Re: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] Dial Plan Testing Strategy ? (Mike Brooks)

2010-05-17 Thread Matthew Hall
Mike, I used to just test at the end, but I found it to be counter productive 
if I made several mistakes, I now test as I go, with the exception of aar, it 
only takes a few minutes more to test each one as I go, shutting down a 
voiceport takes only seconds, as does bringing back up. I makes me more 
confident in my foundation I build the dial plan as well.

Test it all at the end was easier when I used to chart out my full dial plan on 
notepad (as I did in V2), but now I just build as I go and it's much harder to 
test the whole dialplan at the end without a table.

Matt

 What is everyones thoughts on testing dialplan ?
 
 If you have multiple paths for calls such backup gateways, or teho with
 backups etc, would it make sense to get through dialplan and then just test
 at the end.  Or test as you go, both the primary and backup path after
 implementing each route pattern ?  Testing as you go would involve shutting
 down the voice-port on the gateways after each pattern is implemented and
 verifying it works before moving on to the next bullet/task.
 
 Just curious what you all feel is the best approach.
 
 Thx,
 Mike
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Re: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] Dial Plan Testing Strategy ? (Mike Brooks)

2010-05-17 Thread Mike Brooks
OK...that makes sense.  Thanks Matt

Mike

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Matthew Hall 1.matt.h...@gmail.com wrote:

 Mike, I used to just test at the end, but I found it to be counter
 productive if I made several mistakes, I now test as I go, with the
 exception of aar, it only takes a few minutes more to test each one as I go,
 shutting down a voiceport takes only seconds, as does bringing back up. I
 makes me more confident in my foundation I build the dial plan as well.

 Test it all at the end was easier when I used to chart out my full dial
 plan on notepad (as I did in V2), but now I just build as I go and it's much
 harder to test the whole dialplan at the end without a table.

 Matt

  What is everyones thoughts on testing dialplan ?
 
  If you have multiple paths for calls such backup gateways, or teho with
  backups etc, would it make sense to get through dialplan and then just
 test
  at the end.  Or test as you go, both the primary and backup path after
  implementing each route pattern ?  Testing as you go would involve
 shutting
  down the voice-port on the gateways after each pattern is implemented and
  verifying it works before moving on to the next bullet/task.
 
  Just curious what you all feel is the best approach.
 
  Thx,
  Mike
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