Vodavi Triad 1/2/3 System Programming Manual

							10-1 2 L CR O peratio n
Des crip ti on
Each  of t he  1 6  Rou te  Li st  T abl es  ava il abl e  conta ins  four  T im e Pe ri od 
R o u ti ng  Lis ts , o ne  fo r  e ac h o f t he  4  dai ly  st ar t  ti me  pe ri o ds.  Wi thi n e ac h 
Ti me  Per iod  Route  Li st  up  t o 7  CO  (out si de ) l ine  gr oups  and  t hei r 
corresponding Insert/Delete table, if any, and LCR Class Of Service Priority 
ar e p rogr am med  on a  pe r l i ne  group  ba sis .
Whe n r outi ng  a C O ca ll  t hrou gh LC R, C O L ine  gr oups  ar e  acces sed  i n 
sequence so that the first line group  entered represents  the least costly 
(and  fi rs t s el ec t ed ) an d t he  las t  li ne  gr oup e nte r ed  re pr ese nt s t he  most  
cost ly (and la st  se le cte d).
The  R out e Li st  T abl e r ef er enc e s ma ny ot her  t abl es  whe n pr oc ess in g a c al l  
for routing.  First,  the Daily  Start Time Table is referenced to determined 
what start time entry  should be checked in the Weekly Schedule  Table. 
The corresponding entry in the  weekly schedule  table depending on  the 
day  of t he we ek  the n de t er min es  whic h T im e P e ri od R out e L is t s hould  be  
used within the Route List Table.
The  sy st em  the n b egi ns  to  ch eck f or  idl e  li ne s i n t he  fi rs t e nt er ed  CO  l ine  
group and proceeds  until an  idle  line  is found. While it is searching for an 
idle CO line the Station LCR  COS is  checked against the entries for LCR 
CO S P r ior i ty  of t he  sp ec i fic   CO  li ne  gr oups  (se e LCR COS Priority 
exp lan ati on).
†Whe n an  id le  CO  Li ne  is  found  wit h a  LCR p ri or it y e qual  t o or  hi ghe r 
than the  stations LCR COS, then  a final check is  made to determine if 
an I ns er t /D el et e  Ta bl e s hould  be  r efe re nc ed.
†When all  of the tables and  entries are checked  the system  then 
process es th e ca ll on the outside CO line.
LCR  CO S Pr io ri ty
A  st at ion  shoul d b e a ssi gne d a  cla ss  of s er vi ce f or  LCR.  The  LC R  CO S ca n 
be  be twe en  0  and  6,  wi th  0  bei ng u nre st ri c te d a nd 6  b ei ng t he  mo st  
re st ri c t ive .  Wit hi n t he  ti me  pe ri o d r o ut e  Lis t  ta ble , l i ne  gro up s a re  gi ven  
an L CR C OS  Priority a ssignme nt be twe en  0  and  6.
Make sure you made entries into all Time Period Route Lists referenced 
in  t he we ek ly  sch ed ule  t able . 
						

							LC R Op e r a ti o n 10 - 13
A station using LCR is able to use only those CO (outside) line groups with 
a pr i ori ty  ass ignm ent  of e qual  or  highe r  val ue t han  the  st at ion’s LC R Cl ass  
of Service (e.g., a station with  LCOS  3 can use line groups with a  priority 
be twe en 3 and 6).
In se rt  /  D el et e Ta b le
Pro g ram mi ng  S te ps
1. Press INSERT/DELETE TABLE flexible  button (FLA SH 75 , Bu tton #5). 
The following  message displays:
Tabl e 1 0-1 :  LCR Cl ass  o f Se rvi ce Tabl e
Allow Access
To RouteLCR CO L ine Group Priority
0123456
S
T
A
L
C
R
C
O
S0YYYYYYY
1
NYYYYYY
2
NNYYYYY
3
NNNYYYY
4
NNNNYYY
5
NNNNNY Y
6
NNNNNNY
N = Cannot  Use  Line  Group
Y  =  H a s  Acc ess  t o   Line  G r ou p
DIGI T   INSE RT   /   DELETE
ENTE R   TT   X   DDD   HOLD 
						

