FOOD FOR THOUGHT Asterisk Dialplan Help

[Prits]

Hello,

I am wondering if anyone is able to help with the following outbound route dialplan I need please:

I have an outbound currently formatted to dial 8 before any long distance number ie. 1NXXNXXXXXX but what I need is this long-distance format to EXCLUDE area codes 602, 623 and 480 as I have another outbound route to process these 3 area codes exclusively.

Thank you
Prits

 

[rossiv]

Put the other outbound route above the one with the 8 prefix.

 

[Prits]

Rossiv,

Thank you for the suggestion...

I already have:

9+480NXXXXXX
9+602NXXXXXX
9+623NXXXXXX

Before the '8' prefix route of:

8+1NXXNXXXXXX

But, 9 uses a different trunk than 8 even though the trunk assigned to '8' outbound route can still terminate these calls...

so, I need to prevent uses from dialing:

8+1480NXXXXXX
8+1602NXXXXXX
8+1623NXXXXXX

I think this gives you a better picture of what I have and want to do...

Thank you

 

[rossiv]

Ok, that helps.
So I think you'll need a total of three from what I see.
Top: 9+480..., 9+602..., 9+623....
Next: 8+1480..., 8+1602..., 7+1623...
Bottom: 8+1NXX......

This will give the 9s first priority, then pick up the 8+areacodes before the rest of the 8s and can route them accordingly (hangup or wherever). If I'm understanding, I think that should work.

 

[geopeterwc]

Given the programing options of PIAF and FreePBX, it's really not necessary to require your users to remember to dial 8+ or 9+ before making their call ... just be creative with your dial plan and make use of available dial plan masks. By masking the 256 active area codes in the NANP, you're able to eliminate the 8+ or 9+ scheme for outbound calls from your PBX. For what it's worth, give this a shot:

The dial plan for "general" trunk route #1 (all except A/C 480, 602, 623) will include:

[2-4]XXNXXXXXX
4[1-7]XNXXXXXX (or should it be 4[0-7]XNXXXXXX ?)
4[9-0]XNXXXXXX (or should it be 49XNXXXXXX for AC's 49x?)
5XXNXXXXXX
601NXXXXXX
60[2-9]XNXXXXXX
61XNXXXXXX
62[12]NXXXXXX (or should it be 62[02]NXXXXXX ?)
62[4-9]NXXXXXX (or should it be 62[4-0]NXXXXXX ?)
[7-9]XXNXXXXXX

And the dial plan for your local Phoenix Area trunk route #2 (480, 602, 623) will include:

480NXXXXXX
602NXXXXXX
623NXXXXXX

Or, maybe this would work for Phoenix AC's:

6[02][23]NXXXXXX

It would be necessary to duplicate this scheme to accommodate 1+number if that is a local requirement (or a service provider requirement). More information is here: http://pbxinaflash.com/community/index.php?threads/dial-plan-explanation.2081/

You would likely want to put your local Phoenix AC route first (for your preferred trunk for local calls) and the general dial plan for the remaining area codes to follow. I admit that I haven't actually tried this scheme, but I wouldn't want to create 256 separate dial plan entries for each of the area code in existence in FreePBX, though an ongoing maintenance would be required to accommodate new area codes!

Anyway! Or, maybe this idea is full of holes. Fire away!

/Pete./