RFC 3660
Basic Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Packages
2.3. Trunk Package
Package Name: T Version: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- | Symbol | Definition | R | S Duration | |----------------------------------------------------------------| | as | Answer Supervision | x | BR | | bl | Blocking | | BR | | bz | Busy | | TO 30 sec. | | co1 | Continuity Tone (go tone, | x | TO 3 sec. | | | or return tone) | | | | co2 | Continuity Test (go tone, | x | TO 3 sec. | | | or return tone in dual tone | | | | | procedures) | | | | ct(...) | Continuity Transponder | | OO | | lb | Loopback | | OO | | nm | New Milliwatt Tone | x | TO 3 sec | | mm | Newest Milliwatt Tone | x | TO 3 sec | | oc | Operation Complete | x | | | of | Operation Failure | x | | | om | Old Milliwatt Tone | x | TO 3 sec | | pst | Permanent Signal Tone | | TO infinite | | qt | Quiet Termination | | TO infinite | | ro | Reorder Tone | x | TO 30 sec. | | sit(#) | Special Information Tone | x | TO 2 sec. | | | | | (see notes) | | tl | Test Line | x | TO infinite | | tp(###) | Test Pattern | x | TO 3 sec | | zz | No Circuit | x | TO 2 sec | ---------------------------------------------------------------- New events added to this package from the previously unversioned package: "bz", "ct", "mm", "oc", "pst", "qt", "sit", and "tp". Changes in event types: "co1", "co2", "nm", "om", "tl", "zz" signals changed from OO to TO; "as" and "bl" changed from OO to BR.
Note that default time-out values may be over-ridden by the Call Agent for any Time-Out signal defined in this package by a "to" signal parameter. Refer to section 2 of this document, as well as [1] for details. The definition of the trunk package events are as follows: Answer Supervision (as): This event is used to indicate the occurrence answer supervision. In most cases, it is a result of a steady off-hook in response to a call request. This event is included for backwards compatibility with the previous version of the package. The preferred alternative is to use the "answer" event in the appropriate CAS packages [34] (Note: check the details on the use of "answer" in the particular CAS package; in most cases "answer" as an event is an indication of a steady off-hook regardless of whether or not it is an indication of answer supervision). For details on when answer supervision is appropriate refer to [5]. Blocking (bl): This event is used to indicate an incoming off-hook for the purposes of blocking a one-way trunk in CAS trunks. This event is included for backwards compatibility with the previous version of the package. The preferred alternative is the "block" event in the appropriate CAS packages [34]. Busy Tone (bz): Refer to ITU-T E.180 [8]. In North America, station Busy is a combination of two AC tones with frequencies of 480 and 620 Hertz and levels of -24 dBm each, to give a combined level of -21 dBm. The cadence for Station Busy Tone is 0.5 seconds on, followed by 0.5 seconds off, then repeating. See GR-506-CORE [7]- LSSGR: SIGNALING, Section 17.2.6. Continuity Tone (co1): A tone at 2010 Hz (see section 3.1.1.3 of [2]). When generated as a signal, the frequency of the tone must be within + or - 8 Hz, while the frequency of the tone corresponding to the event must be within + or - 30 Hz. Continuity Test (co2): A tone at 1780 Hz (see section 3.1.1.3 of [2]). When generated as a signal, the frequency of the tone must be within + or - 20 Hz, while the frequency of the tone corresponding to the event must be within + or - 30 Hz. In continuity testing the tone corresponding to the signal at the originating gateway is referred to as the "go" tone, and the tone
corresponding to the event at that same gateway is referred to as
the "return" or "check" tone.
Note that generation and notification of continuity tones are done
as per continuity test requirements as defined in ITU-T Q.724 [3],
as well as by Bellcore GR-317-CORE [2] specifications, i.e., the
semantics of notification of the return tone is more than that the
tone was received, but is an indication that the test has passed.
Details are provided in the following paragraphs.
The continuity tones represented by co1 and co2 are used when the
Call Agent wants to initiate a continuity test. There are two
types of tests, single tone and dual tone; In the case of the dual
tone, either tone can be sent and the opposite received depending
on the trunk interconnections (4-wire or 2-wire) as indicated
below:
Originating Terminating
============ ===========
4w -------------- 1780 Hz -----------> 2w
<------------- 2010 Hz ------------ (transponder)
2w -------------- 2010 Hz -----------> 2w/4w
<------------- 1780 Hz ------------ (transponder)
4w -------------- 2010 Hz -----------> 4w
<------------- 2010 Hz ------------ (loopback)
The Call agent is expected to know, through provisioning
information, which test should be applied to a given endpoint. As
an example, for a 4-wire to 2-wire connection, the Call Agent
might send a request like the following to an originating gateway:
RQNT 1234 ds/ds1-1/17@tgw2.example.net
X: AB123FE0
S: t/co1
R: t/co2,t/oc,t/of
On a terminating side of a trunk, the call agent may request a
continuity test connection (connection mode "conttest") to the
terminating gateway as follows:
CRCX 3001 ds/ds1-2/4@tgw34.example.net
C: 3748ABC364
M: conttest
Alternatively, rather than using a connection mode, the "T/ct"
signal can be used (see description of this signal further below):
RQNT 3001 ds/ds1-2/4@tgw34.example.net
X: 1233472
S: t/ct(in=co1,out=co2,+)
The originating gateway would send the requested "go" tone, and
would look for the appropriate "return tone". Once the return
tone is received, the originating gateway removes the go tone and
checks to see that the return tone has been removed within the
specified performance limits (i.e., GR-246-CORE, T1.113.4, Annex B
[23]). When it detects that the test is successful, the gateway
will send a notification of the return tone event (Note that
notification of the return tone event therefore must not be sent
prior to detection of the removal of the return tone).
