In a Cisco Unified Communications Manager design where +E.164 destinations are populated in directory entries, which call routing practice is critical to prevent unnecessary toll charges caused by internal calls routed through the PSTN?
A. forced on-net routing
B. automated alternate routing
C. forced authorization codes
D. client matter codes
E. tail-end hop-off
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Forced On-Net Routing
It is not uncommon for the dialing habits for on-net/inter-site and off-net destinations to use the same addressing structure. In this case the call control decides whether the addressed endpoint, user, or application is on-net or off-net based on the dialed address, and will treat the call as on-net or off-net, respectively.
Figure 14-4 shows an example of this forced on-net routing. All four calls in this example are dialed as 91 plus 10 digits. But while the calls to +1 408 555 2345 and +1 212 555 7000 are really routed as off-net calls through the PSTN gateway, the other two calls are routed as on-net calls because the call control identifies the ultimate destinations as on-net destinations. Forced on-net routing clearly shows that the dialing habit used does not necessarily also determine how a call is routed. In this example, some calls are routed as on-net calls even though the used PSTN dialing habit seems to indicate that an off-net destination is called.
Figure 14-4 Forced On-Net Routing
Forced on-net routing is especially important if dialing of +E.164 destinations from directories is implemented. In a normalized directory, all destinations are defined as +E.164 numbers, regardless of whether the person that the number is associated with is internal or external. In this case forced on-net routing is a mandatory requirement to avoid charges caused by internal calls routed through the PSTN.
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