<tt><font size=2>> back in the old analog telephony days there was
"digital" PBX-es and<br>
> digital "system" phonesets. This phonesets have had many
individual<br>
> illuminatable buttons connected with extensions. The PBX can show
on<br>
> the buttons if some extension is ringing (blinks) or busy (constant<br>
> light), and the user can transfer the call with one touch (pressing<br>
> one of this button).<br>
> <br>
> I search this functionality in Asterisk. What versions, and what<br>
> extension functions (or other settings), and what VoIP phones can
do<br>
> this?<br>
</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>Asterisk has had this functionality for a long time.
The terms you want to search for are BLF (Busy Lamp Field) and Subscribe.
I imagine that most sip phones have the necessary features to do BLF. I
know the Polycom phones I use certainly do. The Digium branded phones do
as well.</font></tt>