"from CHANGES in the trunk: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Functionality changes from Asterisk 1.8 to Asterisk 10 ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... chan_dahdi -------------------------- * Busy tone patterns featuring 2 silence and 2 tone lengths can now be used with busydetect. usage example: busypattern=3D200,200,200,600" So you'll need to upgrade to Asterisk 10 if you want to use that feature.