[Asterisk-Users] Multi Asterisk Server Transfers

[Eric Wieling]

Mike Sander wrote:
> I believe this is what I have, but it still insists on running the transfer
> from the head office.
> 
> Example:
> 
> Provider --- IAX --- Head Office
> Provider --- SIP --- Remote Office
> Provider --- PSTN
> (Provider is the same * server in all cases)
> 
> Call comes from PSTN to Head office. Head office transfers to 0xxxx where
> xxxx is SIP extension according to Provider and 0 is to dial out on the
> trunk.
> 
> Call is then connected as follows.
> 
> PSTN -> Provider -> Head Office -> Provider -> Remote
> 
> But after it is transferred, I want the resulting route to be:
> 
> PSTN -> Provider -> Remote
> 
> Otherwise Head office has 2 times the bandwidth running through it for a
> call not even going to one of it's own extensions. I had throught that the
> IAX connection between Provider and Head Office would "pass off" calls that
> way.
> 
> Let me know, but thanks for all the help so far.

Then you need to use the same protocol to the provider.  One office is 
using SIP, the other is using IAX.