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DaveD

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I've been doing VoIP telephony for a while, and
I thought I understood dial plans somewhat. But
I find the sections here on SnomONE dial plans

close to indecipherable.

 

There's no complete list of symbology and syntax;

there are only hints and incomplete examples.

 

Yes: there are some basic plans, which are obvious.

But the more advanced plans talk about the usage

and show formats, but don't explain what the resulting

output is, so you can't infer much. Examples are both

incomplete and not well explained.

 

I have a need for a very common extension and NANPA

handling dial plan syntax, but I can't figure it out. And

the SnomONE syntax isn't exactly like any other; for
example it's not the same as Asterisk. (That's fine with

me!) But without a syntax glossary, I'm just guessing. Dave

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Thanks for your reply!

 

I've looked at those samples for a long time;

they're what I referred to in my post. Of course
there's no programming language, but there
is syntax that isn't well explained.

 

I'll wait for that solution you offered to send me
for a particular issue. But we need a document. Dave

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Thanks! Please explain what the pattern does
and the meaning of these symbols, so I can
understand how to use the example in
various actual installations.

 

While 'regexbuddy' may be a good tool, it costs $40.
Vodia really needs to document the syntax it
uses, so ordinary intelligent people can use it. Dave

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Pattern 8([0-9]{7})@.*

User dials prefix 8 match any number between 0-9 the target digits is 7

 

example 12345678

 

Replacement sip:617\1@\d;user=phone

 

It will be replace with 61712345678

 

replacement will match the 1st string which is indicated by the \1 which is 8([0-9]{7})@.*

 

@\d is @nyc.mypbx.com which is the domain of the pbx

 

in an invite the replacement part will look like this sip:16174442231@nyc.mypbx.com;user=phone

The user=phone the recipient

 

Here is an oldie

 

http://kiwi.pbxnsip.com/index.php/Dial_Plan most of the example and explanation should get you by.

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Thanks much for this!

 

You provided some notes that try to make sense
of the example. And to some degree, so did that
'oldie' you quoted. But not all symbols are defined

For my system, '\d' did not work--it was passed as
a literal--I had to use '\r'.

 

I thought I'd found all the on-line dialplan sections,
but because there are four separate ones--each
slightly different--I missed this old one. And this old
one is the only one that attempts at a definition.

Even here, there is no explicit definition of some
of the symbols or some of the syntax. For example,

those '\d' and '\r' switches are not defined.

 

I also added a 10D version of this as:

8([0-9]{10})@.* >> sip:617\1@\r;user=phone

 

For multiple trunks, I use selector prefix of 9, 8 and so on,
as you'd expect. Note that these four examples:

> prefix 9 with 7D allowed

> prefix 9 with 10D allowed

> prefix 8 with 7D allowed

> prefix 8 with 10D allowed

are all the common examples of trunk selector prefix needed
in a NANPA environment, and they don't appear in complete
form anywhere. Why not publish them in the WIKI?

 

Not to be a total nag, but doesn't this show the

need for a single well-compiled document that
shows all the syntax with examples fully explained?

 

I'm a veteran tech writer, so perhaps I emphasize
this. But good documentation IMHO is part of the
core job--not an afterthought. Dave

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Right: the manual dates from 2010.

 

In the mean time, consider dropping this example into the WIKI;

unfortunately, plain-text paste doesn't preserve tabs:

 

<<<<<

SnomONE simple dialplan for NANPA [North American] dialing,
using 10-digit format, with prefix to select a trunk [DID]
Assume you use a main trunk [Trunk 'A'] for most outgoing
calls, and two other trunks ['B' and 'C'] that you use as
alternates. You also want to verify that the dialed string
is exactly exactly 7 or 10 digits as required by NANPA format;
any other length string is invalid and is rejected.
International calls are an exception; they have variable length.
If you dial a 7-digit call, your local three-digit area code
must be added. In this example, we use area code 617.
In this example, you can select one of the two alternate trunks
using a prefix--either '9' or '8.
SEQUENCE TRUNK DIAL PATTERN REPLACEMENT NOTE
100 N/A 211|311|411|911 not allowed
200 N/A 900xxxxxxx|976xxxxxxx not allowed
300 A 011* international
400 B 9([0-9]{7})@.* sip:617\1@\r;user=phone
500 C 8([0-9]{7})@.* sip:617\1@\r;user=phone
600 B 9([0-9]{10})@.* sip:\1@\r;user=phone
700 C 8([0-9]{10})@.* sip:\1@\r;user=phone
800 A xxxxxxx 617* NANPA 7D
900 A xxxxxxxxxx NANPA 10D
NOTES
> the sequence is crucial; for example, it's necessary to check for the
'8' or '9' trunk prefix before strings without a prefix; otherwise it might
be mistaken as the first digit of an actual phone number
> 100: all the special-service [3-digit] numbers are disallowed
> 200: the fee-based 900 and 976 exchanges are disallowed
> 300: International calls start with '011'; here, only Trunk 'A' is used;
the replacement string is simply 011 followed by any number of digits
> 400: the pattern 9([0-9]{7})@.* selects outbound trunk 'B' and accepts exactly
7 digits (after the '9'); the replacement string is:
sip:<outbound domain>617nnnnnnn;user=phone [the 'n's are 7 digits as dialed]
> 700: the pattern 8([0-9]{10}@.* selects outbound trunk 'C' and accepts exactly
10 digits (after the '8'); the replacement string is:
sip:<outbound domain>nnnnnnnnnn;user=phone [the 'n's are 10 digits as dialed]
> calls that don't fit any dial pattern are rejected
DaveD -- Sep13
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