TechSpot:
SmartNode enables Distinctive Ringtones
by
Danny Staub
Tired of those annoying telemarketing calls trying to
somehow get you to spend money on what they have to offer?
How about those phone calls that you answer and only hear
dead air? And then there is that certain someone who calls
you all the time and you just don't feel like talking to
them?
Well, here is your chance to get alerted it is them calling
before you even look at the caller-ID or pick up the phone.
Yes we introduce to you TechSpot. The place where you will
learn cool configurations you can implement on your
SmartNodes. In this edition we take a look at distinctive
ringing patterns.
Patton Electronics Co., with its SmartNode Analog FXS
Gateway product line, now offers a way for you to do this
with its new feature of "Distinctive Ringing".
With this
capability, available in
Smartware release R5.T 2009-03-26 or newer, you can
configure the SmartNode to be able to use different
Distinctive Ringing profiles on either the called-e164,
calling-e164 or called-alert-info call-properties. This
means that if get a call from your favorite Mother in-law,
your phone will play a ring that only pertains to her, so
you will now know right away who it is calling and can make
the decision to either pick it up, or let it go to voicemail
without having to move an inch!
Here is how these new configuration commands work. First,
you will need to add the ringing-cadence profiles with the
play and pause durations that you want to have the ring
played at. Below is how you will enter the profile commands
into the configuration.
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Command |
Purpose |
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Step 1
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[node](cfg)# profile ringing-cadence <name> |
Creates a ringing-cadence profile. |
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Step 2 |
[node](pf-ringingcad)[name]#play <duration>
[node](pf-ringingcad)[name]#pause <duration>
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Configures the play and pause duration of the
ringing cadence.
Duration:
[100..60000] Enter entry duration [ms] |
Example:
profile ringing-cadence Bellcore-dr2
play 1 800
pause 2 400
play 3 800
pause 4 4000
profile ringing-cadence Bellcore-dr3
play 1 400
pause 2 200
play 3 400
pause 4 20
play 5 800
pause 6 4000
profile ringing-cadence Bellcore-dr4
play 1 300
pause 2 200
play 3 1000
pause 4 200
play 5 300
pause 6 4000
profile ringing-cadence Bellcore-dr5
play 1 500
pause 2 60000
Once you have correctly entered in these profiles to your
configuration, you will need to use them in the FXS
interfaces of your choice. These will be used when the FXS
interface receives an incoming call from the call-control.
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Command |
Purpose |
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Step 1 |
[node](if-fxs)[name]#
distinctive-ringing <Index> <property> <pattern>
<profile name> |
Adds, inserts or modifies a new distinctive-ringing
entry to an fxs interface.
Index:
Enter the preference of the distinctive-ringing
entry
Property:
called-e164
- called-party e164 number
calling-e164
- calling-party e164 number
called-alert-info
- content of the SIP alert-info header without the
<> brackets.
Pattern:
Regular expression pattern to match
Ex. 3015555555 |
Example:
interface fxs <Interface name>
distinctive-ringing 1 called-alert-info
http://127.0.0.1/Bellcore-dr2 Bellcore-dr2
distinctive-ringing 2 called-e164 3015555555 Bellcore-dr3
distinctive-ringing 3 calling-e164 3015555555 Bellcore-dr4
(The
above example shows the three different ways you can use
these profiles with incoming calls from the call-control)
To
remove this command from the FXS interfaces, you can use the
�no� form of the command as seen below.
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Command |
Purpose |
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Step 1 |
[node](if-fxs)[name]#
no
distinctive-ringing [index] |
Removes the entry with a specific index. If the
index is absent, all entries will be removed. |
Now your Smartnode is configured and ready to use the new
�Distinctive Ringing� feature so you can sit back and relax
with the peace of mind knowing that ring means your Mother
In-law is calling. Should you answer??? We will leave that
for you to decide!!!
To download Smartware release R5.T 2009-03-26 or newer,
please visit our Smartnode Upgrades page at
upgrades.patton.com. For other Patton Smartnode
configuration information, please visit our FAQ,
Configuration Library and Application Notes page via the
following links. Thanks for your interest in our products
and we look forward to your business with us here at
Patton Electronics Co.
FAQ�s:
http://www.patton.com/support/faqs.asp?cat=snsl
Configuration Library:
http://www.patton.com/voip/confignotes.asp
Application Notes:
http://www.patton.com/voip/appnotes.asp
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