can be deactivated for a specific channel through the Assigned Channels table as follows:
Code used to activate the Call forward feature on a specific FXS port. This field is configurable up to a 6 character combination. Default entry: *72.
Code used to deactivate the Call forward feature on a specific FXS port. This field is configurable up to a 6 character combination. Default entry: *73.
Specifies the channel hunting method. Not Applicable when Direction is Incoming.
Specifies the direction of calls handled by this signaling group.
Specifies the tone table to use with this signaling group. The Tone Table field is visible only when the Direction attribute is set to Bidirectional or Inbound.
Specifies the Action Set to use with this signaling group. Available only when the Direction attribute is set to Bidirectional or Inbound.
When an Action Set Table is specified (not "none") it takes precedence over Route Table.
Specifies which Routing Table to use with this Signaling Group. The Call Routing Table field is visible only when the Direction attribute is set to Bidirectional or inbound.
In the event of a "No Channel/Circuit available" release cause code, the specified cause code will be sent to the relevant protocol module. For more information see the list of Cause Codes.
NOTE: This attribute relates only to Inbound calls on the Signaling Group where applied.
Specifies the interval of time, in milliseconds, after an call is initiated that the Sonus SBC 1000/2000 waits for a call to connect before terminating the incoming call.
Channels are assigned to specific Signaling Groups (SG). The channels for a digital SG can be made up of all or part of channels from one or more digital ports in the system. Likewise, "channels" for 1 analog SG can be made up of any analog ports in the system. When you click on the icon, the Create Assigned Channels window is displayed. Field definitions are below.
For a CAS Signaling Group using E&M/Loop Start signaling (T1/Analog) or CAS R2 (E1), a maximum of 48 channels can be assigned to the signaling group.
For E1, limit channels to 30 (to not go over the maximum 48 channels). Otherwise, the following will occur:
Specifies the DS1 port from which channels will be assigned to this SG. This field is only visible when the Line Type is specified as Digital.
Specifies the method by which to assign ports to analog cards or channels to digital ports. Available options: Digital (All Channels, Single Channel, or Range of Channels), Analog (All Ports on a Card or Single Port).
Specifies the analog card to which ports will be assigned. This field is only visible when the #Line Type is specified as Analog.
Specifies a specific phone number to assign to a channel.
Enables a user or device to seize an FXS line on the SBC and have it automatically routed to a pre-configured destination number. If enabled, this number is configured in the Hotline Number field. Valid entries: Yes or No.
Number to which an FXS line is automatically routed. Available only if Enable FXS Hotline is set to Yes.
Indicates whether the Call Forwarding feature is activated on that channel. Call Forward allows a phone connected to an FXS port to forward calls to another telephone number. Available options: Yes or No. An activation at the physical phone level automatically activates the feature in this field for the applicable channel
Specifies the telephone number in which forwarded calls are sent. Available only when Call Forwarding Activated is set to Yes. An activation at the physical phone level automatically activates the feature in this field for the applicable channel.