Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 967)

Adding a WAN Link
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Minimum Call Duration
The minimum duration of a call, in seconds, starting from the time the call is connected until
the call is disconnected. If you enable this field by entering a nonzero value, the Inactivity
Timer will be disabled until the time set in the Minimum Call Duration field has passed.
Maximum Call Duration
The maximum call duration in seconds. An entry of zero ( 0 ) means “unlimited.”
Outgoing Calls
Sets whether outgoing calls can be made by this WAN Link. The option “ Enabled ” will allow
the link to make outgoing calls while “ Disabled ” will not allow the link to make outgoing
calls. These suboptions further specify the details of the outgoing calls:
Call Originate Mode
Specifies whether the call is to be initiated on demand or only when operating as a
backup to another link.
Carrier Delay Timeout
The amount of time, in seconds, allowed for a call to be completed.
Maximum Call Retries
The number of calls to a non-responding address that may be made. An entry of zero ( 0 )
means there is no limit to the number of retries. The intent of this parameter is to limit the
number of successive calls to an address which is inaccessible or which refuses those
calls. Some countries regulate the number of call retries to a given peer that can be made.
Retry Delay
The time, in seconds, between call retries if a peer cannot be reached. An entry of zero
(
0 ) means that call retries may be done without any delay.
Failure Delay
The time, in seconds, after which call attempts are to be made again after a peer has been
noticed to be unreachable (i.e., after the limit set in
Maximum Call Retries has been
reached). An entry of zero ( 0 ) means that a peer will not be called again after the maxi-
mum number of unsuccessful call attempts has been made.
Remote Phone Number
The phone number that is to be dialed in order to make the connection. Only one phone
number can be associated with a single WAN Link. You can add other WAN Links if you
want to use multiple phone numbers.
Desired Calling Speed
The desired calling speed. The options are 56000 and 64000 bits/second. You should set
this parameter to the maximum speed supported by the telephone switch to which you
will be connecting.
Incoming Calls
Sets whether incoming calls are to be accepted by this WAN Link. “Enabled” will allow the
link to accept calls. “Disabled” will not allow the link to accept calls.