[Asterisk-Users] No detection of Line Busy

[Herc]

Quoting Steven Critchfield <critch at basesys.com>:

> On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 08:42, Herc wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "WipeOut" <wipe_out at onetel.com>
> > To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 9:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] No detection of Line Busy
> > 
> > 
> > > herc at wavelink.com.my wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hello,
> > > >
> > > >I am quite new to asterisk.
> > > >I managed to connect our 2 branch offices with asterisk.
> > > >
> > > >In one side, our linux asterisk box is connected to the leased line
> going
> > > >to our other office and on the other side its connected to office PBX
> > through a
> > > >channel bank.
> > > >
> > > >This installation is running smoothly, except for one thing.
> > > >If an extension is busy, i want to transfer that call to a near by
> > > >one, so i did like this,
> > > > Dial(Zap/g1/55|15|t)
> > > > Dial(Zap/g1/59|15|t)
> > > >the prob is, when ext. 55 is busy, the caller hear busy tone and thats
> > all,
> > > >asterisk doesn't execute the second line.
> > > >even when the ext. 55 is busy, still the asterisk log says,that zap
> line
> > > >as answered.
> > > >I need to get this thing settled quickly, cos, this is a already found
> > > >feature in our office hardware PBX.
> > > >Can anyone pls help me????
> > > >
> > > >Herc
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Try something like..
> > >
> > > exten => 55,1,Dial(Zap/x|15|t)
> > > exten => 55,102,Dial(Zap/y|15|t)
> > >
> > > Where Zap/x is the channel that connects extension 55 and Zap/y is the
> > > channel that connects to extension 59..
> > >
> > > Later..
> > >
> > 
> > I am not directlyl connecting to extensions 55 and 59. I have few office
> PBX
> > extensions coming
> > to the channel bank(which is connected to linux box), and i have grouped
> > those channels under 'g1'.
> > so i am dialing ext 55 and 59 from extensions in group 'g1'.
> 
> Your problem basically comes from the fact that in the analog world, a
> busy signal is a audio only signaling. Asterisk could do this detection
> if it was directly touching the phones, or if it was connected digitally
> to the switch that touches the phones. 
> 
> I think there are some busydetect features you can turn on in the
> zapata.conf file, but they are one of the things that is prone to
> diconnecting a call early as you are trying to fuzzy match a pattern of
> sound at the beginning of the call. 
> -- 
> Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>
> 

Yes, we tried enabling busydetect in zapata.conf file.
then, once the extension is busy, as u suggested, asterisk disconnects the line.

in a situation like this, instead of disconnecting, cant we dial another number?????
don't u think we should have this fascility......???

Herc


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