>From your packet capture named BroadVOX_Capture_726910-3.pcap there are 2
calls attempts.

First one to 8004144231 and the secont to 6066796893 - both originated from
2165098666.

In the first call, Max-Forwards is set to 8, which led the call to the 483
- Too many hops. You can see the INVITE in frame 1

The second call has Max-Forwards set to 67. Check frame 10.

Something seems to be wrong on how BroadVOX is sending you calls, with
different Max-Forwards depending on the type of destination number.

I don't know from where they took the 60 hops to answer you, but certainly
wasn't from the call to your toll free number.

-
MM


On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Brian Buckles <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks Tony,
> We'll confirm with the ITSP that the hop count isn't this low.  We haven't
> changed any of the hunt groups or added any phones recently.  This started
> suddenly and had previously worked fine.  The call I had with the ITSP a
> day or so ago suggested it was quite high.  I understood her to say it was
> 60 hops, but we will confirm.
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Tony Graziano <[email protected]>
> *To:* Brian Buckles <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* Discussion list for users of sipXecs software <
> [email protected]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:10 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [sipx-users] Getting 483 Too Many Hops Error
>
> 6 hops is just too low. If it "started" suddenly, it's a change at the
> provider's end (meaning you didn't add a lot of phones to your hunt group,
> etc. If it were me, and it's not, I'd make BVOX fix it. It does not adhere
> to RFC3261.
>
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3261#page-38
>
> 8.1.1.6 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3261#section-8.1.1.6> Max-Forwards
>
>    The Max-Forwards header field serves to limit the number of hops a
>    request can transit on the way to its destination.  It consists of an
>    integer that is decremented by one at each hop.  If the Max-Forwards
>    value reaches 0 before the request reaches its destination, it will
>    be rejected with a 483(Too Many Hops) error response.
>
>    A UAC MUST insert a Max-Forwards header field into each request it
>    originates with a value that SHOULD be 70.  This number was chosen to
>    be sufficiently large to guarantee that a request would not be
>    dropped in any SIP network when there were no loops, but not so large
>    as to consume proxy resources when a loop does occur.  Lower values
>    should be used with caution and only in networks where topologies are
>    known by the UA.
>
>
> Another alternate way to do this is with an AA. Let the AA answer the
> call, and reduce all the options to the minumum time and have it transfer
> to the hunt group on failure OR make the user press a key to get to the
> hunt group. Once the call is answered, the hops issue is removed, and the
> AA will answer the call.
>
> Alternately you could see if the ingate will artificially fix this, but
> the cause s probably a new low cost route for toll free services added
> and/or changed AT broadvox. How either party (Ingate support or Broadvox)
> could say it is the cause of the sip proxy or sipx without admitting to
> this is comical.
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Brian Buckles <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Tony,
> Both the Toll Free Dial Plan and the Long Distance Dial plan have the same
> gateway IP.
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Tony Graziano <[email protected]>
> *To:* Brian Buckles <[email protected]>; Discussion list for users of
> sipXecs software <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* Matt White <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:22 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [sipx-users] Getting 483 Too Many Hops Error
>
> Please confirm the dial plan rule for toll free is enabled (or not)
> and what gateway it points to (as compared to your long distance rule,
> for example).
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Brian Buckles <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Matt or others interested in the SipXecs capture, please see the link
> below.
> > Please follow the link below and choose "click here to start download
> from"
> > SendSpace.  This capture is of a call from 8595235338 to one of the
> > problematic toll free numbers 800-414-4231.  Please let me know if this
> > provides any further info that may help to resolve this issue more
> quickly.
> > Thanks in advance for any assistance.
> >
> >
> > http://www.sendspace.com/file/m2hoiu
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Matt White <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 2:37 PM
> >
> > Subject: Re: [sipx-users] Getting 483 Too Many Hops Error
> >
> > A sipx-trace will be far more beneficial.  What you have is only gonna
> show
> > whats happening at the gateway...its not gonna show us anything about how
> > sipx is dealing with it internally.
> >
> >
> http://www.sipfoundry.org/web/mpicher/~/426137/blogs/-/asset_publisher/xfZRF9U0rLa7/blog/id/78163
> >
> > -M
> >>>> Brian Buckles <[email protected]> 10/22/12 1:18 PM >>>
> > All,
> > Please see the link below for the captures from the Ingate and BroadVox.
> > The Ingate capture is called "Configured by Ingate Startup Tool..." and
> can
