Aastra Telecom 41-001343-02 Server to IP Phone Download Behavior, Directory List Limitations

Operational Features

The following directory entries are considered valid:

#our company's directory

#updated 1 jan 2012

#mode = private, by default

joe foo bar, 123456789, 6

#line = 1, by default

#mode = private, by default

snidley whiplash, 000111222

#the parser ignores the COMMA # in the name

#mode = private, by default

#

"manny, jr", 093666888, 9

#the parser ignores the POUND # chars in the URI number

#mode = private, by default

#

hello dolly, "12#34#7", 2

Server to IP Phone Download Behavior

The software that reads directory files from the server, loads the file’s contents into the phone's NVRAM when the phone is booting. Directory entries in the NVRAM that originate from a server directory file are “owned” by the server.

During the boot process both directory files are read, combined into a single list, and any duplicate entries are deleted from the list. Any entries in this list that are not already in the phone's NVRAM are added to the NVRAM and flagged as being owned by the server. Likewise, any entries in the NVRAM that are owned by the server, but are no longer in one of the server's directory files, are removed from the NVRAM. Entries made from the IP phone UI are never touched.

Note:

Duplicate entries are recognized by the IP phone as those that contain the same name, URI number, and line number. The label and mode attribute (i.e. public or private) are not taken into consideration by the IP phone when comparing entries.

Directory List Limitations

The following table indicates the maximum characters for each line and field in the Directory List.

Directory List Limitations

Maximum length of a line	255 characters
Maximum length of a name	15 characters for all phones except the
	6867i. The 6867i has variable character
	lengths and automatically truncates
	names that are too long).
Maximum length of a URI	45 characters
Maximum number directory entries in the NVRAM	200 entries
Maximum number directory entries in the NVRAM with the "public" attribute	50 entries
(6757i CT only)

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