The "T/co1" and "T/co2" signals are TO signals so that an
operation complete event will occur when the signal times out. If
a timeout value other than the default is desired, the "to"
parameter may be used (e.g., "S: T/co1(to=2000)").
If the gateway detects the failure of the continuity test prior to
the timeout, an operation failure event will be generated.
Otherwise, the failure of the continuity test is determined by the
failure to receive the return tone event before the timeout occurs
(operation complete event). As with TO signals in general,
operation complete and operation fail events are parameterized
with the name of the signal.
In the example above where the go tone is "co1" and the return
tone is "co2":
* A notification of the "co2" event indicates success (i.e.,
"O: t/co2").
* A notification of the operation failure event indicates
failure prior to timeout (i.e., "O: t/of(t/co1)").
* A notification of the operation complete event indicates
that the return tone was not received properly prior to the
occurrence of the timeout (i.e., "O: t/oc(t/co2)").
On a terminating end of a trunk, either a "loopback" connection
(single tone test) or "conttest" connection (dual tone test) is
made (or alternatively the "T/lb" or "T/ct" signals are
requested). It is up to the termination end to make sure that the
return tone is removed as soon as the go tone disappears. The
Call Agent requests the removal of "contest" or "loopback"
connections (or "T/lb" or "T/ct" signals) at a termination end
when the results of the continuity test are obtained.
When "conttest" is used, the endpoint is provisioned as to which
transponder test is being performed (2010 Hz received and 1780 Hz
sent or vice versa). In the case of the corresponding "T/ct"
signal, the Call Agent can specify which tone is received and sent
as parameters.
Note that continuity tones in the trunk package are only ever sent
to the telephony endpoint. For network-based continuity, there
are continuity tones available in the RTP ("R") package. Although
a transponder (dual tone) test can be done, a single tone test is
generally sufficient in the case of continuity testing across an
IP network.
Continuity Transponder(ct(in=<tone-in>,out=<tone-out>, <+ or ->)):
This signal is used to provide transponder functionality
independent of the connection mode, i.e., this is an alternative
way to provide the same functionality as the "conttest" connection
mode. The parameters can be provided in any order. The <tone-in>
and <tone-out> parameters can have values "co1" or "co2",
corresponding to the 2010 Hz and 1780 Hz tones associated with
those symbols. If one of the tones is "co1", then the other must
be "co2" and vice versa (i.e., <tone-in> and <tone-out> must have
different values; if loopback is required, then the "lb" signal in
this package or "loopback" connection mode should be used).
On detecting <tone-in>, <tone-out> will be generated in return.
The tone corresponding to <tone-out> will continue to be generated
until either:
* The signal is explicitly turned off (e.g., "S: t/ct(-)") or
* Removal of the <tone-in> tone is detected.
Note that while the signal is active (regardless of whether a tone
is active or not), media from the endpoint will not be forwarded
to or from the packet network (i.e., the continuity transponder
signal must be explicitly turned off by the Call Agent in order to
resume passing media between the packet network and the endpoint).
Loopback (lb):
This signal is used to provide loopback functionality independent
of the connection mode, i.e., this is an alternative way to
provide the same functionality as "loopback" connection mode.
Note that while the loop-back signal is active (regardless of
whether a tone is active or not), media from the endpoint will not
be forwarded to or from the packet network (i.e., the loopback
signal must be explicitly turned off by the Call Agent in order to
resume passing media between the packet network and the endpoint).
New Milliwatt Tone (nm):
1004 Hz tone - refer to [4] and section 8.2.5 of [5].
Newest Milliwatt Tone (mm):
1013.8 Hz - refer to [4].
Operation Complete (oc):
This is the standard definition of operation complete [1].
Operation Failure (of):
This is the standard definition of operation failure [1].
Old Milliwatt Tone (om):
1000 Hz tone - refer to [4] and section 8.2.5 of [5].
Permanent Signal Tone (pst):
In North America, this tone is applied to a busy line
verify/operator interrupt under specific circumstances as
described in [17].
Quiet Termination (qt):
Quiet Termination is used in a 102 trunk test. Reference section
6.20.5 [5] as well as [4].
Reorder Tone(ro):
This maps to congestion tone in the ITU-T E.182 specification. In
North America, reorder tone is a combination of two AC tones with
frequencies of 480 and 620 Hertz and levels of -24 dBm each, to
give a combined level of -21 dBm. The cadence for reorder tone is
0.25 seconds on, followed by 0.25 seconds off, repeating
continuously (until time-out). See GR-506-CORE [7], Section
17.2.7.
Special Information Tone(sit(#)):
As described in ITU-T E.180 [8], the special information tone
consists of a tone period in which 3 tones are produced followed
by a silent period of 1 second (total TO period of approximately 2
seconds). When used as a signal, it MUST be parameterized with a
parameter value from 1 to 7, with the following meaning as defined
in SR-2275, section 6.21.2 of [5].
-------------------------------------------
| sit(1) | RO' | reorder SIT, intra-LATA |
| sit(2) | RO" | reorder SIT, inter-LATA |
| sit(3) | NC' | no circuit SIT, intra-LATA |
| sit(4) | NC" | no circuit SIT, inter-LATA |
| sit(5) | IC | intercept SIT |
| sit(6) | VC | vacant code SIT |
| sit(7) | IO | ineffective other SIT |
-------------------------------------------
When requested as an event, the event MUST be parameterized with a
decimal number from 1 to 7 to indicate which tone the gateway is
required to detect. The resulting notification also includes the
parameter. Other countries may have one or more special
information tones with country specific definitions (refer to
ITU-T E.180 supp. 2 [9]). In this case, special information tone
1 as defined in [9] is sit(1), special information tone 2 is
sit(2) etc.
