Restrict SIP calling

[boycey9]

Anyone got a way to restrict the amount of outbound SIP calls without affecting inbound?
Scenario would be 10 SIP trunks for Inbound/Outbound on the MCD/MBG so I want to allow only 8 outbound so incomming calls can always get through.

 

[kwbMitel]

You could create a second peer for outbound and limit the channels. (Probably)

I do this for my international calls and limit the channels to 2 or less to protect my customers from hacking. The same method would be valid for outbound in general.

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[wireman50]

I would imagine that getting two sip peers back to the provider one with 8 and one with two retrict the one with 2 to O/G only and make up a route that uses the 8 first and then the 2 would work. Not tested or tried though.

 

[boycey9]

Yes this did cross my mind, Ive used the same method for restricting CLI in the past for several extensions but was always unsure if Mitel would support dual SIP profiles.
It would complicate the outbound routes somewhat adding another entry to the list, I was kind of hoping there was an easier setting I had missed.