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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a scenario that I just can't seem to
determine the best way to deal with.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We would like to have our PRI lines moved
to our datacenter with Asterisk directing calls between our 4 small
offices. Internet connections at the small offices are high-speed, but
*may* go down on a rare occasion. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Having the main voice menus at the datacenter makes
sense, its the voicemail and locals that are troubling me. In the situation
where an extension is busy or an office connection is down, incoming calls
should *still* be directed to voicemail. So to me, that means the voice
mail should be at the datacenter. As far as I can tell, that also
means every extension in the company needs to be known in at least two
locations.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I did try to find some documentation on the
"switch" command, but didn't find much and I don't really understand
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It appears the datacenter will need a "dial iax2"
statement backed by a voicemail statement. The iax2 call will also need the
intended extension and a timeout. The small office will need to direct that
same extension to a dedicated channel. So every extension
is configured in three places - right? Once at the data
center, twice at the small office (incoming and
outgoing).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When extension 100 calls 101 and they
are both are in the same small office, how does extension 100 leave a voice
mail? Does that mean entering the extension in four places now? or is there an
easier way?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And what about transfers where someone in office A
transfers a PRI caller to office B. What IP path is that call taking? Does it go
from the datacenter to office A then back to the datacenter and finally to
Office B, or does Office A get removed from the path? Perhaps the
way Asterisk is configured effects the answer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it possible to still use apps like call-queues
and agents in a distributed configuration? Can the "you have mail"
indicator on a Zap channel still work if the voicemail is not on the same
asterisk box?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What happens when someone from Office A calls
Office B. Does the call path bypass the datacenter or is it a three point
call?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been reading as much as possible on Asterisks
lately, but I still ended up with these questions. Hopefully someone is up to
the challenge :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Darren</FONT></DIV>
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