As an example, the Call Agent might make a request such as:
RQNT 1234 ds/ds1-1/17@tgw2.example.net
X: AB123FE0
R: t/sit(N)(2)
If the tone is detected, the resulting notification might appear
as follows:
NTFY 3002 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
X: AB123FE0
O: t/sit(2)
Test Line (tl):
105 Test Line test progress tone (2225 Hz + or - 25 Hz at -10
dBm0). Refer to section 8.2.5 of [5].
Test Pattern (tp(###)):
The tp(###) signal inserts the pattern ### continuously into the
channel until the timeout period expires. The parameter is
provided as a decimal number from 0 to 255. If the parameter is
omitted, the default value is decimal 95.
In RequestedEvents, the parameter MAY be supplied to indicate what
pattern the Call Agent wishes the gateway to detect. If the
parameter is omitted, the value 95 is assumed. The pattern MUST
be returned in the ObservedEvent (even if the parameter was not
requested).
A typical use for the test pattern signal is for the test line 108
(digital loopback) test (refer to section 8.2.5 of [5]). At the
termination side of a trunk, the Call Agent would request a
connection in "loopback" mode, which would do a digital loopback.
On the origination side of the trunk, the Call Agent would request
that the test pattern be injected into the digital channel, and
would check to see that the pattern was returned within the
timeout period. As an example, the Call Agent would make the
following request on the origination side:
RQNT 1234 ds/ds1-1/17@tgw2.example.net
X: AB123FE0
S: t/tp
R: t/tp, t/oc, t/of
In this case the Call Agent will either receive:
* An ObservedEvent indicating that the test has passed (i.e.,
"O:t/op(95)") or
* An ObservedEvent indicating that the timeout occurred before
the pattern was received (i.e., "O:t/oc(t/tp)"), indicating
that the test failed. Of course an operation failure would
indicate failure as well.
No Circuit (zz):
This is an alias for Special Information Tone 2, i.e., "sit(2)".
2.4. Line Package
Package Name: L Version: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- |Symbol | Definition | R | S Duration | |----------------------------------------------------------------| |adsi(string) | ADSI Display | | BR | |aw | Answer Tone | x | OO | |bz | Busy Tone | | TO 30 sec. | |ci(ti,nu,na) | Caller-id | | BR | |dl | Dial Tone | | TO 16 sec. | |e | Error Tone | x | TO 2 sec. | |hd | Off-hook Transition | S | | |hf | Flash-hook | x | | |ht | On Hold Tone | | OO | |hu | On-hook Transition | S | | |lsa | Line Side Answer Sup. | | OO | |mwi | Message Waiting ind. | | TO 16 sec. | |nbz | Network busy | x | TO infinite | |oc | Operation Complete | x | | |of | Operation Failure | x | | |osi | Network Disconnect | | TO 900 ms | |ot | Off-hook Warning Tone | | TO infinite | |p | Prompt Tone | x | BR | |rg | Ringing | | TO 180 sec. | |r0, r1, r2, | Distinctive Ringing | | TO 180 sec. | |r3, r4, r5, | | | | |r6 or r7 | | | | |ro | Reorder Tone | | TO 30 sec. | |rs | Ringsplash | | BR | |s(###) | Distinctive Tone Pattern | x | BR | |sit(#) | Special Information Tone | | TO 2 sec. | | | | | (see notes) | |sl | Stutter Dial Tone | | TO 16 sec. | |v | Alerting Tone | | OO | |vmwi | Visual Message | | OO | | | Waiting Indicator | | | |wt | Call Waiting Tone | | TO 12 sec | |wt1, wt2, | Alternative Call | | TO 12 sec | |wt3, wt4 | Waiting Tones | | (see notes) | |y | Recorder Warning Tone | | TO infinite | |z | Calling Card Service Tone| | BR | ---------------------------------------------------------------- New events added to this package from the previously unversioned package: "ht", "osi", and "lsa".
Changes in event types: signals "y", "z", changed from OO to TO and BR respectively. Ringing tones were extended to allow for a ring repetition signal parameter. Note that default time-out values may be over-ridden by the Call Agent for any Time-Out signal defined in this package by a "to" signal parameter. Refer to section 2 of this document, as well as [1] for details. The description of events and signals in the line package are as follows: ADSI Display (adsi): This signal is included here to maintain compatibility with the previous version of this package. The signal is not well-defined and its use is discouraged. Answer Tone (aw): This event is included here to maintain compatibility with the previous version of this package. The event is not well-defined and its use is discouraged. Busy Tone (bz): Refer to ITU-T E.180 [8]. In North America, station Busy is a combination of two AC tones with frequencies of 480 and 620 Hertz and levels of -24 dBm each, to give a combined level of -21 dBm. The cadence for Station Busy Tone is 0.5 seconds on followed by 0.5 seconds off, repeating. See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 17.2.6. It is considered an error to try and play busy tone on a phone that is on-hook and an error MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on-hook). Caller-id (ci(time, number, name)): See GR-1188 [24], GR-30-CORE [14], and GR-31 [25]. For backwards compatibility, each of the three fields are optional, but each of the commas will always be included. In accordance with the general MGCP grammar, it is RECOMMENDED to always include all three fields - an empty quoted string can then be used in lieu of omitting a parameter: The time parameter is coded as "MM/DD/HH/MM", where MM is a two- digit decimal value for a Month between 01 and 12, DD is a two- digit value for a Day between 01 and 31, and Hour and Minute are two-digit values coded according to military local time, e.g., 00 is midnight, 01 is 1 a.m., and 13 is 1 p.m. (Note: two digits MUST always be provided for each of the values of month, day, hour, minutes e.g., the month of January is indicated by the two digits "01" rather than just "1").