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2. Enter the  table information as follows:
†T T = Insert/Delete Table Number 00–19
†X =  [0] Pre-D el ete  numbe rs (f irst di gits  di ale d i n the  numb er),
-or -
[1]  P re -I nser t  num ber s  (ins er t  di gi ts  i n fr ont  of num ber  d ial ed,
-or -
[2] Post-Insert num bers  (ins ert digits  be hind  numb er dialed).
DDD  =  Di gi ts  (u p  to   16 -di gi ts  may  be  de le te d fr o m  the  be gi nning
of t he  numbe r  di ale d a nd up  t o 4 0 d igi t s ca n be  i nse rt e d
(20 pre and 20 post).
3. Press the HOLD button to save the entry. A confirmation tone is heard 
a nd t he  di spl ay u pdat es .
Adding  and Deleting  Numbers in  the  Same Table
1. Enter the different Insertion/Deletion tables in step 1.
2. Enter as separate  entries using the same table  number.
3. In  the Insert Tables for LCR  Programming, press the TRANS button  for 
a pause.
†The  [6]  and [ #] d igi ts a re  al lowe d a s va li d d igi ts  for  i nse r ti ng 
digits dialed over the network.
†The  [6]  and [ #] a re  va li d e ntr i es  for  add ing  di git s  in  both  t he p re  
(in  front  of) or p ost (be hin d the  numbe r)  ta bl es.
†The  [6] a nd [# ] ca nnot  be  use d a s de le te cha rac te rs  in  th e D elete 
ta bl es.
Del et ing  a  T a ble
Enter a valid table number  and press  the HOLD button.
Des crip ti on
Di gits  can b e e ithe r  adde d or  de l eted  when  di ali ng  a num ber .  For 
ins ta nce,  if  a  user  d ial s  a l ong d is ta nce ca ll  t hat  sh ould  be  pl aced  on a  
foreign exchange (FX) line,  the digit  [1] and the three-digit  area  code 
(NPA) di ale d by  the  use r  must  be  del et e d be fore  t he cal l  can be  pl aced  on 
that  FX  line. An Insert/Delete table  can be programmed  to  do this. 
						

							LC R Op e r a ti o n 10 - 15
Di git s  can a ls o be  add ed  to  a num ber  t hat  ha s b ee n di al ed  by t he  use r . 
For  i nst ance , O the r  Comm on Ca rr ie r  (O CC)  acces s cod es  and 
aut hori z at ion  (ID ) code s  ca n be  a utoma ti cal ly  ins er t ed  by t he  sys te m 
eith er in front of,  and/or behin d the  number  dia led.
There are twenty Insert/Delete Tables and each allows entries in a  delete 
ta bl e a nd a  pr e-  and  post  i nse r t  tab le . Up  t o 4 0  dig it s ( incl udi ng pa use s) 
can b e i nse r te d (2 0  pr e  and  20  pos t)  and  up t o 1 6  di gi ts  can b e  del et ed . 
Digits can be inserted before or after the number dialed, but can be 
deleted only f rom  the s ta rt of  the num ber dialed .
To  ens ure  t hat  a  paus e i s  ins er te d i n L CR a t d efa ult ,  the  da ta base  
pr ogra mmi ng was  chan ged  to  add  a p ause  i n e ach of  t he 2 0  LC R In ser t  
and  Del e te  Ta bl es  and  ins er t  ta bl e 0  i n e ac h o f t he  rout e  ta bl es.
Daily Start Time Table
Pro g ram mi ng  S te ps
1. Press the DAILY START  flexible button (FLASH 75, Butto n #6). T he 
following message displays:
2. Enter times  in  military format (2400 hours)  in  succession.
3. Press the HOLD button to save the entry. A confirmation tone is heard 
a nd t he  di spl ay u pdat es .
†Default  times are 0800, 1700, 2300 (8 AM, 5 PM,  and  11 PM),  and 
the  f o u rt h  ti me  is  di sab le d (# ## #).
†To  change  a  St ar t  Ti me,  al l  ti me s m ust  be  r e-e nt er ed.  Four  pound 
signs  [####] are  displayed if nothing is entered for  a specific  time.
Des crip ti on
The  Da il y S ta rt  T ime  T abl e  c orr el at es  t he  LCR  R out i ng T abl e  to  the  t im e 
se nsi ti ve  di scount  st r uctur e  offe re d b y t he  cust omer s  carr i er .
DAILY   START   TIME   TABLE
HHMM    HHMM   HHMM   HHMM   HOL D 
						

