hacking the dialstr, experimenting with local channels

rodneyt · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:21 am **Posts:** 15

I've been experimenting with using local channels in the dial plan which opens up some interesting possibilities with A2B.

If you want to simultaneously dial several numbers for a user (home, office, cell) through A2Billing, it's a little tricky as things stand at the moment.

One solution is to modify the Class.RateEngine.php file, where the dialstring is set, to pass through some additional params:

Code:

$dialstr = "$tech/$prefix$destination@$ipaddress".$dialVOIP.$dialparams;

For example to dial iax2 user rodney, you could pass through:

Code:

&iax2/rodney

I've tried this, and it works fine.

However by passing through a local channel further possibilities are opened up, e.g.

Code:

local/03456789@a2billing

This will start a second call out on a local channel (i.e. now we have two A2Billing calls going out). When the first call is answered, the second will terminate (or visa versa) so only one of them will end up being charged.

One would have to allow multiple simultaneous calls on the account.

~ Rodney

rodneyt · **Joined:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:21 am **Posts:** 15

Tested this tonight. It works.

paketecuento · **Joined:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:46 pm **Posts:** 19

hi rodneyt,

could you provide more informatin about your experience using local channels?

I'm trying to use them, but a2billing doesn't want to bill them acordingly

http://forum.asterisk2billing.org/viewtopic.php?t=3185

paco

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