Internet Engineering Task Force                            B. Foster
Internet Draft                                          F. Andreasen
Document: <draft-foster-mgcp-basic-packages-09.txt>    Cisco Systems
Category: Informational                                 October 2002


                          Basic MGCP Packages

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IESG NOTE:

  This document is being published for the information of the
  community. It describes a non-IETF protocol that is currently being
  deployed in a number of products. Implementers should be aware that
  the IETF Megaco working group and the ITU-T Study Group 16 have
  produced a standards track RFC "Megaco Protocol Version 1.0" (RFC
  3015, also published as ITU recommendation H.248) which addresses the
  same problem space and are developing extensions to that protocol for
  functions of this type.

Abstract

  This document provides a basic set of Media Gateway Control Protocol
  (MGCP) packages. The generic, line, trunk, handset, RTP, DTMF,
  announcement server and script packages are updates of packages from
  RFC 2705 with additional explanation and in some cases new versions
  of these packages. In addition to these, five new packages are
  defined here. These are the signal list, resource reservation, media
  format, supplementary services and digit map extension packages.

Conventions used in this document

  The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
  "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED",  "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
  document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119.

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                            Table of Contents


1. Introduction......................................................3
 1.1. List of Packages...............................................3
 1.2. Changes to Existing RFC 2705 Packages..........................3
   1.2.1. Change in signal types.....................................3
   1.2.2. Operation Complete and Operation Failure...................3
   1.2.3. Package Versions...........................................4
   1.2.4. Event Definitions, Aliases and Interoperability Issues.....4
   1.2.5. New Events.................................................4
 1.3. New Packages and Excluded Packages.............................5
2. Packages..........................................................5
 2.1.  Generic Media Package.........................................7
 2.2.  DTMF package.................................................10
 2.3.  Trunk Package................................................14
 2.4.  Line Package.................................................21
 2.5.  Handset Emulation Package....................................29
 2.6.  Supplementary Services Tone Package..........................31
 2.7.  Digit Map Extension..........................................32
 2.8.  Signal List Package..........................................33
 2.9. Media Format Parameter Package................................34
 2.10. RTP Package..................................................37
 2.11.  Resource Reservation Package................................42
   2.11.1. Description..............................................42
   2.11.2. Parameter Encoding.......................................45
   2.11.3 Events....................................................46
 2.12.  Announcement Server Package.................................48
 2.13.  Script Package..............................................49
3.0. IANA Considerations............................................51
4.0. Security Considerations........................................52
5.0. Acknowledgements...............................................52
6.0. Normative References...........................................52
7.0. Informative References.........................................53
8.0. Authors' Addresses.............................................54
9.0. Full Copyright Statement.......................................55


















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1. Introduction

  This document provides a basic set of Media Gateway Control Protocol
  (MGCP) packages. The generic, line, trunk, handset, RTP, DTMF,
  announcement server and script packages are updates of packages from
  RFC 2705 with additional explanation and in some cases new versions
  of these packages. In addition to these, five new packages are
  defined here. These are the signal list, resource reservation, media
  format, supplementary services and digit map extension packages.

1.1. List of Packages

  The basic set of packages specified in this document is for use with
  MGCP 1.0 as defined in [1]. Included are the following packages:

           -------------------------------------------
          | Package                        |   Name   |
          |-------------------------------------------|
          | Generic Media Package          |   G      |
          | DTMF package                   |   D      |
          | Trunk Package                  |   T      |
          | Line Package                   |   L      |
          | Handset Package                |   H      |
          | Supplementary Services Package |   SST    |
          | Digit Map Extension            |   DM1    |
          | Signal List Package            |   SL     |
          | Media Format Package           |   FM     |
          | RTP Package                    |   R      |
          | Resource Reservation Package   |   RES    |
          | Announcement Server Package    |   A      |
          | Script Package                 |   Script |
           -------------------------------------------

1.2. Changes to Existing RFC 2705 Packages

1.2.1. Change in signal types

  MGCP 1.0 as defined in RFC 2705 (and now updated in [1]) provided
  some additional clarification on the meaning of On-Off (OO) signals
  compared to earlier versions of MGCP. This lead to some inconsistency
  in some of the signal definitions in the accompanying packages in RFC
  2705. This has been corrected in the packages that are included here
  by changing some of the signals from type On-Off to type Time-Out
  (TO).

