Trunk Groups

Purpose:

The Trunk Groups form is used to gather outgoing trunks into groups for the Automatic Route Selection forms. Use this form when performing the following tasks:

Field Descriptions

Parameter

Description

Default Value

Trunk Group Number

Enter a number up to three digits in length. This number is used in the ARS Routes form.

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Hunt Mode

Select "Terminal" for terminal hunting or "Circular" for circular hunting. Voice mail trunks in a hunt group must be programmed for "Circular" hunting.

Terminal

Trunk Group Busy RAD

Enter the directory number from the ONS/OPS Circuit Descriptors form corresponding to the Trunk Group Busy RAD. The MITEL Call Distribution feature must be installed in order to program the Trunk Group Busy RAD.

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Maximum Network Hop

Enter a value from 1 to 26 to specify the maximum number of hops between systems that a DPNSS call will be permitted. This field may not be programmed for routes involving analog trunks.

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Comments

Enter a meaningful name (up to 15 characters) to describe the Trunk Group created.

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Member

System-generated, protected field. Indicates the number of members in the trunk group.

 

Trunk Number

Enter the Trunk Number of each trunk to be included in the Trunk Group, taken from the Trunk form. List the trunks in the order in which hunting is to take place. Trunks may appear in more than one trunk group. DID trunks and E&M Trunks used as pagers are not allowed in trunk groups. The maximum number of trunks per trunk group must not exceed the "Trunks per Group" of 175.

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