The number parameter is coded as an ASCII character string of
decimal digits that identify the calling line number. White
spaces are permitted if the string is quoted, but they will be
ignored. If a quoted-string is provided, the string itself is
UTF-8 encoded (RFC 2279) as usual for signal parameters.
The name parameter is coded as a string of ASCII characters that
identify the calling line name. White spaces are permitted if the
string is quoted. If a quoted-string is provided, the string
itself is UTF-8 encoded (RFC 2279).
A "P" in the number or name field is used to indicate a private
number or name, and an "O" is used to indicate an unavailable
number or name. Other letters MAY be used to provide additional
clarification as per provider or vendor specifications.
The following example illustrates the use of the caller-id signal:
S: l/ci(09/14/17/26, "555 1212", "John Doe")
An example indicating that the name and number are private:
S: l/ci(09/14/17/26,P,P)
Dial Tone (dl):
Refer to the ITU-T E.180 [8] specification. In North America,
dial tone is a combination of two continuous AC tones with
frequencies of 350 and 440 Hertz and levels of -13dBm each, to
give a combined level of -10 dBm. See GR-506-CORE [7] - LSSGR:
SIGNALING, Section 17.2.1. It is considered an error to try and
play dial-tone on a phone that is on-hook and an error MUST
consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error code
402 - phone on-hook).
Error Tone (e):
This tone is maintained for backwards compatibility. The tone is
not well defined and its use is discouraged.
Off-hook Transition (hd):
See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 12. It is considered an error to try
and request off-hook on a phone that is off-hook and an error MUST
consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error code
401 - phone off-hook).
Flash Hook (hf):
See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 12. It is considered an error to try
and request flash hook on a phone that is on-hook and an error
MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error
code 402 - phone on-hook).
Tone On Hold (ht):
A tone used to reassure a calling subscriber who has been placed
on "hold". Refer to ITU-T E.182 [10].
On-hook Transition (hu):
See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 12. The timing for the on-hook
signal is for flash response enabled, unless provisioned
otherwise. It is considered an error to try and request flash
hook on a phone that is on-hook and an error MUST consequently be
returned when such attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on-
hook).
Line Side Answer Supervision (lsa):
This provides Reverse Loop Current Feed (RLCF) on the line (refer
to GR-506-CORE [7]) and is a way of indicating that the called
party has answered for some line-side equipment.
Message Waiting Indicator (mwi):
Message Waiting indicator tone uses the same frequencies and
levels as dial tone (350 and 440 Hertz at -13dBm each), but with a
cadence of 0.1 second on, 0.1 second off, repeated 10 times,
followed by steady application of dial tone. See GR-506-CORE [7],
Section 17.2.3. It is considered an error to try and play
message-waiting indicator on a phone that is on-hook and an error
MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error
code 402 - phone on-hook).
Network Busy (nbz):
This is included here to maintain compatibility with the previous
version of this package. The "nbz" signal is an alias for re-
order tone signal("ro"). Future Call Agent implementations that
require a network busy signal should use the "ro" signal. It is
also recommended that future Call Agents not request to be
notified of the "nbz" event (a network busy event is generally not
required in a line package; hence, "ro" is only a signal, not an
event).
Operation Complete (oc):
This is the standard definition of operation complete [1].
Operation Failure (of):
This is the standard definition of operation failure [1].
Network Disconnect (osi):
Network Disconnect indicates that the far-end party has
disconnected. The signal that is sent on the line is provisioned
in the media gateway since it may vary from country to country.
In North America, this signal is an open switch interval which
results in a Loop Current Feed Open Signal (LCFO) being applied to
the line (refer to GR-506-CORE [7], see also See GR-505-CORE [6],
Section 4.5.2.1). The default time-out value for this signal is
900 ms.
Off-hook Warning Tone (ot):
Off-hook warning tone, also known as receiver Off-Hook Tone (ROH
Tone). This is the irritating noise a telephone makes when it is
not hung up correctly. In North America, ROH Tone is generated by
combining four tones at frequencies of 1400 Hertz, 2060 Hertz,
2450 Hertz and 2600 Hertz, at a cadence of 0.1 second on, 0.1
second off, then repeating. GR-506-CORE [7], Section 17.2.8
contains details about required power levels. It is considered an
error to try and play off-hook warning tone on a phone that is
on-hook, and an error MUST consequently be returned when such
attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on-hook).
Prompt Tone (p):
The definition of the prompt tone and its use may be found in
requirement GR-220 [20]. The tone in GR-220 (requirement "R3-170"
or GR-220) is a 300 ms burst of a 400 Hz tone.
Ringing (rg):
See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 14. The provisioning process may
define the ringing cadence. The ringing signal may be
parameterized with the signal parameter "rep" which specifies the
maximum number of ringing cycles (repetitions) to apply. The
value for "rep" is specified in decimal and can have any value
from 1 to 255. The following will apply the ringing signal for up
to 6 ringing cycles:
S: l/rg(rep=6)
If the "rep" parameter is specified, the signal times-out when the
number of repetitions are completed (i.e., an operation complete
event can be requested and will occur at the end of the
timeout/number of rings).
If the "rep" parameter is supplied, then any timeout ("to") value
that is included will be ignored, i.e.:
S: l/rg(rep=6,to=12000)
will be treated the same as the previous example where the
parameter "to=12000" was not included. Of course, if the "to"
parameter is included without the "rep", it will be acted upon
i.e.:
S: l/rg(to=12000)
will ring for 12 seconds.
It is considered an error to try and ring a phone that is off-hook
and an error MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are
made (error code 401 - phone off-hook).