1.2.2. Operation Complete and Operation Failure

  Another change also made to improve consistency and interoperability
  was to add the "operation complete" and "operation failure" events in
  packages where there are TO signals defined but where the "operation
  complete" and "operation failure" events were not previously included
  as part of the package. By definition, all packages that contain
  Time-Out type signals now contain the "operation failure" ("of") and


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  "operation complete" ("oc") events as defined in [1], irrespective of
  whether they are provided as part of the package description or not.

  If a package without Time-Out signals does contain definitions for
  the "oc" and "of" events, the event definitions provided in the
  package may over-ride those indicated here. Such practice is however
  discouraged and is purely allowed to avoid potential backwards
  compatibility problems.

  It is considered good practice to explicitly mention that the "oc"
  and "of" events are supported in accordance with their default
  definitions. If no definition is included in the package, the default
  syntax and semantics is assumed.

  Please refer to [1] for additional details on these events.

1.2.3. Package Versions

  The generic, line, trunk, handset, RTP, DTMF, announcement server and
  script packages included in this document are new versions of
  packages that were previously contained in RFC 2705. The updated base
  MGCP 1.0 specification [1] provides an optional capability of
  auditing package versions. Any gateway that implements versioned
  packages SHOULD also implement this option.

1.2.4. Event Definitions, Aliases and Interoperability Issues

  Some event definitions or clarifications of previous event
  definitions have also been added in order to improve
  interoperability.

  In some cases events have aliases either in the same or in other
  packages and a recommendation has been made for the use of alternates
  by Call Agents for future implementations. For maximum
  interoperability, gateways MUST still implement these events (in fact
  they MUST always implement all of the events, signals, etc. in a
  package).

  Some events that were previously defined require specific
  provisioning in both the gateway and the Call Agent in order to allow
  for interoperability. In those cases, a warning to that affect has
  been included.

1.2.5. New Events

  In some cases new events have been added to existing packages. Any
  changes to existing packages of course have resulted in the package
  version number being updated from unversioned (version 0) to version
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1.3. New Packages and Excluded Packages

  Two packages from RFC 2705 have not been included. These are the "MF"
  and the "NAS" package. These packages are still valid as are all
  unversioned (version 0) packages defined in RFC 2705. The reason
  these packages were not included are:

     * The original MF package had no defined way to outpulse MF digits
       so that MF CAS is now provided by other packages (i.e. the "MS",
       "MO" and "MD" packages) in a separate document.
     * The "N" package as defined in RFC 2705 was incomplete. A new
       MGCP "NAS" package has been developed and provided in a separate
       document.

  New packages have also been included beyond what was included in RFC
  2705. These are the signal list, resource reservation, media format,
  supplementary services and digit map extension packages. The Resource
  Reservation ("RES") and Media Format ("FM") packages in particular
  are different from other packages in this document in that they
  contain new LocalConnectionOptions. This is allowed by the new
  extension rules in [1]. Future packages of this type MUST use a
  packages prefix in front of local connection options ("<package-
  name>/<Local Connection Option>") so as to avoid name-space problems.
  However because of the timing of the arrival of these packages
  relative to updating MGCP 1.0, this was not done for the "RES" and
  "FM" packages. The resulting new local connection options will be
  registered with IANA. For future cases where a package prefix is
  included, only the package name needs to be registered.

2. Packages

  For those packages that involve MGCP events, the terms "signal" and
  "event" are used to differentiate a request from a Call Agent to a
  Media Gateway to apply an event ("signal"), from requesting the
  detection of an "event" that occurs on the Media Gateway and is
  "Notified" to the Call Agent.

  For packages that involve events and signals the tables contain five
  columns:

      Symbol:  the (package) unique symbol used to identify the event.

      Definition:   a short description of the event.

      R:  an x appears in this column if the event can be requested by
      the Call Agent. Alternatively, one or more of the following
      symbols may appear. An "S" is included if the event-state may be
      audited. A "C" indicates that the event can be detected on a
      connection, and a "P" indicates the event is persistent.

