[cisco-voip] using a set of trunks when others are not available only (not if they are being used)

[Jonathan Charles]

No, but it will require a reset of the route-group...



Jonathan

On 1/24/07, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
>  I guess I could add the gateways to the route group on an as needed
> basis. I believe adding gateways to an existing route group in an existing
> route list does not require a reset of the phones.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jonathan Charles <jonvoip at gmail.com>
> *To:* Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca>
> *Cc:* cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:00 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] using a set of trunks when others are not
> available only (not if they are being used)
>
> AAR ONLY works if there is a 'not enough bandwidth' from locations-based
> CAC.
>
> You are basically screwed.
>
> Here's why.
>
> First, if you include the failover trunks in a route-list with other
> route-groups, as soon as the first fill up, the call will be routed to the
> next port in the route list.
>
> Your only real option is to create a new route pattern and point that at
> your failover trunks, however, this would require your users to enter
> different digits.
>
> There is one method, using HSRP and tracking the D-channels for the
> primary interfaces, when they go down the other will become active and if
> (and only) they are H.323 calls will then go to that IP.
>
> This would require buying more hardware probably...
>
>
>
> Jonathan
>
> On 1/24/07, Lelio Fulgenzi < lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> >
> >  I'd like to setup a route list so that a secondary group of PSTN trunks
> > are used as a backup in case the primary group is unavailable. I don't want
> > the secondary group to be used if the primary group is all busy.
> >
> > What are my options here? I've looked at AAR but it talks about
> > bandwidth allocations etc. Not sure if that's what I'm looking for.
> >
> >
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