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See Ringing service on page 357 for descriptions of the three 
activation settings.
See Restrictions under both Terminals&Sets and Lines 
to assign dialing restrictions for telephones, lines and remote 
users to the schedules.
Routing service
The programming for routing decides what path an outgoing 
call takes using the digits that are dialed. It is sometimes called 
Automatic Route Selection (ARS).
When you select an internal line and dial, the numbers you 
enter are checked against the routing tables. If the number you 
dialed starts with a destination code, the system uses the line 
pool and dials out digits specified by the route assigned to that 
destination code, and then dials the rest of the number that you 
dialed.
Tips - A schedule must be active for overflow routing to be 
in effect. Overflow routing is not available in normal mode. 
You must create an overflow route to be used with each 
destination code. In this way, every route used with a 
scheduled mode that has overflow service must have an 
alternate route in normal service.
Plan your routing service before doing any 
programming.
Routing affects every call placed in the system 
and must be carefully planned to avoid conflicts 
and gaps in the programming. Use the tables in 
the 
Programming Record to design routes and 
destination codes, then check for potential 
problems before you start programming. 
						

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Routing service replaces a number of tasks that otherwise have 
to be done manually, including:
entering a line pool code
dialing an access code for a long distance carrier
deciding which line pool to use according to the time and 
day
The installer can set up routing to take advantage of any leased 
or discounted routes using information supplied by the 
customer. The system itself cannot tell which lines are cheaper 
to use.
For Call by Call service selection (PRI only), the installer 
defines destination codes for various call types over PRI lines 
(e.g. Foreign Exchange, Tie Trunk, and OUTWATS). This 
information is then recorded in the routing and dialing plan 
section of the Programming Record for the PRI Pool-A (and 
PRI Pool-B if there are two PRI cards).
The user simply dials a number via the intercom button 
without having to enter any special information. For more 
information see, Programming Call by Call service selection 
on page 436.
How to use routing to create a uniform dialing plan (UDP) or 
coordinated dialing plan (CDP) is explained in Dialing plans 
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Routes and destination codesInstaller password required
Programming for a route makes use of:
destination codes (maximum of 500 available with a 
maximum of seven digits per code)
a three-digit route number (000-999)
a line pool
DialOut digits (up to 24 digits)
a schedule (programmed in Services)
Routes
Installer password required
Press ≠ and enter a three-digit route number 
(000-999).
Routing table modifications
Changes to the routing tables can only be made 
during low-activity periods or on an idle system. 
Plan to program the routing tables when user 
activity is at a minimum.
Alternatively, Norstar Remote Utilities (NRU) can 
be used to back up, modify and restore these 
tables.
Tips - To dial a telephone number which does not match 
any of the programmed destination codes, the user chooses a 
line and dials the number. For long distance dialing, area 
codes in the North American numbering plan can be 
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DialOut
DialOut is the number you want the route to use. 
Press ≠ and enter the DialOut digits (up to 24), or 
press CLR
 to choose No numbr.
You can press ²à¡ to insert a 1.5-second pause in the 
dialing string, if necessary.
Route 000 has no DialOut by default and cannot be changed.
Use Pool
Press  ‘ and CHANGE
 to select a line pool to be used 
with the route: Pool A, Pool B...Pool O or PRI-A, PRI-B, 
PRI-C, or PRI-D.
Route 000 uses Pool A by default and cannot be changed.
²àÚLink – if your Norstar system is connected to a private 
branch exchange (PBX), you can use a Link signal to 
access special features.
²à¡Pause – Enters a 1.5 second delay in a dialing 
sequence on an external line.
²¥¡áProgrammed Release – performs same function as 
¨ in a programmed dialing sequence. When the 
system encounters Programmed Release in a dialing 
sequence, it stops dialing and hangs up the call.
²¥áRun/Stop – inserts a break point into a sequence of 
dialed numbers or characters used for automatic 
dialing.
²¡âÝWait for Dial Tone – causes a sequence of numbers 
to pause until dial tone is present on the line before 
continuing to dial.
See the Modular ICS 6.0 System Coordinator Guide for more information. 
						

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Routing table
Call by Call Service information for outgoing calls is recorded 
in the Routing Service section of the Programing Record. 
The following is an example of a Routing Table containing 
CbC programming.
The service identifier (SID) depends on the selected service 
type. For example, with NI-2 protocol.
Route #
(000-999)Dial Out
(24 digits)Use Pool Service Type Service 
Identifier
003 PRI-A Public
004 PRI-A FX xxxxx
005 PRI-A Tie xxxxx
006 PRI-B OUTWATS xxx
007 PRI-B Private
008 PRI-B Switched Digital
Note: The public DN lengths are used for all PRI calls except those whose 
routes use service type Private or service type Tie with DN Type specified as 
Private. 
Service Type Service Identifier description
Public None
FX Facility Number 1-5 digits
Tie Facility Number 1-5 digits
OUTWATS 
*Optional Band Number 1-3 digits
Private None
Switched Digital None
* For NI-2, do not program the Carrier Access Code for banded OUTWAT calls. 
This call may be rejected. 
						

