On 8/28/05, Matt Riddell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Steve Edwards wrote:
> >> Normally the way I do it is to program the failover into the dialplan
> >> and then
> >> send the call to Local/[EMAIL PROTECTED] to initiate it.
> >
> > How about a snippet? (Local channels somewhat escape me.)
>
> Ok,
>
> If you had something like this (we're assuming +101 jumping for arguments sake
> here):
>
> [outbound]
> exten => _9X.,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
> exten => _9X.,102,Dial(IAX/myiaxprovider/${EXTEN:1})
> exten => _9X.,203,Dial(IAX/myiaxprovider/${EXTEN:1})
>
> Then you could originate a call with the following channel:
>
> Local/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> which would do the whole failover thing for you.
>
> Note that this is slightly simplified. The jumping behaviour has now been
> changed and will require the 'j' option in the latest versions unless you use
> gotoif and check the dialstatus.
>
> Normally you'd want to connect the originated call with an extension/context
> so that once that number answers it is connected to say an agent or an
> application. This part should be pretty self explanatory.
>
> Make sense now? Feel free to ask if it doesn't!
>
> :)
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Matt Riddell
> _______________________________________________
Thanks Matt, that is a good strategy.
Any idea on how to pass the reason a call failed back through the
Asterisk Manager Interface? It would be great to send something back
like Busy, NoAnswer, etc...
Geoff
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