Each Attribute Entry object is a child of an Attribute Set object.
Each object defines a single attribute (consisting of a type and a value) that may be added to the routing request during the number validation process.
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Note that when the grandparent Config Set is active, this object cannot be modified; all fields are read only and all actions are disabled. You must deactivate the grandparent Config Set before you can modify the object. |
Parameter |
Access |
Description |
Attribute type | Change | Type of the attribute defined in this object. See the description of each Attribute value parameter below for more details of each attribute type. Values:
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Attribute value - ANI II digits | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - area code dialed | Change | Indicates whether an area code was dialed as part of the called number. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Area code dialed. Values:
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Attribute value - called address scope | Change | Area within which the called address is unique. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Called address scope. Values:
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Attribute value - called address type | Change | Address type of the called address. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Called address type. Values:
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Attribute value - country code length | Change | Length of the country code for an international call. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Country code length. The default is 0. Range : 0 - 3 |
Attribute value - FGD carrier ID | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - FGD carrier dialing allowed | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - FGD carrier requirement | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - call hold allowed | Change | Indicates whether holding this call is allowed. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Call hold allowed. Values:
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Attribute value - operator call | Change | Indicates whether operator involvement is required for this call. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Operator call. Values:
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Attribute value - priority call | Change | Indicates whether the call requires priority handling. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Priority call. Values:
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Attribute value - region code | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - release control mode | Change | Specifies the release controlling party for a call. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Release control mode. Values:
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Attribute value - restricted line 950 call | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - routing control | Change | Indicates how routing retries should be controlled at different levels in the UK network. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Routing control. Values:
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Attribute value - signal access signaling for operator call | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - signal FGD carrier ID | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - test call | Change | Indicates whether the call is a test call. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Test call. Values:
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Attribute value - announcement ID | Change | Identifies the announcement that is to be played to the subscriber. If no announcement ID is specified, the default announcement associated with the error code will be played. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Announcement ID. Values:
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Attribute value - announcement parameter 1 | Change | Numeric parameter to be included in the error announcement. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Announcement Parameter 1. This attribute is valid only in an Attribute Set that includes the Announcement ID attribute. Specify a string of up to 32 digits. Only ASCII digits 0 - 9 are valid. |
Attribute value - announcement parameter 2 | Change | Numeric parameter to be included in the error announcement. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Announcement Parameter 2. This attribute is valid only in an Attribute Set that includes the Announcement ID attribute. Specify a string of up to 32 digits. Only ASCII digits 0 - 9 are valid. |
Attribute value - Transit Network ID | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - call type | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - dialed prefix | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - allowed dialing pattern | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - dialing pattern | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - allowed carrier call type | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - carrier call type | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - carrier type | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - use modified operator NOA encoding | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - use operator requested NOA encoding | Change | This attribute is not valid in the UK. |
Attribute value - calling category | Change | Calling category for this call. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Calling category. Values:
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Attribute value - UK call type | Change | Type of the call being established. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to UK call type. Values:
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Attribute value - customer announcement ID | Change | Identifies a customer-specific announcement that is to be played to the subscriber. You will need to set up an entry in the customer-specific message catalog to include the appropriate announcement; see the MetaSwitch Class 5 Softswitch Integration and Customization Manual for more information about customizing announcements. Set this field to specify the message number for the appropriate announcement in the customized message catalog file. |
Attribute value - echo cancellation | Change | Echo cancellation requirements for this call. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Echo cancellation. Echo cancellation can be set up either in number validation (for example to use echo cancellation on all international calls), or on a specific Media Channel (for example to use echo cancellation on a media channel that represents a satellite link).