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Example - - I n t he  mos t com mon s it uat ion:
†The  mos t  expe nsi ve  ra te  pe ri od  is  be twe en  8: 00  a m and  5 :00  p m, 
often called the day rate.
†The first discount period usually starts at 5:00 pm and runs until 11:00 
pm, often called Evening Rates.
†The remaining time  (from 11:00 pm  until 8:00  am) is  referred  to  as 
nig ht ti me ra te s whi c h u s u al ly have  t he big ges t dis c o u nt.
Weekly Tim e  Table -- With the  wide selection of Common  Carriers, the 
le ast  c os tl y r out e  for  a p ar ti c ula r a re a  cod e m ay b e  dif fer ent  a t  dif fer en t 
ti me s o f  t he d ay.  To   ac c o mmo da te  t his  si t u at io n,  th is  ta bl e a nd t he  
We ekl y T ime  T abl e  work  t oget her ,  div idi ng  the  da y i nto  four  pos si ble  
time periods. By  default these  tables  are set at the standard divisions of 
8AM,  5PM, and 11PM.  However,  these times  can b e changed .
Entries in the  Daily Start Time table  are used  to  select  the time period  to 
re fe re nc e  in  the  we ekl y s c hedu le . Bas ed  on t he  ti me  a  c all  i s  pla c ed,  t he 
daily start  time table  selects  the time period to choose in the  weekly 
sc he dule . T he w ee kly  sc hed ule  is  t hen us ed  to d et er min e t he  ti me  per iod  
route list in the Route List Table to use for routing  the call for a  particular 
day  of the week.  Times are entered in the  24-hour  format.
Fi gure  10 -2:  Dai l y St art  Ti m e and Week l y Sc hedule  Tabl es 
						

							LC R Op e r a ti o n 10 - 17
We e kl y S c h e d u l e  T ab l e
Pro g ram mi ng  S te ps
1 . Pr es s t he  WE EKLY  S CHE D fl exi bl e  but ton ( FLA SH 75, Butto n #7 ). The  
following message displays:
D =  D ay of  th e We ek:
[0] =  Monday
[1] =  Tues day
[2] =  Wedn esd ay
[3] =  Thursda y
[4] =  Friday
[5] =  Sa turday
[6] =  Sund ay
T =  Ti me  Period  Route  Li st (1- 4)  to  use  for the ti me- of-d ay (b ase d on 
the  D ail y St ar t Ti me ta bl e). Ent er  va lu e s f o r all  t i me per i o ds s pe ci fi ed  
in the  D ail y St ar t Ti me ta bl e f o r tha t d ay.
Fi r s t  T =  T ime  Per iod  Route  Li st  for  the  FI RST  Dai l y St ar t  Ti me  (app li es  
to   al l R o u t e  Li st  t abl es ).
Seco nd T = Time Period Route  List  for  the SECOND  Daily Start Time 
(app li es  t o al l  R oute  Li st  t abl es ).
Third T = Time Period Route List  for  the THIRD Daily Start Time 
(app li es  t o al l  R oute  Li st  t abl es ).
Fo ur t h  T = Time Period Route  List  for the FOURTH Daily  Start  Time 
(app li es  t o al l  R oute  Li st  t abl es ).
2. Press the HOLD  button  after each complete daily entry. A 
conf ir mat ion  ton e i s hea rd and the  di spl ay updat e s.
WE EKLY  S CHEDUL E  TABL E
ENTE R   D   T   T   T   T   HOLD 
						

