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Configuring Dial Plans

Dial plans determine how the digits are interpreted and transmitted. They also determine whether the dialed number is accepted or rejected. You can use a dial plan to facilitate dialing or to block certain types of calls such as long distance or international.

This section includes information that you need to understand dial plans, as well as procedures for configuring your own dial plans. This section includes the following topics:

“About Dial Plans,” on page 61

“Editing Dial Plans,” on page 70

About Dial Plans

This section provides information to help you understand how dial plans are implemented.

Refer to the following topics:

“Digit Sequences,” on page 61

“Digit Sequence Examples,” on page 63

“Acceptance and Transmission the Dialed Digits,” on page 66

“Dial Plan Timer (Off-Hook Timer),” on page 67

“Interdigit Long Timer (Incomplete Entry Timer),” on page 68

“Interdigit Short Timer (Complete Entry Timer),” on page 68

Digit Sequences

A dial plan contains a series of digit sequences, separated by the character. The entire collection of sequences is enclosed within parentheses. Each digit sequence within the dial plan consists of a series of elements, which are individually matched to the keys that the user presses.

NOTE White space is ignored, but may be used for readability.

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PAP2T, SPA8000, SPA3102, WRP400, SPA2102 specifications

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