Values:
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Attribute value - force local lookup | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Force Local Lookup. Specifies whether the NE should always check whether the called number is for a local subscriber, even if its local area code is different from that of the calling number. This avoids using a long-distance carrier when both subscribers are on the same NE. Values:
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Attribute value - user defined | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to User defined 1, User defined 2, User defined 3, or User defined MF call type. Specifies a user-defined numeric value that should be added to this routing request for use later in the routing process. |
Attribute value - permit when service suspended | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Permit when service suspended. Specifies whether the NE should allow calls to this number even when the subscriber's telephone service is suspended. Values:
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Attribute value - message billing index | Change | Message Billing Index associated with the call. This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Message Billing Index. Enter the index as 3 decimal digits. |
Attribute value - Use Pseudo ANI (pANI) | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Use Pseudo ANI (pANI). This field is valid only in the US. |
Attribute value - billing - call type | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Billing - call type. If you need to override the call type in the first billing record for this call, specify the call type to be used. Values:
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Attribute value - billing - structure code | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Billing - structure code. If you need to override the structure code in the first billing record for this call, specify the structure code to be used. Values:
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Attribute value - billing - override AIN billing | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Billing - override AIN billing. This field is valid only in the US. |
Attribute value - force LNP lookup | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Force LNP lookup. This field is valid only in the US. |
Attribute value - ISUP called address prefix | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to ISUP called address prefix; it is used only for long-distance calls in Canada that are routed over ISUP trunks, and is not required for deployments elsewhere. |
Attribute value - pseudo ANI egress signaling types | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Pseudo ANI egress signaling types. This field is valid only in the US. |
Attribute value - pseudo ANI presentation indicator | Change | This field is visible only if Attribute type is set to Pseudo ANI presentation indicator. This field is valid only in the US. |
Requested status | Read only | Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable the Attribute Entry. Values:
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Actual status | Read only | Specifies the current status of the Attribute Entry. Values:
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Some announcements played to subscribers require one or more parameters that are inserted into the announcement; for example, an announcement informing the subscriber of an area code change requires a parameter specifying the new area code. Other announcements require no parameters (for example a "number disconnected" announcement). For more information about how parameters are included in announcements, see the MetaSwitch Class 5 Softswitch Integration and Customization Manual.
If you have set up an Attribute Entry with Attribute type set to Announcement ID, and the specific announcement ID you have selected requires one or two parameters, any Attribute Set that includes this Attribute Entry must also include one or two additional Attribute Entries for these parameters. In these entries, Attribute type must be set to Announcement parameter 1 for the first parameter, and Announcement parameter 2 for the second.
In the delivered system, the announcement IDs requiring parameters are as follows. Note that the requirement for parameters with specific announcement IDs may be different if you have customized the announcements as described in the MetaSwitch Class 5 Softswitch Integration and Customization Manual.
No announcement parameters:
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One announcement parameter:
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The parameters Attribute value - billing - call type and Attribute value - billing - structure code allow you to override the contents of the billing records generated by the MetaSwitch NE. You are recommended to use combinations of call type and structure code shown in the list below; the MetaSwitch NE supports other combinations of the valid values, but these do not correspond to standard billing records and you will need to ensure that your billing systems can deal with them.
For more information about the format of billing records that the MetaSwitch NE generates, see Operations Manual: Billing, Call Services and Subscribers.
Call type |
Description |
Supported structure codes |
1 | Detailed Message Rate, with MBI | 20, 220 |
5 | Detailed Message Rate, no MBI | 1, 220, 500 |
6 | Station paid (InterLATA) | 1, 220, 500 |
9 | 411 DA | 28, 220 |
3 | 555 DA | 28, 220 |
47 | Default AIN | 220 |
88 | 555 non-DA | 1, 220, 500 |
110 | InterLATA Station Paid | 220, 625 |
119 | Terminating Access Record | 625, 653 |
131 | FGA - Originating | 79 |
132 | FGA - Terminating | 1, 220, 500 |
134 | FGB - Originating | 220, 625 |
141 | Interexchange Carrier Number Services | 360 |
142 | Local Exchange Carrier Number Services | 364 |
710 | Originating Toll AMA Recording | 625 |
711 | Terminating Toll AMA Recording | 625 |
720 | Connecting Network Access Incoming | 625 |
721 | Default LNP | 1, 500 |