International calling using a VDN

[TeeJayWA]

Background: S8500 using CM 2.1

We need to use one of our 4-digit DID's that will call a SAT phone using international dialing. This way we can publish the DID without having to publish the international number and allow/give PINS for international dialing. My idea is to create the 4-digit number as VDN and have the vector steps out-call the international number to the SAT phone.

My problem is that there is not enough room in the route-to selection for the number of digits and pauses necessary or I'm not understanding how to "chain together" two or more route-to steps in a vector.

If I were to dial the string manually: yy 011 xxxxx xxx xxxxx, wait for tone, then ppppppp (25 digits not including waits or pauses)
yy is the two-digit long-distance select as assigned in ARS.
011 is the country code
x's represent the actual number
p's represent the PIN

Thanks for any ideas.

 

[yurichan]

I'm no expert, and you may have already thought of this, but here it is anyway...

The maximum number of digits in a route-to step is 16. Since you want to out-pulse 25 digits, perhaps you'll need to play some games with your ARS "inserted digits" fields such that if "yy 011" is matched, then the ars route pattern will actually send the "yy 011" plus the first 9 digits of the 'x' string? (e.g "yy 011" maps to sending "yy 011 xxxxx xxx x"), then in your route to step all you need is the ars pattern "yy 011" plus the last 4 digits of the 'x' string, followed by the 7 digit pin.

route-to number yy011xxxxppppppp ...

Clearly this limits the variations of the 'x' string. So you may want to completely create a new ars matching scheme for "yy011" and replace it with perhaps "yy" and the first 3 digits of the 'x' string or ?

Sorry if this doesn't help.

 

[bhanson184]

You could try using "change ars digit-conversion xxxx". Tell the ars digit-conversion table what to convert the numbers to and you should be all set. Now when you dial the extension number the system should dial the international number using the ars table.

BH

 

[BurningChr0me]

Just an Idea

You could program 4 digit number as an internal VDN
then in the vector you can do a collect digits after announcment (Pin number password)
then route to step example below

01 wait-time 0 secs hearing ringback
02 collect 4 digits after announcement 34343(enterpin)
03 goto step 6 if digits = 1234 (pin)
04 disconnect after announcement 34344 (incorrect msg)
05 stop
06 route-to number 5303(Uni table) with cov n if unconditionally
07 stop

In the the Uniform Dial plan to convert 5303 to 303
Matching Pattern Len Del Insert Digits Net Conv
5303 4 0 303 aar y

In the AAR analysis table point it to a Route Pattern which holds the International number.
Dialed Total Route Call
String Min Max Pattern Type
303 3 7 433 aar

The reason I have suggested this way is you can change the pin number when required and have multipule carrier lines configures to send your international cal along the lower cost lines.

but thats just a suggestion.