[asterisk-users] OT - Explain RDNIS

[Olivier]

Hi,

1. Can you explain what RDNIS is when it should used with Asterisk ?
I've read this http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/RDNIS but I'm still
wondering if I should use it.

My understanding is:
when dialing out through an ISDN line, Asterisk is sending two numbers
(using signalling channel) :
- one is CALLERID(num) which is supposed to be whatever the Asterisk admin
whishes to be,
- one is CALLERID(rdnis) which is supposed to the RGN (see above link).

Is Asterisk sending something else ? (the reason, ...)
Is this correct ?


2. I'm facing a strange issue with an old 1.2 Asterisk (bristuffed).
My setup is:

PartyA <----- ISDN ----> Asterisk <--------ISDN----><-----Whatever ---->
PartyB

During off hours, Asterisk forwards incoming calls to an external party
(called PartyB in my drawings).
Depending on the number of PartyB, PartyB's hardphone is either displaying
the PartyA's number or Asterisk's lines number.
For instance, if PartyA's number is 0123456789 and Asterisk's number is
0987654321, if PartyB is my cellphone,
I can read the call is coming from 0123456789 (PartyA).
I PartyB is someone else cellphone, when PartyA calls Asterisk, he would
read 0987654321 (Asterisk's number).


I'm trying to understand what is happening.
In every case, in my diaplan, after answering PartyA's call, and before
dialing PartyB, I've got a CALLERID(num)=0123456789 line.

How would you explain some cellphones display one number and some the other
?

Regards
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20100619/0a33e1e8/attachment.htm