> > be viewed from a web browser.  You can scroll toward the bottom to see
> the
> > capture and search for "483 too many hops if needed".  The BroadVox
> capture
> > is labeled "BroadVox_Capture_726910-3.pcap" and is just a standard pcap
> > file.  Once you follow link just click on download for each file then
> click
> > "Click here to start download from sendspace" at the bottom to save to
> your
> > PC.  As an FYI I spoke to Ingate and we can upgrade the Ingate a new
> version
> > that will allow the preservation of hops.  I'm going to hold off on this
> for
> > now to prevent downtime of the phone system until necessary and see if
> > BroadVox can increase the hops.  Thanks for the help and please let me
> know
> > if the captures offer any further help and suggestions you may have.
> >
> >
> > http://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/6kkw1N%2BO9fAUeWPKwPXWTg
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Tony Graziano <[email protected]>
> > To: Discussion list for users of sipXecs software
> > <[email protected]>
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 2:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: [sipx-users] Getting 483 Too Many Hops Error
> >
> > Except with an ingate we can probably preserve the hop count inside
> > and make it a non issue (I think).
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Matt White <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >> Attachments typically don't make ti to the list.  Post them to a
> webserver
> >> and provide a url.
> >>
> >> 483 Too many Hops is generally because the call is getting
> >> referred/re-invited too many times.
> >>
> >> The ITSP will typically send the call with predefined number of "hops"
> set
> >> in the SIP header.  We often find that this changes even within a single
> >> ITSP depending on where the call originates.  Most ITSP set this around
> 10
> >> hops.
> >>
> >> its not hard for this to decrement down to 0.  Call hits the ingate
> >> (1)...Call Goes to an alias on an AA (2), call is sent from the alias to
> >> the
> >> AA (3), AA transfers to a hunt group (4)....etc.  A few hops are used
> >> internally to sipx as well. Eventually it bounces around too many times.
> >>
> >> So for starters see if you can simplify your call routing.
> >>
> >> Its also good to fully qualify call forwarding routes as it removes a
> hop.
> >> For example.
> >>
> >> Lets say you have extension 201 as a dumy user and it sends calls to
> hunt
> >> group 202.
> >> When you setup the call forwarding enter it as [email protected]
> >>
> >> If you just put 202 in their...it will take 2 hops.  One when it sends
> 202
> >> to the proxy, and a second when the proxy changes 202 to
> [email protected].
> >> You can see it can eat up hops real quick.
> >>
> >> Same goes for alias.  If you can route calls to the actual user
> extension
> >> it
> >> will take one less hop than an alias to the same user.
> >>
> >> If all else fails, see if the itsp can up the hops for you.
> >>
> >> -m
> >>
> >>>>> Brian Buckles <[email protected]> 10/19/12 1:44 PM >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >>
> >> Sorry if this gets re-posted a second time.  I haven't gotten any
> >> confirmation from the admins that this was or wasn't accepted, and this
> is
> >> something we need to resolve quickly.  Please see my previous email
> below
> >> for details.
> >> Attention SipXecs support community,
> >> We have a client that is running SipXecs 4.4.0.  The Session Boarder
> >> Controller is an InGate Siparator and the SIP provider for the SIP
> trunks
> >> is
> >> BroadVox.  The client is unable to receive calls to most of their toll
> >> free
> >> numbers properly.  Our client noticed that prior to calling us, that it
> >> seemed they could get a call to successfully go through from a cell
> phone
> >> to
> >> the toll free numbers, but not from land lines.  After further testing
> it
> >> appears the some calls go through for most cell phone carriers and not
> >> others.  It appears most land line calls to the toll free numbers fail,
> >> but
> >> there's been one or 2 land based offices that were able to successfully
> >> call
> >> the toll free numbers.  All calls to the local numbers have went through
> >> without incident as to the best of our knowledge.  We talked to the SIP
> >> provider and vendor for the SBC.  They found that the SipXecs system is
> >> giving a "483 Too Many Hops" error.  I've attached a capture (see the
> >> 726910-3.pcap file ) from the SIP provider as well as capture (See the
> >> "Configured by Ingate...." file) from the SBC vendor that was ran on the
> >> SBC.  You'll can view the capture from the SBC using a web browser, then
> >> scroll down toward the bottom to see the capture.  You can search for
> the
> >> error code given above.  The only changes we are aware of that happened
> on
> >> the SipXecs system, is that the selt signed cert had expired and was
> >> renewed
> >> about a month ago.  The issue with the "483 Too Many Hops" has only been
> >> noticed by the client within the last 1.5 to 2 weeks.  The toll free
> >> number
> >> of 8004144231 was used during the gathering of the 2 attached captures.
> >> Can
> >> someone please take a look at the attached capture files ASAP and let us
> >> know of any suggestions you have to resolve this issue?  This issue is
> >> having a major impact the client's normal business operations.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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