Incoming Call Services

The Incoming Call Services object is a child of the Call Agent object.

The Incoming Call Services object contains global configuration parameters and statistics for Selective Call Rejection, Anonymous Call Rejection and Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting. There is a single Incoming Call Services object which is created before delivery of the MetaSwitch VP3000 and cannot be destroyed by the user.

To configure the switch to support a particular Incoming Call service, you need to do the following:

Most parameters relating to each of these services are visible in the EMS System Explorer only when the service is configured.

Actions
Create Enable Activate
Delete Disable Deactivate
Apply Reset Statistics Refresh

Parameter

Access

Description
Selective Call Rejection support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Selective Call Rejection. Values:
  • Not configured (default)
  • Configured
Selective Call Rejection - usage sensitive billing Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch supports usage sensitive billing for Selective Call Rejection. This means that subscribers can choose to pay according to their usage of the service, rather than paying a flat rate for having the service enabled. Values:
  • True
  • False (default)
Selective Call Rejection - usage sensitive billing can be denied Change Inactive Specifies whether usage sensitive billing for Selective Call Rejection, if supported, is affected by the subscriber's Deny all usage sensitive features setting (which specifies whether the subscriber can have usage sensitive billing for any features). Values:
  • True (default)
    Usage sensitive billing for this feature is not available if the subscriber's Deny all usage sensitive features setting is set to True.
  • False
    Usage sensitive billing for this feature is not affected by the subscriber's Deny all usage sensitive features setting.
Selective Call Rejection - access code Change Inactive Access code the subscriber dials to configure Selective Call Rejection. Specify a number of maximum 32 digits. (In North America, access codes are typically * followed by two digits.)
Selective Call Rejection - alternative access code Change Inactive An old access code that the subscriber can also use to configure Selective Call Rejection. This parameter is optional; to use it, specify a number of maximum 32 digits. (In North America, access codes are typically * followed by two digits.)
Selective Call Rejection - maximum numbers to configure Change Inactive Maximum number of telephone numbers for which a subscriber can set up Selective Call Rejection. Range: 0 - 31. The default is 10. A value of zero indicates that there is no limit.
Anonymous Call Rejection support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Anonymous Call Rejection. Values
  • Not configured (default)
  • Configured
Anonymous Call Rejection - usage sensitive billing Change Inactive This field is visible only if Anonymous Call Rejection is configured. Specifies whether the switch supports usage sensitive billing for Anonymous Call Rejection. This means that subscribers can choose to pay according to their usage of the service, rather than paying a flat rate for having the service enabled. Values:
  • True
  • False (default)
Anonymous Call Rejection - available to all Change Inactive This field is visible only if Anonymous Call Rejection is configured. Specifies whether Anonymous Call Rejection is automatically available to all subscribers (without them needing to individually subscribe to it.) Values:
  • True
  • False (default)
Anonymous Call Rejection - enable code Change Inactive This field is visible only if Anonymous Call Rejection is configured. Access code the subscriber dials to enable Anonymous Call Rejection. Specify a number of maximum 32 digits. (In North America, access codes are typically * followed by two digits.)
Anonymous Call Rejection - disable code Change Inactive This field is visible only if Anonymous Call Rejection is configured. Access code the subscriber dials to disable Anonymous Call Rejection. Specify a number of maximum 32 digits. (In North America, access codes are typically * followed by two digits.)
Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting. Values
  • Not configured (default)
  • Configured
Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting - usage sensitive billing Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch supports usage sensitive billing for Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting. This means that subscribers can choose to pay according to their usage of the service, rather than paying a flat rate for having the service enabled. Values:
  • True
  • False (default)
Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting - usage sensitive billing can be denied Change Inactive Specifies whether usage sensitive billing for Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting, if supported, is affected by the subscriber's Deny all usage sensitive features setting (which specifies whether the subscriber can have usage sensitive billing for any features). Values:
  • True (default)
    Usage sensitive billing for this feature is not available if the subscriber's Deny all usage sensitive features setting is set to True.
  • False
    Usage sensitive billing for this feature is not affected by the subscriber's Deny all usage sensitive features setting.
Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting - access code Change Inactive Access code the subscriber dials to configure Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting. Specify a number of maximum 32 digits. (In North America, access codes are typically * followed by two digits.)
Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting - alternative access code Change Inactive An old access code that the subscriber can also use to configure Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting. This parameter is optional; to use it, specify a number of maximum 32 digits. (In North America, access codes are typically * followed by two digits.)
Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting - maximum numbers to configure Change Inactive Maximum number of telephone numbers a subscriber can nominate for Distinctive Ringing / Call Waiting. Range: 0 - 31. The default is 10. A value of zero indicates that there is no limit.
Requested status Read only Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable Incoming Call Services. 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 Incoming Call Services. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object has been enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.