DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2
Administrator’s Guide
555-233-506 Issue 1
April 2000
Managing trunks
361Administering answer detection
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For absorption, this field defines how many digits will be absorbed. The
switch will remove the first 2 digits from the digit strings delivered with
incoming calls. For example, if the central office delivers the string
“556-4444,” DEFINITY ECS will change it to “64444,” an extension that
fits your dial plan.
4. In the Expected Digits field, type 7.
This field tells the switch how many digits the central office sends.
NOTE:
The Expected digits field doesn’t appear on the screen for tie trunk
groups.
5. Press ENTER to save your changes.
Related topics
Refer to ‘‘Adding a DID trunk group’’ on page 343 for instructions on
administering a DID trunk group.
Refer to ‘‘Adding a Tie or Access trunk group’’ on page 348 for instructions on
administering a tie trunk group.
Administering answer detection
Use this procedure to administer an outgoing or two-way trunk gro up for network
answer supervision or answer supervision by timeout. If your network supplies
answer supervision to a trunk group, you can administer DEFINITY ECS to
recognize and respond to that signal. If your network does not supply answer
supervision, you can set a timer for all calls on that group. When the ti mer e xpires ,
the switch assumes the call has been answered and call detail recording starts (if
you’re using CDR).
For information about answer detection by call classif icati on, cont act yo ur Lu cent
representative or refer to ‘‘Answer detection’’ on page 1141 for an introduction.
Before you start
Determine whether the trunk group receives answer supervisi on from your serv ice
provider or private network. For example, most loop-start CO, FX, and WATS
trunks do not provide answer supervision.