Can¹t you edit the dialplan used by a2billing (I haven¹t used it, so can¹t help you there)?
Gvbridge is just a name, nothing else, I simply copied from an existing dialplan. On 10-06-21 1:50 PM, "Bruce N" <[email protected]> wrote: > You are right that I MAY not need to know the codec type of a channel. But > that was my workaround for knowing if I should place the call or if the trunk > is busy and not show the call. > > "group show channels" doesn't show me anything if I run it on the CLI as the > call is initiated by A2Billing and A2Billing doesn't assign groups to trunk > when it dials out hence I don't think GROUP_COUNT can be useful for me. "sip > show channels" and "core show channels" do show the channel UP state and it's > codec type. > > I don't understand the gvbridge portion that you had in your dialplan. Can you > please explain? > > Thanks, > Bruce > >> > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:07:43 -0400 >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] How to check in dial-plan for a specific codec >> if it's being used? >> > >> > Bruce, >> > >> > What you asked earlier and what you are asking now seems different. If you >> > just need to check if a trunk has a channel available, >> > >> > For latter, you can simply use groups and function group_count in your >> > dialplan. Something like >> > >> > exten => _X.,n,GotoIf($[GROUP_COUNT(gvbridge) = 0]?:gvinuse); >> > exten => _X.,n,Set(GROUP()=gvbridge); >> > ... >> > exten => _X.,n,Hangup() >> > exten => _X.,n(gvinuse),Swift("All channels are busy.") >> > exten => _X.,n(gvinuse),Hangup() ; Put a busy signal later >> > >> > Another option is to use CHANNELS function and filter out the how many >> > channels is being used in that trunk. >> > >> > Can you elaborate on why you need to know the codec on a channel? It seems >> > you just need to know if a channel is available or not. >> > >> > On 10-06-21 1:10 AM, "Bruce N" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>> > > >>> > > Remzi, >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Thanks for pointing me to that. That's amazing but it only outputs the >>> dialed >>> > > channel related info. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > exten => s,1,Answer() >>> > > exten => s,n,Set(foo=${CHANNEL(audioreadformat)}) >>> > > exten => s,n,NoOp(${foo}) >>> > > >>> > > That sets $foo = ulaw and it's perfect except for I don't need the >>> channel >>> > > info for what I just dialed in but rather those of another channel that >>> may or >>> > > may not be in progress is need. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > In a nutshell, it's a DISA. Caller A calls into the system and is >>> verfied by a >>> > > PIN. Afterwards, the dial-plan should check to see if a Specific dialout >>> trunk >>> > > is available (as in there are no channels on that Trunk at all) and then >>> place >>> > > a call out through that channel. So, the info gather by function CHANNEL >>> won't >>> > > help me since it's only related to the DISA-in CHANNEL rather than those of >>> > > the trunk that I mentioned. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Or maybe there is a way to do it and I have to put some other variable in >>> > > CHANNEK(???)? >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Thanks again, >>> > > >>> > > Bruce >>> > > >>> > > >>>> > >> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:35:25 -0400 >>>> > >> From: [email protected] >>>> > >> To: [email protected] >>>> > >> Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] How to check in dial-plan for a specific >>>> codec if >>>> > >> it's being used? >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Wouldn't this do the trick? >>>> > >> >>>> > >> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+func+channel >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Synopsis: >>>> > >> CHANNEL(item) >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Description: >>>> > >> Gets/set various pieces of information about the channel. (New in 1.4) >>>> > >> >>>> > >> item may be one of the following: >>>> > >> Read/write Item Description >>>> > >> R/O audioreadformat format currently being read >>>> > >> R/O audionativeformat format used natively for audio >>>> > >> R/O audiowriteformat format currently being written >>>> > >> R/W callgroup call groups for call pickup >>>> > >> R/O channeltype technology used for channel >>>> > >> R/W language language for sounds played >>>> > >> R/W musicclass class (from musiconhold.conf) for hold music >>>> > >> R/O state state for channel >>>> > >> R/W tonezone zone for indications played >>>> > >> R/O videonativeformat format used natively for video >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Items available in 1.6: >>>> > >> Standard items (provided by all channel technologies) are: >>>> > >> Read/write Item Description >>>> > >> R/O audioreadformat format currently being read >>>> > >> R/O audionativeformat format used natively for audio >>>> > >> R/O audiowriteformat format currently being written >>>> > >> R/W callgroup call groups for call pickup >>>> > >> R/O channeltype technology used