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When a PRI protocol is selected or changed, the Service Type 
and Service ID fields are automatically cleared for each entry 
in the routing table for that PRI.
Programming the PRI routing table
The dialing plan must be thoroughly planned out in advance 
before programming the information into the Norstar system.
Programming the routing table takes place in Services under 
Routing Service/Routes
1. Press ≠. The display shows Rte000. 
2. Press ‘. The display shows Rte001.
3. Press ≠. The display shows Dial-Out:No 
numbr. Press CHANGE
 to enter a number (up to 24 digits). 
4. Press ‘. The display shows Use: Pool A. 
The PRI pool(s) displayed depend on how the PRI lines are 
put into pools in the Trunk/Line data section of 
programming. It is possible to have only  one PRI pool 
even if there are two or three PRI cards in the system.
5. Press ‘. The display shows SrvcType:Public. 
Press CHANGE
 if you want to select a different Service 
Type. 
Note:This parameter displays for specific protocols, 
such as N12, DMS100, DMS250.
6. Press ‘. The display shows Service ID:None. 
Press CHANGE
 to enter the Service ID number. This is 
shown only if the service requires an ID.
Note:This parameter displays for specific protocols, 
such as N12, DMS100, DMS250. 
						

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7. Press ‘. The display shows DN type:Public. 
Press CHANGE
 to enter Public or Private. 
Note:This variable displays only for service type Tie.
Dest codes
Installer password required
The first digit of the destination code cannot be the same as:
Call Park Prefix (Park prefix on page 418)
External Access code (External code on page 419)
Direct Dial numbers (Direct-dial # on page 419)
Line Pool code (Line pool codes on page 417)
The entire destination code cannot conflict with:
internal set numbers (Terminals&Sets on page 308)
DISA DNs (DISA DN on page 421)
Auto DNs (Auto DN on page 420)
For instance, if your park prefix is 1, and you want to start your 
destination codes with 1, you must change the park prefix. 
If your line pool code for the local PBX is 9, and you want to 
start your destination codes with 9 to allow routing to the local 
PBX, you must create a destination code that includes the line 
pool for the PBX and delete the line pool code for 9.
The following are the default numbers automatically assigned 
in MICS-XC 6.0:
System type Expansion used Initial digits pre-assigned
mini  no expansion  0, 1, 2, 6 & 9
midi one 2-port cartridge 0, 1, 2, 3, 6 & 9
maxi one 6-port cartridge 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 & 9 
						

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The following are the default numbers automatically assigned 
in a MICS 6.0 system:
To make the digits available for use with destination codes, 
you must change the DN length of B1 and B2 DNs, depending 
on your system size. This can be done either at system startup 
or in System prgrming. The examples shown above use a 
three-digit DN length, unless stated otherwise.
Wild card character
When programming destination codes, you can use wild cards 
as the last number in a destination code string. By using wild 
cards, you can reduce the number of destination codes 
programmed in the system, maximizing the distribution of 
destination codes in the system.
The wild card character is added to the destination code by 
pressing the ANY
 key as the last digit of the code. This 
character represents any digit from 0 to 9, except for digits 
already programmed or used by other numbering plans. 
Should there be a conflict with other digits already 
programmed or used with by numbering plans, the digit will 
not be displayed.
mega two 6-port cartridges 
or two combo 
cartridges0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 9
System type Expansion used Initial digits pre-assigned
mini  no expansion 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
midi one 2-port cartridge 0, 1, 2, 3 & 9
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The wild card character can only be used to group destination 
codes that use the same Route and Absorb Length.
Given the routes shown in the table below, the next two tables 
show you how to set up destination codes with or without wild 
card characters.
Destination codes without using a wild card character
Destination codes using a wild card character
Route DialOut Line Pool
555 0162 237 625 Line Pool C
565 0173 133 2211 Line Pool A
Destination codes Route Absorb 
LengthDialOut 
0621 555 3 0162 237 6251
0622 555 3 0162 237 6252
0623 555 3 0162 237 6253
0624 555 3 0162 237 6254
0625 555 3 0162 237 6255
0626 555 3 0162 237 6256
0627 565 All 0173 133 2211
0628 555 3 0162 237 6258
0629 555 3 0162 237 6259
Destination 
codesRoute Absorb 
LengthDialOut 
062 
555 3 0162 237 625X
where X is the final dialout 
digit, from 1 to 9, but not 7
0627 565 All 0173 133 2211 
						

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Normal rte
Select which route a call using the destination code takes 
during normal service and for each of the schedules. The 
automatic schedule times are programmed under Services. 
The default Normal route is 000, which has no DialOut digits 
and uses Pool A.
Digit Absorption
Select the portion of the destination code that is always 
absorbed by the system and not used in the dialing sequence.
Press CHANGE
 to select the number of digits to be deleted: 0, 1, 
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or All.
Tips - The digit absorption setting (Digit absorb) 
only applies to a maximum of two schedules. 
Setting digit absorption to 0 (zero) minimizes the effort 
involved in preparing destination codes. With a 0 setting, the 
actual digits dialed by a caller are preserved in the dialout 
sequence. Programming a DialOut sequence as part of the 
route may or may not be necessary depending on the required 
dialout.