Distinctive Ringing (r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 or r7):
See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 14. Default values for r1 to r5 are
as defined for distinctive ringing pattern 1 to 5 in GR-506-CORE
[7]. The default values for r0, r6 and r7 are normal ringing
(i.e., the same cadence "rg"). The provisioning process may
define the ringing cadence for each of these signals. The
distinctive ringing signals may be parameterized with the signal
parameter "rep" which specifies the maximum number of ringing
cycles (repetitions) to apply. The value for "rep" is specified
in decimal and can have any value from 1 to 255.
The following will apply the ringing signal for up to 6 ringing
cycles:
S: l/r1(rep=6)
If the "rep" parameter is specified, the signal times-out when the
number of repetitions are completed (i.e., an operation complete
event can be requested and will occur at the end of the
timeout/number of rings)
If the "rep" parameter is supplied, then any timeout ("to") value
that is included will be ignored, i.e.:
S: l/r1(rep=6,to=12000)
will be treated the same as the previous example where the
parameter "to=12000" was not included. Of course, if the "to"
parameter is included without the "rep", it will be acted upon
i.e.:
S: l/r1(to=12000)
will ring for 12 seconds.
It is considered an error to try and ring a phone that is off-hook
and an error MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are
made (error code 401 - phone off-hook).
Reorder Tone (ro):
This maps to congestion tone in the ITU-T E.182 [10]
specification. In North America, reorder tone is a combination of
two AC tones with frequencies of 480 and 620 Hertz, and levels of
-24 dBm each, to give a combined level of -21 dBm. The cadence
for reorder tone is 0.25 seconds on, followed by 0.25 seconds off,
repeating continuously.
Ringsplash (rs):
Also known as "Reminder ring", this tone is a burst of ringing
that may be applied to the physical forwarding line (when idle) to
indicate that a call has been forwarded and to remind the user
that a Call Forward sub-feature is active. In the US, it is
defined to be a 0.5(-0,+0.1) second burst of power ringing (see
[11]).
Distinctive Tone Pattern (s(###)):
This is used to signal or detect a tone pattern defined by the
parameter where the parameter may have a value from 0 to 999.
When specified as an event, the parameter MUST be included. The
parameter will also be included when the event is reported. This
event (the definition of tones associated with each parameter
value) requires special provisioning in the Call Agent and gateway
to insure interoperability. This signal is included here to
maintain compatibility with the previous version of this package.
Special Information Tone(sit(#)):
As described in ITU-T E.180 [8], the special information tone
consists of a tone period in which 3 tones are produced, followed
by a silent period of 1 second (total TO period of approximately 2
seconds). It MAY be parameterized with a parameter value from 1
to 7, with the following meaning as defined in SR-2275, section
6.21.2 [5]:
-------------------------------------------
| sit(1) | RO' | reorder SIT, intra-LATA |
| sit(2) | RO" | reorder SIT, inter-LATA |
| sit(3) | NC' | no circuit SIT, intra-LATA |
| sit(4) | NC" | no circuit SIT, inter-LATA |
| sit(5) | IC | intercept SIT |
| sit(6) | VC | vacant code SIT |
| sit(7) | IO | ineffective other SIT |
-------------------------------------------
If the parameter is left out, the NC' SIT tone that corresponds to
the signal "L/sit(3)" is assumed.
Other countries may have one or more special information tones
with country specific definitions (refer to ITU-T E.180 supp. 2
[9]). In this case, special information tone 1 as defined in [9]
is sit(1), special information tone 2 is sit(2) etc.
Stutter Dial Tone (sl):
Stutter Dial Tone (also called Recall Dial Tone in GR-506-CORE [7]
and "special dial tone" in ITU-T E.182 [10]) is used to confirm
some action and request additional input from the user. An
example application is to cancel call-waiting, prior to entering a
destination address.
The stutter dial tone signal may be parameterized with the signal
parameter "del", which will specify a delay in milliseconds to
apply between the confirmation tone and the dial tone. The
parameter can have any value from 0 to 10000 ms, rounded to the
nearest non-zero value divisible by 100 (i.e., tenth of a second).
The following will apply stutter dial tone with a delay of 1.5
seconds between the confirmation tone and the dial tone:
S: l/sl(del=1500)
It is considered an error to try and play stutter dial tone on a
phone that is on-hook and an error MUST consequently be returned
when such attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on-hook).
Alerting Tone (v):
A 440 Hz Tone of a 2 second duration, followed by a 1/2 second of
tone every 10 seconds. This event is included for backwards
compatibility with the previous version of the package.
Visual Message Waiting Indicator (vmwi):
The transmission of the VMWI messages will conform to the
requirements in [13] and the CPE guidelines in [12]. Refer also
to section 6.6 of GR-30-CORE [14]. VMWI messages will only be
sent from the gateway to the attached equipment when the line is
idle. If new messages arrive while the line is busy, the VMWI
indicator message will be delayed until the line goes back to the
idle state. After the gateway restarts, the state of the signal
will be "off", and hence the Call Agent MUST refresh the CPE's
visual indicator if it is supposed to be "on".
Alternative Call Waiting Tones (wt, wt1, .., wt4):
Refer to ITU-T E.180 [8]. For North American tone definitions,
refer to GR-506-CORE [7], Section 14.2. "wt" and "wt1" are both
aliases for the default Call Waiting tone, which in North America,
is a 440-Hz tone applied for 300 plus or minus 50 ms. The tone is
then repeated once after 10 seconds.
These signals are timeout signals with a default timeout value of
12 seconds, which allows the tone to be played twice with a single
request (refer to GR-571-CORE [16]). However, there are cases
(Requirement R3-73 of GR-575-CORE [18]), in which only a single
tone is required. In that case, the Call Agent may make the
request with a shorter timeout period to eliminate the second tone
(e.g., "S: wt(to=2000)" - which stops the signal after 2 seconds
so that the second tone will not occur).
