[Asterisk-Users] ZAP Digit Timeout

[Jarrod O'Connell]

Does anyone have any info on this?

On 1/14/06, Geoff Manning <gmanning at zoom.com> wrote:
>
> We use
>
> SetVar(TIMEOUT(digit)=8)
>
> In our dialplan to make sure that the user is done dialing before Asterisk
> executes the call. I just recently came across the piece I've copied
> below.
> It says for new incoming ZAP connections, the default digit timeout is 3
> seconds and can only be configured in the source code.
>
> Is that true????
>
> ============
>
> How long will Asterisk wait?
> (http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+Extension+Matching)
>
> How long Asterisk will wait for more digits, before giving up and
> processing
> the number as dialed so far, depends on two factors. First of all, it
> depends on whether this is a new incoming connection or an established
> connection.
>
> * New incoming connections are those where Asterisk has not started
> processing any Dialplan commands for the call yet. For Zap channels, this
> means that someone has lifted the handset and started dialing a number,
> and
> Asterisk is processing each digit as the user dials it, to determine which
> extension in the Dialplan to go first.
>
>
> * For new incoming connections, the second factor affecting how long
> Asterisk waits for more digits before giving up is the type of channel
> that
> the call is coming in on. Each channel type determines its own timeout
> period. The Zap channel has a fixed timeout period of 3 seconds, and this
> can not be changed without modifying the source code and recompiling the
> Zap
> module.
>
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