[Asterisk-Users] Request for best practices

[Martin Pycko]

It should work but you need to do Goto(extensions,666${EXTEN},1)

Martin

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Ernest W. Lessenger wrote:

> We are trying to implement "area-code dialing" in our asterisk PBX.
> Basically: we will have a number of customers, who may be in different area
> codes, that want to direct-dial each other's extensions. We want this to
> work like a "real" centrex, in that seven-digit numbers should try (1)
> "local" VoIP extensions, and then (2) "local" PSTN numbers. Ten-digit
> numbers should dial (1) "long-distance" VoIP extensions, and then (2)
> "long-distance" PSTN numbers.
>
> Here's my plan so far, does anyone have a better way? Will Goto() work the
> way I expect it to (i.e. will the extension I specify be pattern matched)?
>
> ==Extensions.conf==
>
> [area555]
> exten => _NXXNXXX, 1, Goto(extensions,555${EXTEN})
> include => extensions
>
> [area666]
> exten => _NXXNXXX,1, Goto(extensions,666${EXTEN})
> include => extensions
>
> [extensions]
> exten => 5551234567, 1, Macro(stdexten, 1234, SIP/user1)
> exten => 6661234567, 1, Macro(stdexten, 1235, SIP/user2)
> include => longdistance
>
> [longdistance]
> exten => _NXXNXXXXXX, 1, Dial(${Nufone},${ARG1})
> exten => _NXXNXXXXXX, 2, Congestion()
>
> [macro-stdexten]
> ... as in demo ...
>
> ==Sip.conf===
> [user1]
> ...
> context = area555
>
> [user2]
> ...
> context = area666
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> --Ernest
>
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