[Asterisk-Users] * as a softswitch for pri interfaces

[Thilo Salmon]

Hi,

did anybody ever try to make asterisk 'switch' calls on pri interfaces? 

My goal is to set up * to 

1. wait on incoming calls until an extension is matched,
2. dial out and then
3. "pass through" the signaling until the call is either established or
   released

I found that asterisk would first pick up the incoming call and then
dials out. For my application however this is undesirable, since in any
case costs will occur to the calling party - even though the called
party might be unavailable or busy.

Has anybody ever done this?

Thilo