Subscriber Group

Each Subscriber Group object is a child of the Subscriber Groups object.

There is typically a Subscriber Group object for each local area supported by the NE. All subscribers within a local area will be associated with the same Subscriber Group. Different local areas may support different dial plans and therefore use different Digit Map objects, and process different Trunk Routing Number Validation Tables. When a subscriber makes an outgoing call, the Subscriber Group with which it is associated determines the Digit Map to be used. Number Validation Tables and Routing Tables may also use the Subscriber Group as an attribute for selecting entries.

Note that a Subscriber Group cannot be disabled or deleted while there are Individual Lines, Business Groups or PBXs associated with it. Before attempting to disable or delete a Subscriber Group, you should select each associated object and change the Subscriber Group to which that object belongs.


Parameter

Access

Description
Subscriber Group index Read only The EMS's identifier for this Subscriber Group object. This is used to identify the object when using the EMS's configuration export / import function.
Group name Change Unique user-friendly name identifying the Subscriber Group. Specify a name of up to 64 characters. If a name is not specified, the EMS displays a default.
Digit Map Change The Digit Map to be used by subscribers belonging to this Subscriber Group. Only the Digit Maps in the active config set will be listed. Select from the list of configured Digit Maps.
Signaling Gateway Change The Signaling Gateway with which subscribers belonging to this Subscriber Group are associated. Select from the list of configured Signaling Gateways. Set this value if you need to identify the point code with which a subscriber is associated (for example if the NE is being used to replace two or more legacy switches with different network connections). If the NE contains only one Signaling Gateway, or if you are using multiple point codes simply to extend the range of ISUP trunks between switches, use the value None.
Number of active subscribers Read only The number of active Individual Lines, Business Group Lines and PBXs configured as members of this Subscriber Group.
Number of other references Read only The number of references to this Subscriber Group from objects other than subscribers (Business Group Number Blocks).
Web Services customization prefix Change The prefix of Web Services customizations that subscribers in this group are permitted to use. See the MetaSwitch Class 5 Softswitch Ancillary Servers Guide for more information about assigning customizations to subscribers. The prefix must consist of valid UNIX filename characters (no spaces). Set it to the name of the customization that these subscribers will use, or the start of the name if there are two or more valid customizations with similar names. For example, if there are two valid customizations named SP1A and SP1B, set the prefix to SP1; the subscribers will be permitted to use these customizations but not a customization named SPnew. If you do not need to check the customization prefix (for example if there is only one valid customization for all subscribers), leave this field blank. If you change the customization prefix while a subscriber in this group is using Web Services, the subscriber continues to use the existing customization; the change does not take effect until the next time he or she logs in to Web Services.
Requested status Read only Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable the Subscriber Group. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object has been enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.
Actual status Read only Specifies the current status of the Subscriber Group. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object has been enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.