> You should expect that; in fact, that's what the 'TB' in 'TBCT' stands > for... for a time, there are two B-channels involved. TBCT is a method > of taking two existing already connected B-channels and linking them > together into the network, it is not a 'transfer' facility where you > provide a target DN and an existing call is 'transferred' to that > destination. That feature is ELT (Explicit Line Transfer) and may also > be known by other names, or possibly Call Deflection (CD) depending on > whether you do it before the call is answered or after. > > In the scenario you outlined, the original caller (party A) calls this > mediator (who answers as party B1). They then place a call (party B2) to > you (party C), which you answer. Once that call is established, they can > TBCT party A and party C, thus dropping the party B1/B2 legs. You will > never see party A's identifying information on the call to you unless > party B decides to provide it to you in some fashion; the network > signaling would never know to provide it to you, since this is not a > call transfer in the RDNIS sense of 'call transfer'. > > -- > Kevin P. Fleming
Kevin, This answer is excellent! Very well-worded and definitely useful to help someone grasp the idea behind TBCT. -MC _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
