asterisk users - Dec 2012 - How to check channel status and move on silently?

Hello,

I have 10 different routes with few different providers. When I place an
international call, I would like the system to try all those routes and
place the call through whichever possible. If there is any message but an
ANSWER the system should move on to next route. I know this is not the best
strategy but there are so many bad routes now-a-days that it's becoming a
headache.

The only requirement here is to no pass the BUSY or DECLINED codes to end
point if that is experienced. I want the user to wait on MOH for example
until the call is connected or until all routes are exhausted and then give
him a BUSY.

What would dialplan for something like this look like in Asterisk 1.8?

Thanks
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Dear list (FTPer, think I finally spotted one I can help with!)
> I have 10 different routes with few different providers. When I place an
international call, I would like the system to try all those routes and place
the call through whichever possible. If there is any message but an ANSWER the
system should move on to next route. I know this is not the best strategy but
there are so many bad routes now-a-days that it's becoming a headache.
I'd recommend looking at the ${DIALSTATUS} Asterisk variable and wrapping up
some 'Dial' and 'Goto' applications in a macro that calls the
first provider then looks at the returned ${DIALSTATUS} to make the logic
decision of where to go from there. Then use the new macro everywhere where you
would have previously used a single upstream dial.

Further reading references (the second one actually containing an example that
might be a useful starting point for you to work from):

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+variable+DIALSTATUS

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+cmd+Goto

Hope this helps!

Pete Mundy




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