[Asterisk-Users] E911 support

[Steve Dolloff]

I haven't looked into it, but either * or the AS5350 gateway that I use
sees the "Anonymous" text and sets the appropriate flags.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Fraizer [mailto:tvo at enterzone.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 3:32 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] E911 support
> 
> Steve Dolloff wrote:
> > I have the following in my sip.conf entries:
> >
> > callerid="Anonymous" <8885551212>
> >
> > This still passes the number for 911, but flags the call as private.
I
> > believe this will meet your requirements.
> >
> > Stephen
> 
> OK.  I was under the impression that the PSAP got their information
based
> on
> ALI/ANI and not from CLID.  Are you telling me that they're looking at
> CLID?
> 
> Also, at least in the testing I've done, the text portion of the CLID
> string
> is ignored by the telco.  They only look at the number and generate
the
> text
> based on what is in their database.  IE; If I tell my asterisk server
to
> set
> my callerID to "test" <my home number> and call someplace, What I get
on
> the
>   CLID display of the phone I dial is "John Fraizer" and my home
number.
> 
> Since Powell has stated that we must provide E911 services, I am
wondering
> what precisely is going to have to be done to do so with Asterisk.
> Routing
> the call to the PSAP when someone dials 911 is the easy part.  Sending
all
> of the information they want/need (much more than just CLID and
something
> that is regulated) is an alltogether different story.
> 
> John
> 
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