P or no P in the ARS Analysis

[srmega41]

OK, here is another one I just do not seem to understand. In my ARS table, I see how calls are routed when I envoke ARS. I can map calls out to the trunks without issue, with one exception. Some calls have a route pattern assigned with a p in front of them. For example:

                           ARS ROUTE CHOSEN REPORT

     Location:  1                      Partitioned Group Number:  1

      Dialed            Total        Route    Call      Node
      String          Min    Max    Pattern   Type     Number    Location

 303                  10    10       10       hnpa                 all

This makes sense, as I see Route-pattern 10 uses my PRI connections for outbound calls. I am in Denver, so 303 is local. Now when I do the same for 720, which is also local, I get this:

                           ARS ROUTE CHOSEN REPORT

     Location:  1                      Partitioned Group Number:  1

      Dialed            Total        Route    Call      Node
      String          Min    Max    Pattern   Type     Number    Location

 720                  10    10       p14      hnpa                 all

Both of these calls use the same trunk groups out, but I cannot seem to understand why these are using a different route pattern (I do understand that is how the last guy set it up). More important than that, how can I view p14? I am sure this is something simple, but I have tried for a while to find how p14 maps to anything.

System is a G3si Version 12.2 (or 2.2)

Thanks in advance,

Scott M.

 

[phoneguy55]

P = partition route table

run the command 'list partition-route-table'

 

[srmega41]

OK, I did that and I see it assigned to 10

                          PARTITION ROUTING TABLE

                             Routing Patterns
   Route
   Index    PGN 1  PGN 2  PGN 3  PGN 4  PGN 5  PGN 6  PGN 7  PGN 8
   -----    -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----
   14       10

Now looking at this, the route pattern P14 is using is Route-Pattern 10. So both calls are using the same trunk group, but calls to 720 access those trunk through the partitioned route table, vs the route pattern directly. I guess I do not understand enough about ARS yet to know how this would be helpful, unless you have a ton of trunk groups, and you need more than 6 option in a route pattern.

Thanks for the help, I just really need to get my head around this. One would assume that sine this is the only entry int the partition route table, I could change 720 to use Route-patter 10 vs. P14.

Scott M.

 

[phoneguy55]

yes. That should be fine.

You would use partition routing to enable diferent people to be able to route the same call via different route patterns. I personally don't use it in any of my sights. Others may use it alot.

 

[4merAvaya]

ARS Partitioning is used if you have people that need to route their calls out over different patterns. I have a site with Port Networks in diffeent cities. Each PN has their own outgoing trunks. I use partitioning, along with the COS, to have each site use their own trunks. In your case, if you have only 1 partition you can clean up the ARS tables and send the calls directly to the Route Pattern.

Kevin