> From: Lawrence, Scott (BL60:9D30) 
> 
> On Fri, 2008-10-17 at 11:28 -0400, Steinmann, Martin 
> (BL60:2500) wrote:
> > Let me propose the following resolution:
> > 
> > a) We agree that we need source routing based on location for 
> > multi-branch deployments
> > 
> > b) We agree that the main mechanism will be based on auto-detecting 
> > the current location on a per call basis
> > 
> > c) We agree that sipXconfig will allow the specification of 
> a location 
> > for users and gateways and that this mechanism will be used if 
> > auto-detection is not possible
> > 
> > d) We agree that this source routing mechanism is done per dialing 
> > rule, so that least cost routing for e.g. international calls still 
> > works based on called destination
> 
> This problem with (d) is that we don't currently have any 
> explicit 'least-cost' routing.  We just have routing - we 
> don't know which rules are for cost and which are for some 
> other reason.  So (d) can't really be done at the moment.

If the dialplan rule was created with the intention of providing
least-cost routing then the admin can turn off the source-based routing
for that dialplan rule.  See f).


> 
> > e) We agree that it would be a nice to have feature to be able to 
> > manually control source routing on a per call basis using a DTMF 
> > feature code. Main use case is for debugging. The feature is turned 
> > off by default and only implemented if time permits.
> 
> I strongly disagree with (e)
> 
> > f) We agree that this source routing mechanism can be turn 
> on or off 
> > per dialing rule.
> 
> See the problem with (d) above.
> 
> > g) For remote workers who are not currently in a known location 
> > ordinary destination based dialing rules apply.
> 
> I'm still not sure I understand how the IP-based location 
> discovery really works... until I do, I can't evaluate how 
> this applies.  

I tried to provide some information on the topic in one of my previous
e-mails.  This information is essentially provided by the NAT Traversal
feature and is based on a few simplifying assumptions (that can be
revised if needed). For more information, please refer to a sub-section
called "Adding caller's topology information to Contact header" on page
8 of the NAT traversal design document found at
http://sipxecs.sipfoundry.org/ViewVC/sipXecs/branches/merge_proxy/sipXpr
oxy/doc/NAT-traversal/NAT_Traversal_Design_Doc.doc


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