[asterisk-users] Annoying PRI Channels Restarting Message

[Steve Totaro]

Michael Collins wrote:
>> Is there a reason it resets?  Aka does it serve any kind of purpose?
>>     
>
> Just curious: what protocol variant (i.e. 4/5ESS, DMS, NI2, etc.) are
> you using? Also, which carrier?  Finally, have you turned on PRI
> debugging to see if it is the telco that is requesting the restart?  In
> some cases the telco will send out a PRI message like 'service' (i.e.
> service request) to which the CPE will need to respond with a service
> ack message.  Not all telcos behave the same with respect to so-called
> maintenance messages, so you might want to follow up with the carrier
> just to be sure nothing is wrong.  "Probably" nothing is wrong but it
> can't hurt to check.
>
> -MC
>
> P.S. - the messages might be annoying, but if you've ever had PRI issues
> then those messages become comforting!
>
>
>   

It is Asterisk or more specifically Zaptel that causes the resets 
defined by the "resetinterval" variable.  I have only noticed it on a 
PRI (5ess and NI2 from what I have personally seen).  It has nothing to 
do with the telco but I wonder what they see on their side?

To me it is comforting to see, I have also disabled resetinterval on a 
box with four Qwest PRIs and had absolutely no problems in the last six 
or seven months since doing it.  Bottom line, I don't really think it is 
needed and should possibly be defaulted to "never".

Thanks,
Steve Totaro
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