Re: flexfax: DID Support?

[Damian Ivereigh <damian@cisco.com>]

David Woolley wrote:
> 
> > Does Hylafax support DID (assuming the modem does, etc)?
> 
> I don't think it does, but then there are no modems in the UK with special
> support for DID as DID is only available over digital trunks as non
> channel associated signalling.  I'm surprised that there is any
> significant market for them in the USA.  Are they used to simulate
> multiple lines on one physical line, or does the PABX route the
> DID digits forwards to the extensions?  In the latter case, is there
> really a national standard for such signalling?

I am not sure about standards and such, but I am pretty sure in the US
you can talk nicely to your phone company and they will allow you do
what you say, i.e. simulate multiple lines on a single line. I thought
this was how direct dialling through to an extension worked with PABX's.
I just presumed that the PABX could in turn map the same "extensions"
through to a physical line and pass through the DID info (same as the
phone co). I know this is the favourite way of routing incoming faxes at
the moment.

Just showing my ignorance.

Damian

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