[asterisk-dev] Bounty

[Benny Amorsen]

CDR <venefax at gmail.com> writes:

> I need a new Timeout parameter added to the Dial application, for SIP
> dialing. The new timeout would be "first-ring" timeout, as opposed to
> timeout for connection. If we don't get a 180 Ringing message before a
> certain amount of seconds, the call fails. This a needed addition to
> Asterisk. I need this in version 1.4 and cannot wait the normal time for a
> "new feature" process to complete. The rationale is clear: many carriers
> will hold the call indefinitely, instead of returning a 503. If the call
> is ringing, then I don't care if it rings for 60 seconds, but if there is
> no ringback before 6 seconds, I need yo try another carrier and move on.

Is this something that you experience a lot of carriers doing in normal
use? It seems rather unusual for a carrier to fail to make a timely
reply except when the carrier is down completely. If the carrier is down
completely, you can add qualify for that particular carrier, and your
calls should fail immediately instead of waiting.


/Benny