for channel >>>> > >> R/W language language for sounds played >>>> > >> R/W musicclass class (from musiconhold.conf) for hold music >>>> > >> R/W parkinglot parkinglot for parking >>>> > >> R/W rxgain set rxgain level on channel drivers that support it >>>> > >> R/O state state for channel >>>> > >> R/W tonezone zone for indications played >>>> > >> R/W txgain set txgain level on channel drivers that support it >>>> > >> R/O videonativeformat format used natively for video >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> On 10-06-20 11:29 PM, "Remzi Turer" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >> >>>>> > >>> Why don't you use phpagi to connect to Asterisk management directly, >>>>> instead >>>>> > >>> of doing system calls. It is more reliable, plus I have used it many of >>>>> > >>> times, never had an issue or hanged process. >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> On 10-06-20 10:44 PM, "Bruce N" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> Thanks for the input. >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> I have already used system() in phpagi to do an "asterisk -rx" and >>>>>> the "sip >>>>>> > >>>> show channels" and "grep -c" for g729 and that works kind of. But as I >>>>>> > >>>> said, >>>>>> > >>>> it's not very responsive and it hangs sometimes. It probably be >>>>>> the same >>>>>> > >>>> results even if I used some php-agi parameter to harvest the info >>>>>> I want. >>>>>> > >>>> Overall, it's not as clean of a method as a dialplan method would >>>>>> be if it >>>>>> > >>>> was >>>>>> > >>>> doable. >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> I am amazed that there is no easy dial-plan method to tell if a >>>>>> trunk is >>>>>> > >>>> being >>>>>> > >>>> used or if a codec is being used. >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> P.S. GROUP_COUNT seems to be useless in my case as well. >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>> > >>>> Thanks >>>>>> > >>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:44:53 -0400 >>>>>>> > >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>> > >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>> > >>>>> CC: [email protected] >>>>>>> > >>>>> Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] How to check in dial-plan for a >>>>>>> specific codec >>>>>>> > >>>>> if >>>>>>> > >>>>> it's being used? >>>>>>> > >>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I have a need to check and see if a G.729 channel is up and running >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> and then to set a variable as FALSE and TRUE based on the outcome. >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Can this be done with the dial-plan? >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I can also live with a dial-plan code that check to see if a Trunk >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> is being used and if it is to set a variable to FALSE or >>>>>>>>> TRUE based >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> on the condition. >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I can also work with a method that can check to see if a number >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> dialed on the system start with 678 and if a call is on >>>>>>>>> progress and >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> set a variable to TRUE or FALSE. >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> All of the above approaches are fine by me but I prefer the Trunk >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> option to be checked if it's used, and then the G.729 check option. >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Any input is appreciated. >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Running Asterisk v1.4.x >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Note: I have used phpagi to do a system call for "asterisk -rx" and >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> that is not a good solution as the php file itself hangs sometimes >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> in Asterisk dial-plan. Something dial-plan native would make my life >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> much easier. >>>>>>> > >>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>> Well "sip show channel" shows the codec in use for a given >>>>>>> channel. I >>>>>>> > >>>>> would >>>>>>> > >>>>> have said to use an AGI script for that, but you don't want to. >>>>>>> How about >>>>>>> > >>>>> scanning logs, (although that could take time?) >>>>>>> > >>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>> You could hack a variable into AGI command to specify the codec. >>>>>>> There is >>>>>>> > >>>>> a >>>>>>> > >>>>> var called ${SIP_CODEC} that says it's used to set the codec, >>>>>>> maybe it >>>>>>> > >>>>> shows >>>>>>> > >>>>> the codec too (long shot?) >>>>>>> > >>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>> -- >>>>>>> > >>>>> John Van Ostrand >>>>>>> > >>>>> CTO, co-CEO >>>>>>> > >>>>> Net Direct Inc. >>>>>>> > >>>>> 564 Weber St. N. 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