      S: if nothing appears in this column for an event, then the event
      cannot be signaled by the Call Agent. Otherwise, the following
      symbols identify the type of event:


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      * OO     On/Off signal

      * TO     Time-Out signal.

      * BR     Brief signal.

      In addition, a "C" will be included if the signal can be
      generated on a connection.

      Duration: specifies the default duration of TO signals. If a
      duration is left unspecified then the default timeout will be
      assumed to be infinite unless explicitly noted in the description
      of the signal. A duration may also be declared as being variable
      in a case where signals involve complex sequencing (e.g. scripts
      or digit out-pulsing) where the amount of time may vary with
      either processing time or the signaling environment.

  Default time-out values may be over-ridden by the Call Agent for any
  Time-Out event defined in this document (with the exception of those
  that have a default value of "variable") by a "to" signal parameter
  which specifies the timeout value in milliseconds (see [1]). Example:

         S: sst/cw(to=20000)

  indicates a timeout value of 20 seconds.

  As indicated in [1]: by default, a supplied time-out value MAY be
  rounded to the nearest non-zero value divisible by 1000, i.e. whole
  second. However, individual signal definitions within a package may
  define other rounding rules.

  Note that Time-Out signals that involve other parameters still allow
  the use of the "to" signal parameter e.g.:

        S: T/sit(1,to=3000)

  The order of the "to" parameter relative to the other parameters is
  not important.

  Note: as per [1], On-Off (OO) signals are parameterized with "+"
  (meaning turn on) or "-" (meaning turn off). If the parameter is
  missing, the default is to turn on the signal. Unlike Time-Out
  signals, On-Off signals do not stop when an event occurs.

  Other than the "to" parameter for Time-out (TO) signals and the "+"
  and "-" for On-Off (OO) signals, signals and events in the packages
  in this document do not have parameters unless explicitly indicated
  in the description of the event for that package.

  In some of the signal definitions below, specific tone definitions
  are provided even though actual frequencies may vary from country to
  country.



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2.1.  Generic Media Package

  Package Name: G
  Version: 1

  The generic media package groups the events and signals that can be
  observed on several types of endpoints, such as trunk gateway
  endpoints, access gateway endpoints or residential gateway endpoints.

   ---------------------------------------------------------------
  | Symbol   |   Definition               |   R | S     Duration  |
  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
  | cf       |   Confirm Tone             |     | BR              |
  | cg       |   Congestion Tone          |     | TO    infinite  |
  | ft       |   Fax Tone                 |   x |                 |
  | it       |   Intercept Tone           |     | TO    infinite  |
  | ld       |   Long Duration Connection |   C |                 |
  | mt       |   Modem Tone               |   x |                 |
  | oc       |   Operation Complete       |   x |                 |
  | of       |   Operation Failure        |   x |                 |
  | pat(###) |   Pattern Detected         |   x | OO              |
  | pt       |   Preemption Tone          |     | TO    infinite  |
  | rbk(...) |   Ringback                 |     | TO,C 180 seconds|
  | rt       |   Ringback Tone            |     | TO,C 180 seconds|
   ---------------------------------------------------------------

  New events added to this package from the previously unversioned
  package: "oc"

  Changes: "it" and "pt" signals changed from OO to TO.

  The events and signals are defined as follows:

  Confirmation Tone (cf):
     This is also referred to as "positive indication tone" in ITU-T
     E.182. In North America, Confirmation Tone uses the same
     frequencies and levels as dial tone (350 and 440 Hertz) but with a
     cadence of 0.1 second on, 0.1 second off repeated three times. See
     GR-506-CORE [7] Section 17.2.4. It is considered an error to try
     and play confirmation tone on a phone that is on hook and an error
     MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error
     code 402 - phone on hook).

  Congestion Tone (cg):
     Refer to ITU-T E.180 [8] and E.182 [10]. This maps to re-order
     tone in North America (refer to GR-506-CORE [7] Section 17.2.7).









