[Asterisk-Users] Distinctive Ring Cadences

[matt.riddell at sineapps.com]

Again, sorry for the top-posting, just following the thread.

Re: you can do cadences with FXS of Sipuras - this can also be done 
with the FXS modules for TDM400P cards.  I.E. in my house there is an 
extension for me, 1 for my work, 1 for my wife and 1 for our tenant.

Then in extensions.conf I have:

[extensions]
;== MATT ==
exten => 
1,1,macro(stdexten|1|${MATT}&${STUDIO}r2&${PETE}r2&${ROOM}r2&ZAP/5r2)

exten => 
4,1,macro(stdexten|4|${MATT}&${STUDIO}r2&ZAP/3r2&${ROOM}r2&ZAP/5r2)

;== PETE ==
exten => 2,1,macro(stdexten|2|ZAP/3r4&ZAP/5r4)

;== CYNTHIA ==
exten => 3,1,macro(stdexten|3|${STUDIO}r3&ZAP/3r3&${ROOM}r3&ZAP/5r3)

(Sorry for the wrapping, I've seperated the lines so there is a gap 
between them.  Oh and BTW ${MATT} is a sip connection to my computer -
 if I have to call somewhere I know I'll be on hold, I use my 
counterstrike headset and x-lite so that I don't get a sore neck from 
tilting my head to hold the phone for hours on end)

You will note that there is an r2,r3 or r4 after the FXS lines which 
means that even though one of the phones is in the lounge, we all 
know who it's for because of the ringing.  Also, you will note that 
Pete's (our boarder) extension does not ring in the room or studio 
(which has helped no end when he has received calls at 5am!).

I personally would like to see more cadence types (as far as I'm 
aware you can change the cadences of the 4 ring patterns, but can not 
add more than 4 - correct me if I'm wrong).

Cheers,

Matt Riddell

P.S. The above could easily be controlled by callerid (although it 
depends on how many callerid's you want to check for).  If you want 
to check for a lot of numbers, you're probably best using a database. 
 You could maybe use the asterisk db.  I'm using a plugin in winamp 
that lets you press + or - to rate up or down the visual you are 
viewing.  It would be nice if you could do something similar with 
asterisk.  I.E. at some time (maybe after the call) you can press a 
number between 1 and 4 and then the number will be added to the 
database with that code.  When a call comes in, check in db, if there 
call using the correct cadence. End result?: Call comes in, annoying 
person on line, press 4 after, next time you know it's an annoying 
person.  Your new girlfriend rings...press 1...next time she calls 
allow the phones to ring for 60 seconds instead of the usual 5 :-)

On 25 Aug 2004 at 17:50, Jay Milk wrote:

> This is something you can do when you use Sipuras (chose one of eight
> cadences) for your FXS ports.  Once you search the list, you will find
> that it also works on Cisco IP Phones.  In order to change the cadence
> based on the user/caller (or caller-id, or...) you will need some
> clever AGI script and a optionally database.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Meyer [mailto:mjmeyer at gendesign.com] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 4:42 PM
> > To: Asterisk Users Group
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Distinctive Ring Cadences
> > 
> > 
> > Hello All,
> > 
> > 	I am looking for a way to do priority call ringing. 
> > That is when a caller places a call to another party, they 
> > can indicate that the call is a priority and get a different 
> > ring to occur (ring cadence) on the called parties phone. 
> > This would be synonymous to an intercom ring on a key system.
> > 
> > 	After some investigation, I have come across the 
> > ability of the GS BT101 which will ring differently based on 
> > the CID. But, this doesn't allow the caller to control the ring.
> > 
> > 	I have uncovered some past discussions
> > (http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2002-Decembe
> r/006378.html) and
> (http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-dev/2003-June/000916.html
> ) regarding patches to support SIP phones and have no idea if they are
> implemented features or not. 
> 
> If anyone knows, please let me know.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike Meyer
> 
> 
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