Hello All,
I’m a little confused as to when I should issue an answer command at the beginning of my dialplan. In the beginning, I was simply installing systems with TDM cards. These systems I did not find it necessary to issue an answer command. Systems worked just fine.
However, then I ran into a problem were SIP extensions placing calls to a queue would get dropped 60 seconds after connecting to the queue. By placing an answer string before the call is queued the problem is resolved.
I then installed a system with a te card (T1). This system required that the answer cmd be in the beginning of each incoming dialplan (otherwise the call doesn’t feed through the system at all).
Next I installed a system using a SIP VOIP provider for his lines. On this system the calls drop randomly. I thought this might be due to the answer cmd not being in the dial plan. However, when I added the answer cmd to the beginning of the dial plan the callers end of the call would no longer ring while the extension is being rang. Eventually I learned that calls would still randomly drop so I knew that the answer cmd not being there was not the cause of my calls being dropped so I took it back out so the other end of the call would hear the ringing tones while the extension is ringing.
As you can see I have reason to be confused as to when to issue an answer cmd and when not to. Can anyone enlighten me as to the proper use of the answer cmd?
Thanks!
Gregory Malsack