asterisk users - Jan 2005 - Dialing Delay

Hello, When I dial out there is a long delay in dialing. Is this normal?

Thanks,
David

On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 07:42 -0800, David Shaw wrote:
> Hello, When I dial out there is a long delay in dialing. Is this normal?
No it isn't normal. 

Examine/post relevant portions of config files and explain what
interfaces you are using. 

Quick guess is the pattern match for your outbound calls is waiting for
a timeout instead of matching a real specific pattern.
-- 
Steven Critchfield <critch@basesys.com>

David Shaw wrote:
> Hello, When I dial out there is a long delay in dialing. Is this normal?
For Analog FXS ports the delay is there because Asterisk has to dial the 
DTMF to the line.  For any other technology a delay will only happen if 
you have a poorly designed dialplan.

Example:

exten => _XXXXXXX,1,Dial(Zap/1/${EXTEN}) ; Dial PSTN Local

exten => _XXXX,1,Dial(IAX2/user@server/${EXTEN}) ; Dial extens on remote

How does Asterisk decide if you are dialing 1234 or 5551234?  It can't. 
  It has to wait until the default DigitTimeout before completing the 
call.  This is an exmple of a poorly designed dialplan.  This problem is 
why PBXs require you do dial 9 for an outside line.

--Eric

David Shaw wrote:
 > Hello, When I dial out there is a long delay in dialing.

What are you dialing out to?
What are you dialing out from?
What does your config look like for the answer to the above questions?

 > Is this normal?

It varies. The dialing sequence from Stargate Command takes longer than 
the dialing sequence from Atlantis. I believe this is due to the true 
DHD at Atlantis, and notably upgraded Stargate. I am open for discussion. ;)

As you can see, your question was rather vague, and was nowhere near 
specific enough to get the answer you were seeking. Unless, you just 
happenned to be wondering about the Stargate...

-- 
Andrew Thompson
http://aktzero.com/
http://dev.asteriskdocs.org/