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Des crip ti on
The  We ek ly Sc he dule  T abl e det e rmi nes  wha t Ti me Pe r iod R oute  Li st  t o 
use within the Route List Table. When a call  is placed and ultimately  sent 
to  a r out e  li st  (c al l  is  not  de nie d)  bas ed  on t he  ti me  of d ay t he  c al l  is  
placed, the  Daily Start  Time Table selects the time period  to  reference in 
the Weekly Schedule Table.
The  T ime  P e ri od R out e  ent er e d for  t he  spe c if ie d t im e p er iod , as  
det e rmi ne d in  the  Dai l y St ar t T im e T abl e a nd ba sed  o n th e da y o f we ek,  is  
the n s el ec t ed  and  th e c a ll  i a r o u t ed  ac c o rd ing  to   the  s pec i fi ed  Ti me 
Period Route List.
Ex a m pl e
If  a  ca ll  i s p la ced  at  5: 45  p m on  a Monda y, t he n accor di ng t o t he  Dai ly  
St ar t Ti me Tab le  (us ing def aul t val ues ) t he ent ry  for  t ime  p er iod tw o of 
the weekly  schedule is checked. Because it  is Monday the  entry for time 
period two on  Monday  is used and the result is that the  Time  Period 
Route List num ber two (a gain us ing  def ault  values ) is us ed  for all  routes . 
Thus , t he  c all  i s r out ed a c c ordi ng t o t he  ent ri e s i n Ti me  P er iod  Two R out e  
List  no matter what route (00–1 5) is  se le c te d.
F igure 1 0-3 :  Dai ly  and Weekl y S t art T i me T abl e 
						

							LC R Op e r a ti o n 10 - 19
LCR Routing for Toll Information
Pro g ram mi ng  S te ps
1. Press the TOLL INFO  flexible button ( FLASH 75, Butto n #8). T he 
following message displays:
2 . Ent er  a  val id  R out e L ist  n umber  ( 00–15) for the  Route to be 
referenced in the  Route List table.
3. Press the HOLD  button  after programming the Route number. A 
conf ir mat ion  ton e i s hea rd and the  di spl ay updat e s.
4. Enable LCR at this point.
Des crip ti on
The LCR Routing  for Toll Information  feature  adds provisions to the LCR 
c al l p roc e ssi ng whic h al lows  c ommon c all  r out ing for  al l tol l  in form ati on 
calls. 1-(XXX) 555-1212, (XXX) 555-1212,  1-555-1212, and 555-1212 calls 
ar e i nt er c ep te d a nd se nt  t o a  se le c te d r out e i n t he  R out e L ist  T abl e .
Numbe r s di al ed  ar e  int eg rat e d an d i f i t  is  de te rm ine d t o be  a  t oll  
information call, either  preceded  with an area code or without or with a 
leading digit 1 or  not, the  call is  sent  to  the route designated in 
pr ogra mmi ng.
B y de faul t , T oll  I nfor mat ion  Ca ll s a re  se nt  t o R out e  Lis t  Tab le  Ze ro  (0) 
whi ch  al lows  t oll  i nfor mat ion  cal ls  t o be  pl ace d on t he  sy st em  at  de faul t.  
A  Toll  Inf orma tion route  is  chosen over a  3- digit or 6-digit route 
ass ign ment  i f b oth  ar e a ssi gne d.  Ent er ing  t he  pound k ey  twi c e  [## ] 
denies all Toll Information  Calls.
LCR  ROUTE  FOR  555 - 1212
EN TE R  R OU TE 
						

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Default LCR Database
Pro g ram mi ng  S te ps
In  an  effor t  t o de cre ase  i nst al la ti on a nd s et  up  ti me  usua ll y a ssoci at ed 
with LCR,  a default LCR  database was incorporated.
Des crip ti on
The default LCR  database provides basic  routing for local and long 
di st ance  dia li ng.  De faul t  ent ri e s ha ve  bee n m ade  in  t he 3 -D igi t  Ta bl e f or 
loca l o ffice codes  (NNXs ) a nd all area  codes (N PAs ). Six  routes  ha ve  been 
es ta bli she d wi t h a  def aul t  dat aba se  for  rou ti ng of  al l  call s  unde r d efa ult . 
						

							11
Initializing Database
Parameters
This c hapter desc ribes the proc edures and  steps necessary to
initialize the system database, returning any programmed data to its
original or default value.