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The trigger for fallback to alternate trunk facilities is defined per call, per
customer. The local Active Leader makes the decision to use the fallback
feature. The selection of routes is based on the customer-configured
database. The customer must configure the alternate routing to the PSTN
in the Meridian 1/CS 1000M database.
The fallback to alternate facilities uses an ISDN DCH mechanism. The
Step Back on Congestion over ISDN feature provides fallback to alternate
trunk facilities functionality. When the Meridian 1/CS 1000M presents an
outgoing call and receives a release message back that indicates network
problems, Stepback on Congestion allows a new route to be foundfor the
call (for instance,the PSTN). The route selected depends on the customer’s
database. If an alternate route is not configured in the route list, the calls
rejected by IP Trunk3.01 (and later) is routed to some other treatment.
Fallbackis optional, based on the configuration of the route list.
Figure 22 "Example of a fallback to alternate facilities situation" (page
75) shows the fallback to alternate facilities functionality.
Figure 22
Example of a fallback to alternate facilities situation
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