Signals wt2, wt3 and wt4 are alternates that are used for
distinctive call-waiting tone patterns (refer to GR-506-CORE,
Section 14.2 [7]. It is considered an error to try and apply
call-waiting tone on a phone that is on-hook and an error MUST
consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error code
402 - phone on-hook).
Recorder Warning Tone(y):
Refer to ITU-T E.180 [8] - also Bellcore document SR-2275 [5]
section 6.20. When recording equipment is used, this tone is
connected to the line to inform the distant party that the
conversation is being recorded - typical value used is a 1400 Hz
Tone of a 0.5 second duration every 15 seconds.
Calling Card Service Tone(z):
This tone is used to inform the customer that credit card
information must be keyed in. Typically, it consists of 60 ms of
941 + 1477 Hz (the DTMF #digit) and 940 ms of 350 + 440 Hz (dial
tone), decaying exponentially with a time constant of 200 ms.
Refer to Bellcore document SR-2275 [5], section 6.20.
2.5. Handset Emulation Package
Package Name: H Version: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- |Symbol | Definition | R | S Duration | |----------------------------------------------------------------| |adsi(string) | ADSI Display | x | BR | |aw | Answer Tone | x | OO | |bz | Busy Tone | x | TO 30 sec. | |ci(ti,nu,na) | Caller-id | x | BR | |dl | Dial Tone | x | TO 16 sec. | |e | Error Tone | x | TO 2 sec. | |hd | Off-hook Transition | S | BR | |hu | On-hook Transition | S | BR | |hf | Flash Hook | x | BR | |ht | Tone On Hold | x | OO | |lsa | Line Side Answer Sup. | x | OO | |mwi | Message Waiting Ind. | x | TO 16 sec. | |nbz | Network Busy | x | TO infinite | |oc | Operation Complete | x | | |ot | Off-hook Warning Tone | x | TO infinite | |of | Operation Failure | x | | |osi | Network Disconnect | x | TO 900 ms | |p | Prompt Tone | x | BR | |rg | Ringing | x | TO 180 sec. | |r0, r1, r2, | Distinctive Ringing | x | TO 180 sec. | |r3, r4, r5, | | | | |r6 or r7 | | | | |ro | Reorder Tone | x | TO 30 sec. | |rs | Ringsplash | x | BR | |s(###) | Distinctive Tone Pattern | x | BR | |sit(#) | Sit Tone | x | TO 2 sec. | |sl | Stutter Dial Tone | x | TO 16 sec. | |v | Alerting Tone | x | OO | |vmwi | Vis. Message Waiting Ind.| x | OO | |wt | Call Waiting tone | x | TO 12 sec. | |wt1, wt2, | Alternative Call | x | TO 12 sec | |wt3, wt4 | Waiting Tones | | (see notes) | |y | Recorder Warning Tone | x | TO infinite | |z | Calling Card Serv. Tone | x | BR | ---------------------------------------------------------------- The handset emulation package is similar to the line package except that events such as "off-hook" can be signaled as well as detected.
Changes from the original package - are the same changes as were made
for the line package, plus "hu" and "hd" signal types were changed
from OO to BR.
Event definitions are the same as for the line package with the
following exceptions:
ASDI:
When requested as an event by the Call Agent, the event is not
parameterized. However, the parameter is included when the event
is reported.
Caller-id:
When requested as an event by the Call Agent, the event MUST not
be parameterized. However, parameters are included when the event
is reported i.e.:
O: l/ci(09/14/17/26,"555 1212","John Doe")
Line Side Answer Supervision:
When requested as an event by the Call Agent, it indicates when
the reverse loop current feed (RLCF) was turned on and off. The
event is not parameterized when it is requested. However, a
parameter is included when it is reported i.e.:
O: l/lsa(+) to indicate RLCF was turned on
O: l/lsa(-) to indicate RLCF was turned off
Ringing (rg):
When requested as an event, the Call Agent may optionally include
the rep parameter indicating a request to report after some number
of rings e.g.:
RQNT 1234 aaln/1@rgw2.example.net
X: AB123FE0
R: h/rg(N)(rep=3)
The resulting notification after the number of rings is detected
includes the parameter again:
NTFY 3002 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
X: AB123FE0
O: h/rg(rep=3)
If the parameter is not included in the request, it is also not
included in the report. In that case, the event is reported as
soon as ringing is detected.
Distinctive Ringing (r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 or r7):
As with the "rg" event, if the "rep" parameter is included when
one of these is requested as an event, it is also reported. If it
is not requested with the parameter, then the parameter is also
not included in the report. In that case, the event is reported
as soon as ringing with the requested cadence is detected.
Stutter Dial Tone (sl):
Stutter Dial Tone MUST not be parameterized when requested as an
event. However, the "del" parameter is reported.
RQNT 1234 aaln/1@rgw2.example.net
X: AB123FE0
R: h/sl
The resulting notification indicates the delay between the
confirmation tone and the dial tone:
NTFY 3002 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
X: AB123FE0
O: h/sl(del=1500)
As with the signal, the report indicates the delay rounded to the
nearest 100 ms.
Visual Message Waiting:
When requested as an event by the Call Agent, it indicates when
the visual message waiting indicator was turned on and off. The
event is not parameterized when it is requested. However, a
parameter is included when it is reported i.e.:
O: l/vmwi(+) to indicate message waiting turned on
O: l/vmwi(-) to indicate message waiting turned off
Note that:
* All TO signals in the handset package can include a "to"
parameter when requested as a signal.
