[asterisk-gui] GUI Dial Plan - outgoing via multiple possible lines (roll-over)

[Sam Snow]

bkruse wrote:
> Peter,
>
> This is correct. The reasons why groups are so useful
> is because of that same reason. Grouping t1's together
> to have a huge outbound trunk. Grouping single lines
> for a "trunk" feel, or anything similar.
>
> Thanks for the info too Peter,
>
> -bk
>
> Peter Nguyen wrote:
>   
>> ZAP/g1 means group 1. So anything defined in group g1 can be used as long as they're available. In essence, your config may look like this:
>>
>> context=incoming        ; Incoming calls go to [incoming] in extensions.conf
>> signalling=fxs_ks       ; Use FXS signalling for an FXO channel
>> group=1
>> channel => 2-4            ; PSTN attached to port 2 to 4
>>
>> then in your dialplan you can use:
>>
>> exten => NXXXXXX,1,Dial(ZAP/g1/${EXTEN}
>>
>> this will cause asterisk to dial any 7 digits number that starts with 2 and send it out the first available channel in group g1 which includes channels 2 through 4. I hope this help
>>
>>
>> Peter Nguyen
>> L.A. Fitness International, LLC
>> 2600 Michelson Drive, Suite 300
>> Irvine, California 92612
>> VoIP Administrator * (877) 561-9944
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-gui-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-gui-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of asterisk-gui-request at lists.digium.com
>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 10:00 AM
>> To: asterisk-gui at lists.digium.com
>> Subject: asterisk-gui Digest, Vol 9, Issue 9
>>
>>
>>     

Peter,

Thanks for your response. I will plan to test your syntax on Monday.

My channels were already grouped (though via a more wordy syntax than 
you suggested). My problem is that I think I have been testing the 
equivalent of what you are suggesting (though formatted differently 
because I am creating things with the GUI where possible-- and not 
trying to break it!) and the grouping has not worked for me. Instead I 
get a congested message and the second or third line is not used.

In case you missed my first post, here is the extensions.conf side of 
things (as created by the GUI):

extensions.conf :
trunk_1 = Zap/g1
trunk_2 = Zap/g2
trunk_3 = Zap/g3

[numberplan-custom-2]
include = default
plancomment = DialPlan2
exten = _9XXXX!,1,Macro(trunkdial,${trunk_1}/w${EXTEN:0})
comment = _9XXXX!,1,outside,standard


[macro-trunkdial]
;
; Standard trunk dial macro (hangs up on a dialstatus that should
; terminate call)
;   ${ARG1} - What to dial
;
exten => s,1,Dial(${ARG1})
exten => s,n,Goto(s-${DIALSTATUS},1)
exten => s-NOANSWER,1,Hangup
exten => s-BUSY,1,Hangup
exten => _s-.,1,NoOp


Sam