Subscribed ports

[obukev]

I have the following subscribed ports availability:

TOTAL SUBSCRIBED PORTS
ISDN BRI Ports: 0 1000 1000
Station and Trunk Ports: 1394 6 1400

I am using X ports for extensions routed through a DS1 interface tied to Asterisk VoIP PBX. Our initial plan was to implement VoIP on a gradual basis by setting up VoIP extensions on the X port and forwarding calls from the original land line in that office to the VoIP extension by using the VoIP coverage path on that land line extension. (clear as mud?.... :/) What I have run into is exceeding the available Station Ports, which you can see is down to 6 currently. Is there any way that I can reallocate the 1000 unused ISDN BRI Ports and apply them to the Station and Trunk Ports total?

We have not had a maintenance contract for over 10 years on this system. It is an Avaya Definity G3siV6 unit. Any magic for this old beast?

Kevin

 

[leftyx]

I don't think you can.

But we set up something similar for our Efax. But instead of using xports and consuming station ports...I used the UNIFORM DIAL PLAN TABLE and AAR to route calls. Can you (Or have you ever) set up something like that?

 

[4merAvaya]

You would be better off using the Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) tables to steer extensions to the tie trunks. UDP entries do not use station RTU.

Kevin

 

[obukev]

I dont have access to UDP tables :/ I wish I did... it would have made the Asterisk to Definity integration alot more manageable.

However, routing calls via coverage path and coverage path remote is working well for us too.

The biggest pain is the decision by "greater powers" to discontinue maintenance on the switch.

I guess I will have to just roll with the punches on this one.

Thanks for your help.

Kevin

 

[4merAvaya]

Up until CM 2.2 Stations & Trunks shared the same RTU pool. Are there trunks that can be disconnected to give you some wiggle room? Beginning in V9 Avaya introduced the Virtual Stations which do not take up RTU but that doesn't help you.

If Vectoring is enabled on the switch you could remove the stations, make them VDNs, and point each VDN to a specific vector with a 'route-to' statement.

Kevin

 

[kmkawane]

You can assign station numbers to hunt groups and input your coverage path in that hunt group, this does not use any port.
KMK

 

[JakeEDU]

Can anyone elaborate on how they deployed the coverage paths to the Asterisk systems?

We have asterisk systems connected via PRI with 4-digit dialing between a Definity PBX. We need help updating the coverage paths to send some users voicemail to the asterisk system.

We are willing to pay a consultant to implement the proper coverage paths on the Definity side.

Jake