* However, requests to be notified about these events MUST NOT
include the "to" parameter, i.e., the "to" parameter is not
valid in RequestedEvents.
2.6. Supplementary Services Tone Package
Package Name: SST Version: 0 --------------------------------------------------------------- |Symbol | Definition | R | S Duration | |---------------------------------------------------------------| |cd | Conference Depart | | BR | |cj | Conference Join | | BR | |cm | Comfort Tone | | TO infinite | |cw | Caller Waiting Tone | | TO 30 sec. | |ht | On Hold Tone | | OO | |ni | Negative Indication | | TO infinite | |nu | Number Unobtainable | | TO infinite | |oc | Operation Complete | x | | |of | Operation Failure | x | | |pr | Pay Phone Recognition | | BR | |pt | Pay Tone | | BR | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Note that default time-out values may be over-ridden by the Call Agent for any Time-Out signal defined in this package by a "to" signal parameter. Refer to section 2 of this document, as well as [1] for details. The events in this package are defined as follows: Conference Depart(cd): Tone used to indicate that a participant has left a conference call. The tone characteristics are left to the specific gateway implementation. Conference Join (cj): Tone used to indicate that a party has joined a conference call. The tone characteristics are left to the specific gateway implementation. Comfort Tone (cm): Comfort Tone is used to indicate that the call is being processed and that the caller should wait. Refer to ITU-T E.182 [10]. Caller Waiting Tone (cw): Not to be confused with a call-waiting tone, this is a tone advising a caller that a called station, though busy, has a call waiting service active. Refer to ITU-T E.182 [10].
Tone on-hold (ht):
A tone used to reassure a calling subscriber who has been placed
on "hold". Refer to ITU-T E.182 [10].
Negative Indication (ni):
A tone advising a subscriber that the request for service cannot
be accepted. Refer to ITU-T E.182 [10]. For North America, this
maps to the re-order tone (see GR-506-CORE [7], Section 17.2.7).
Number Unobtainable Tone (nu):
Refer to ITU-T E.180, supplement 2 [9]. This is also referred to
as "vacant tone" and maps to a "re-order tone" in North America
(see GR-506-CORE [7], Section 17.2.7).
Operation Complete (oc):
The standard definition of operation complete [1].
Operation Failure (of):
The standard definition of operation failure [1].
Pay Phone Recognition (pr):
A tone advising an operator that the endpoint is identified as a
payphone. Refer to ITU-T E.182 [10].
Pay Tone (pt):
A tone indicating that payment is required. Refer to ITU-T E.182
[10].
2.7. Digit Map Extension
Package Name: dm1 ("dm" followed by the number "1")
Version: 0
Extension Digit Map Letters: P
This package defines an Extension Digit Map Letter that is used to
override the shortest possible match behavior for a given entry in a
digit map (see [1]). The letter "P" (for partial match override), at
the end of a digit map entry, instructs the gateway to only consider
that entry a match if the current dial string does not partially
match another entry. For example, given the digit map
([3-7]11|123xxxxxxx|[1-7]xxxxxxP|8xxxP)
and a current dial string of "1234567", we would not consider this a
match (as the rules in [1] would otherwise imply); however a current
dial string of "411" would be considered a match as usual. A current
dial string of "8234" would be considered a match since there is no
other partial match.
Note that the digit map letter "P" is not an event, but simply a syntactic and semantic digit map extension. Thus, the "P" is not included in the list of requested or observed events. Support for this package is strongly RECOMMENDED.2.8. Signal List Package
Package Name: SL Version: 0 --------------------------------------------------------- | Symbol | Definition | R | S Duration | |---------------------------------------------------------| | oc | Operation Complete | x | | | of | Operation Failure | x | | | s(list) | Signal List | | TO variable | --------------------------------------------------------- Operation Complete (oc): This is the standard definition of operation complete from [1]. Operation Failure (of): This is the standard definition of operation failure from [1]. Signal List(s(<list>)): The <list> contains a comma-separated list of signals to be played out. Each of the signals in <list> MUST be either of type BR or type TO. Semantically, the signal list is still treated as a single parameterized signal of type Time-Out though. The signals in the list are played to completion one after the other in the left to right order specified. The package for each signal in the list must be specified. For example, to play out the DTMF digits 123456: S: sl/s(d/1,d/2,d/3,d/4,d/5,d/6) This will result in the DTMF digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 being played out in order. It is illegal to include an OO signal as one of the signals in the list or to request recursive definitions (signal lists within signal lists). If this or any other unsupported signal is included, error code 538 (event/signal parameter error) MUST be returned by the gateway.
Note that as the gateway plays the ordered list of signals, if it
encounters a TO signal with an infinite timeout, it will continue
to play that signal until the Signal List signal is stopped (i.e.,
other signals later in the list will never be played).
If the operation complete ("oc") event is requested, it will be
detected once, when the last signal in the list has been played
out (regardless of whether there are any TO signals in the list).
The operation complete event will only report the signal list name
itself, i.e., without the parameters supplied as in:
O: sl/oc(sl/s)
Should any of the signals in the signal list result in an error,
an operation failure event for the Signal List signal MUST be
generated. Only the signal list name will be included, thus it is
not possible to determine which of the signals in the signal list
actually failed.
Note that if an event occurs while the "SL/S" signal is playing,
the "SL/S" signal is stopped in the following manner:
* If the signal in the list that was playing at the time the
event occurred is of type BR, then the BR signal will be
played to completion and no other signals in the list will
be played.
* If the signal in the list that was playing at the time the
event occurred is of type TO, then the TO signal will stop
immediately and no other signals in the list will be played.
