[A*UG] PRI and line sharing

[Jim Freeze]

Hi Mark

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Mark Barry<mark at exabar.com> wrote:
> Have the carrier setup the pri as one hunt group and then have them add the
> DIDs to it. This will allow the DID to ring in on any of the PRI lines and
> then you can route the call based on the incoming DID number in the PBX.

That makes a lot of sense. I've been stuck in analog thinking for too long.

BTW, what happens when all the lines are full? Do you just get a busy signal?

Jim

> Mark
>
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Jim Freeze <asterisk at freeze.org> wrote:
>>
>> I am installing a channel 12 (11 digital phone lines) using a PRI and
>> I have a few questions about hunt groups and line pooling.
>> The system is serving two offices, each with their own DiD.
>>
>> I'm wondering if there is a way to pool the lines between the offices,
>> so that both offices can use any available line. I know this can be
>> done for outgoing calls, but the real question is can it be done for
>> incoming calls. I assume that each DiD will need a hunt group, but
>> defining a hunt group seems to exclude the possibility of pooling the
>> lines for incoming calls.
>>
>> Does anyone know if this is possible?



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Jim Freeze