The Global General Call Service Controls object is a child of the Call Services object. It contains global configuration parameters and statistics for all types of Call Services. There is a single Global General Call Service Controls object; it is created before delivery of the MetaSwitch NE and you cannot delete it.
The Screen List Editing parameters in this object are used in the interactive menu system that a subscriber uses to configure lists of telephone numbers used with Call Services (Selective Call Forwarding, Selective Call Rejection, Priority Call).
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If you configure the NE to support Call Lists, you must also configure it to support Last Caller ID Erasure and enable this service for Individual Lines and Business Group Lines (so that the subscriber can remove the stored call information). This is a legal requirement for privacy reasons. |
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Enable advanced alerting features - default setting | Change Inactive | This field applies only to SIP phones in Business Groups. Specifies whether advanced alerting is supported by default for all Business Groups. You can override this default for a specific Business Group if required.
Advanced alerting allows Alert-Info data to be sent on calls between two lines in a Business Group (if the specific SIP phones you are using provide support for it). This data allows the calling phone to specify how the called phone is to be alerted, and is typically used for push-to-talk calls or for customized distinctive ringing. Note that the Alert-Info sent on a call may be overridden by Alert-Info specified in the called phone's Remote Media Gateway Model, for example if Alert-Info is configured for intra-BG distinctive ringing. Values:
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PIN Change support | Change Inactive | Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support PIN Change. Values:
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PIN Change - access code | Change Inactive | The access code that a subscriber dials to change his or her PIN. This field appears only if PIN Change status is Configured or Disabled. Specify a number of maximum 32 digits. (In the UK, access codes are typically 2 - 4 digits.) |
Maximum invalid PIN attempts | Change Inactive | Maximum number of consecutive times that a customer may enter an incorrect PIN before Remote Access to Call Forwarding is blocked. If the subscriber enters an incorrect PIN for a number of consecutive attempts that exceeds this value, the NE automatically blocks the subscriber from using Remote Access to Call Forwarding. You can remove the block, allowing the subscriber to use the service again, from the subscriber's child Call Forwarding Services object. Range: 0 - 100. The default is 10. |
Screen List Editing - confirm timeout | Change Inactive | Timeout (in milliseconds) to wait for a customer to confirm an existing remote directory number or indicate that the remote directory number should be changed. Range: 2000 - 10000 (2 - 10 seconds). The default is 4000 (4 seconds). |
Screen List Editing - new number entry timeout | Change Inactive | Timeout (in milliseconds) to wait for a customer to specify a new remote directory number. Range: 2000 - 10000 (2 - 10 seconds). The default is 4000 (4 seconds). |
Screen List Editing - option selection timeout | Change Inactive | Timeout (in milliseconds) to wait for a customer to specify a list-editing option, or to specify #, 12 or 0 when a directory number must be added to the list. Range: 2000 - 10000 (2 - 10 seconds). The default is 4000 (4 seconds). |
Screen List Editing - add or delete new number entry timeout | Change Inactive | Timeout (in milliseconds) to wait for a customer to specify a directory number when adding or deleting an entry. Range: 2000 - 10000 (2 - 10 seconds). The default is 4000 (4 seconds). |
Screen List Editing - SPCS query timeout | Change Inactive | Timeout (in milliseconds) to wait for a response when checking a directory number on a remote switch. Range: 2000 - 4000 (2 - 4 seconds). The default is 3000 (3 seconds). |
Screen List Editing - option selection after list voice back timeout | Change Inactive | Timeout (in milliseconds) to wait for a customer to specify an option after an entry on the list has been voiced back during list review. Range: 2000 - 3000 (2 - 3 seconds). The default is 2500 (2.5 seconds). |
Screen List Editing - wrong digit threshold before session termination | Change Inactive | Maximum number of consecutive times that a customer may enter incorrect digits before the session is automatically terminated. Range: 2 - 5. The default is 3. |
Screen List Editing - timeouts threshold before session termination | Change Inactive | Maximum number of consecutive timeouts that can occur before the session is automatically terminated. Range: 2 - 5. The default is 3. |
Suspended service access number | Change Inactive | The telephone number that a suspended subscriber can call to arrange for telephone service to be resumed. While a subscriber's outgoing call service is suspended, the subscriber can still make calls to this number and to the emergency services. If you need to allow access to other numbers, you can do this by setting the attribute Permit when service suspended on the appropriate dialed numbers during number validation; see the Attribute Entry object in Operations Manual: Routing for more information. Specify this number as a full national telephone number (without the leading zero). |
Call Lists support | Change Inactive | Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Call Lists. Values:
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Call Lists - maximum number of calls per list | Change Inactive | This field appears only if Call Lists support is set to Configured or Disabled. The maximum number of calls that can be stored in each call list for each subscriber. Range: 1 - 10. The default is 1. If you reduce this number, the NE does not update all call lists immediately. Instead, the next time each subscriber's call lists are updated, older calls are dropped from the list if necessary so that the list is reduced to the specified length. |
Requested status | Read only | Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable Global General Call Service Controls. Values:
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Actual status | Read only | Specifies the current status of Global General Call Service Controls. Values:
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