2.9. Media Format Parameter Package
Package Name: FM
Version: 0
This package provides support for the media format parameter Local
Connection Option (LCO). The media format parameter LCO is similar
to the "fmtp" attribute in SDP [15] and is applicable to all of the
same media formats that the corresponding SDP fmtp attribute could be
used with (i.e., media format parameters for any media format MIME
type). The media format parameter is encoded as the keyword "fmtp"
or "o-fmtp", followed by a colon and a quoted string beginning with
the media format name (MIME subtype only) followed by a space,
followed by the media format parameters associated with that media
format. For simplicity, we will use the terms "codec" and "media
format" interchangeably in the following. Multiple formats may be
indicated by either repeating the "fmtp" local connection option
multiple times, such as:
L:a:codec1;codec2, fmtp:"codec1 formatX", fmtp:"codec2 formatY"
or alternatively by having a single "fmtp" keyword followed by a
colon, and a semi-colon separated list of quoted strings for each
media format parameter, as in:
L:a:codec1;codec2, fmtp:"codec1 formatX";"codec2 formatY"
The two formats may be mixed.
If it is possible for the same codec to be requested with and without
the special "fmtp" format, the following could result:
L:a:codec1;codec1, fmtp:"codec1 formatX"
However, it would not be clear if the fmtp parameter was to be
applied to the first or the second occurrence of the codec. The
problem with that is, that codec ordering is important (i.e., codecs
are listed in preferred order), and the above syntax does not provide
a way to indicate if "formatX" is preferred (i.e., associated with
the first "codec1") or not (i.e., associated with the second
"codec1"). In order to resolve this dilemma, when the same codec is
requested with multiple formats, the codec name in the "fmtp" format
string is followed by a colon and an <order>, where <order> is a
number from one to N for N occurrences of the same codec in the codec
list i.e.:
L:a:codec1;codec1, fmtp:"codec1:2 formatX"
indicates that "formatX" is associated with the second instance of
"codec1" in the "a:codec1;codec1" list. If an invalid instance
number is supplied (e.g., instance 3 where there are only two
instances), then error code 524 - inconsistency in local connection
options will be returned.
Pre-pending "fmtp" with the string "o-" (i.e., "o-fmtp") indicates
that the format is optional. In that case, the gateway may decide
not to use the fmtp parameter specified, or only use it in part.
If the "fmtp" in an LCO is not optional (i.e., does not have "o-" in
front of it), and the LCO value is either not recognized or not
supported, then the associated codec is considered "not supported".
When auditing capabilities, the "fmtp" local connection option MUST
be returned with a semi-colon separated list of supported formats
and/or multiple independent "fmtp" parameters as in:
A: a:telephone-event, fmtp:"telephone-event 0-15,32-35",...
A: a:PCMU;G729, fmtp:"PCMU foo";"PCMU bar", fmtp:"G729 foobar",...
One example uses the media format parameter LCO in conjunction with
the media format "telephone-event", as defined in RFC 2833 [33]. If
the media format "telephone-event" is used without the "fmtp" media
format parameter, the DTMF digits (telephone events 0-15 from RFC
2833 [33]) are assumed - such practice is however discouraged. On
the other hand, the media format parameter LCO MAY be used to specify
the exact set of events that are being requested via RFC 2833 [33].
Example:
L: a:PCMU;telephone-event,fmtp:"telephone-event 16"
indicates that if telephone events are supported at all, then this
request is specifically for event 16.
In another case, the Call Agent may indicate that some format
parameters are "required", while others are optional. In the example
below, telephone events 0-15 are a "must", while telephone events 16,
70 and 71 are optional.
L: a:PCMU;telephone-event, o-fmtp:"telephone-event 16,70,71",
fmtp:"telephone-event 0-15"
If the gateway cannot support telephone events 0-15, it MUST NOT
include the "telephone-event" media format in the SDP in its
response. On the other hand, if it can support those telephone
events, it SHOULD indicate support for those events, as well as any
of the events 16, 70 and 71 that it supports.
If a request is made to audit the capabilities of an endpoint, and
the endpoint supports the "telephone event" media format with events
"0-16", then the audit would include the following:
A: a:telephone-event, fmtp: "telephone-event 0-16"
Another example is the use of redundancy with RFC 2198 [32]. Again,
the format of the fmtp string is similar to that used in the SDP
except that the literal string ("red" in this case) is used rather
than the payload type:
L: a:G729;pcmu;red,fmtp:"red pcmu/g729"
The corresponding media description in the SDP as part of the
connection request acknowledgment might look like:
m=audio 12345 RTP/AVP 98 18 0
a=rtpmap:98 red/8000/1
a=fmtp:98 0/18
If we combine both telephone events and redundancy, an example local
connection option might look as follows (carriage return added for
formatting reasons here):
L: a:G729;pcmu;red;telephone-event,fmtp:"red pcmu/g729",
fmtp: "telephone-event 16"
Note that we again specify the literal string for the encoding method
rather than its payload type. This is a general principle that
should be used with this LocalConnectionOption.
The corresponding SDP might appear as follows:
m=audio 12345 RTP/AVP 97 98 18 0
a=rtpmap:97 red/8000/1
a=fmtp:97 0/18
a=rtpmap:98 telephone event
a=fmtp:98 16
Note that the fmtp LCO may be used in any situation where the
corresponding SDP attribute may be used. An example of a local
connection option that involves a media type other than audio and a
"foobar" fmtp parameter:
L: a:image/tiff, fmtp:"tiff foobar"
Note that normally local connection options that are associated with
a package should have the package prefix included as per the package
extension rules in [1]. The "fmtp" and "o-fmtp" LCO in the "FM"
package are an exception. The package prefix is not included in the
case of the "fmtp" and "o-fmtp" local connection options because they
were created before the extension rules in [1] were defined.
These two LocalConnectionOptions have been registered with IANA.