Nortel Networks 555-4001-135 User Manual

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Nortel Integrated Conference Bridge Service Implementation Guide
Group call-out
Each ICB card supports up to 64 group call-out lists, each with up to 61 
telephone numbers. Each telephone number can be up to 31 digits in 
length.
The administrator defines group call-out lists through the BUI (see 
). The system saves the information on 
the ICB PCMCIA disk.
The administrator must define the following options for each group list:
number of dial-out retries allowed (range: 1-3, default: 1)
time between each dial-out retry (range: 15-90 seconds, default: 30)
The chairperson on an active conference can call all members of a 
group call-out list by dialing the following: *2 <group list number> #. The 
ICB dials out to all the telephone numbers in the requested group 
call-out list simultaneously. If there are more than 31 numbers on the 
group call-out list, the system requires two ICB cards.
When the system uses two ICB cards in a group call-out, the primary 
card divides the group call-out list into two groups. The primary card 
dials one group of numbers and sends the second group to the 
secondary card over the TCP/IP LAN. The secondary card then dials 
the second group of numbers. The system dials out both groups of 
numbers simultaneously.
The ICB card dials out by allocating a free port and originating the call 
on it. The system does not connect the port to the meeting, until the call 
successfully completes. After the ICB card originates the call, it plays a 
specific prompt and keeps repeating the prompt for a number of 
seconds (determined by the administrator). The default configuration 
forces the called party to respond by dialing a star * during this interval. 
When the ICB card detects the correct response, it connects the call to 
the meeting. If the ICB card does not detect the correct response within 
the defined time and the defined number of retries, the ICB card 
disconnects the call.
Note:  The administrator can configure the call to complete without 
requiring the called party to enter a star *. This option enables the 
connection to paging systems and auto-attendants.
The system limits group call-outs to the number of available ports on a 
conference. When a chairperson uses a list containing 61 numbers, 
and the meeting has 20 free ports, the system dials only the first 20 
telephone numbers.