Guys,
I know one of you will be able to tell me if this is workable or not so here goes....
Requirement
To use the full PSTN number when calling another office, with the call being routed on net and in the event of failure being rerouted over the PSTN.
For example extension 1234 (01315551234) in Edinburgh will call Glasgow extension 4321 the caller would dial 901415554321 or select the user from the corporate directory, which will have the full pstn number entry, and select dial.
The CallManager would match this against the Route Pattern (note the dot placing) 90141555.4XXX (this can be made even more specific but is used here as an example). This would be a closer match than the entry in the route filter text file which will have 0141XXXXXXX so in effect should take precedence. Or do the route filters take precedence no matter what?
The route pattern will then strip the 90141555 from the number using the Called Party Transformation Disgard digits set to PreDot and append 510 from the called Party Transform Mask making the number 5104321 and send the call on-net.
The reason for the prefix is because we have overlapping dial plans each region requires a prefix to differentiate between identical numbers and we need all number to talk to each other. This will in turn also help when a gatekeeper is deployed for intercluster calls
The 5104321 is then matched against a translation pattern that has a partition in the Glasgow phones partition, the translation pattern then removes the 510 and the call rings on the extension 8621. The incoming call will show their full number 901315551234 so it can be returned using the same manner
In the event of lack of bandwidth between sites then AAR will be configured so that the call routes out over the PSTN, in the event of WAN failure SRST will be used.
The other alternative is to use multitenant setup 510XXXX for Glasgow and 514XXXX for Edinburgh, and use the CSS and PTs in the correct fashion, I know this solution works but we want to try and keep calling between offices to the full PSTN number with inter office using the 4 digit extension only. Hence the reason the first option is what I have explained as an enhancement to the mutlitenant solution
Three questions to this really
1.Will this work?
2.If so how do I apply a gateway or a trunk to the route pattern as a trunk is usually used for inter cluster not intra cluster bearing in mind I want to keep it on net? Is there a way to create a dummy gateway in the same manner you can create the CTI port for dummy phones?
3.Am I approaching this incorrectly and don't bother with route patterns and use translations only but I see more issues this way?