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  Fax Tone (ft):
     The fax tone event is generated whenever a fax call is detected by
     the presence of V.21 fax preamble. The fax tone event SHOULD also
     be generated when the T.30 CNG tone is detected. See ITU-T
     Recommendations T.30 and V.21.

  Intercept Tone(it):
     This is a country specific tone as defined in ITU-T, E.180
     Supplement 2 [9].

  Long Duration Connection (ld):
     The "long duration connection" is detected when a connection has
     been established for more than some time. The default value is 1
     hour, however the provisioning process may change this.

     This event is detected on a connection. When no connection is
     specified as part of the request, the event applies to all
     connections for the endpoint, regardless of when the connections
     are created. The "all connections" wildcard (see [1]) may also be
     used for this case, and is in fact preferred for consistency. In
     either case, the name of the connection on which the event was
     detected will be included when the event is observed, e.g.:

          G/ld@0A3F58

  Modem Tone (mt):
     Indicates V.25 Answer tone (ANS) with or without phase reversals
     or V.8 Modified Answer Tone (ANSam) tone with or without phase
     reversals. Note that this implies the presence of a data call.
     Also note that despite the name of the event, devices other than
     modems may generate such tones, e.g. a fax machine.

  Operation Complete (oc):
     The standard definition of operation complete [1].

  Operation Failure (of):
     The standard definition of operation failure [1].

  Pattern Detected (pat(###)):
     This event requires special provisioning that needs to be agreed
     on between the Call Agent and media gateway in order to ensure
     interoperability. It is retained in order to maintain backwards
     compatibility with version 0 of the "G" package. This event MUST
     be parameterized with a decimal numeric value from 0 to 999
     specifying the pattern to detect. When reported, the pattern is
     also included as a parameter.

  Preemption Tone (pt):
     This is a country specific tone and is defined in ITU-T, E.180
     Supplement 2.





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  Ringback (rbk(connectionID)):
     This is an alias for "rt@connectionID" and is included here for
     backwards compatibility only. It is recommended that Call Agents
     use "rt@connectionID" instead of "rbk(connectionID)" for ring-back
     over a connection for new implementations. Although the ringback
     signal is applied on a connection, the "rbk" signal does not
     support the "@connection" syntax. When the signal is requested, it
     MUST be parameterized with a connection-ID or a connection-ID
     wildcard as specified in [1].

  Ringback Tone (rt):
     Refer to ITU-T E.180 and ITU-T E.182. Also referred to as ringing
     tone - a tone advising the caller that a connection has been made
     and that a calling signal is being applied to the called party or
     service point. In North America this tone is a combination of two
     AC tones with frequencies of 440 and 480 Hertz and levels of -19
     dBm each, to give a combined level of -16 dBm. The cadence for
     Audible Ring Tone is 2 seconds on followed by 4 seconds off. See
     GR-506-CORE - LSSGR: SIGNALING, Section 17.2.5.

     This signal can be applied directly to an endpoint or
     alternatively on a connection using the syntax "rt@connectionID".
     When the ringback signal is applied to an endpoint, it is
     considered an error to try and play ring back tones, if the
     endpoint is considered on hook and an error MUST consequently be
     returned when such attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on
     hook). When the ringback signal is applied to a connection, no
     such check is to be made.

     Note that as specified in [1], signals requested on a connection
     MUST be played regardless of the connection mode. For example, in
     a call-waiting situation, ringback tone may be played on a
     connection in "inactive" mode.






















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2.2.  DTMF package

  Package name: D
  Version: 1

   --------------------------------------------------------------
  | Symbol  |   Definition              |   R |   S     Duration |
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  | 0       |   DTMF 0                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 1       |   DTMF 1                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 2       |   DTMF 2                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 3       |   DTMF 3                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 4       |   DTMF 4                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 5       |   DTMF 5                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 6       |   DTMF 6                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 7       |   DTMF 7                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 8       |   DTMF 8                  |   x |   BR             |
  | 9       |   DTMF 9                  |   x |   BR             |
  | #       |   DTMF #                  |   x |   BR             |
  | *       |   DTMF *                  |   x |   BR             |
  | A       |   DTMF A                  |   x |   BR             |
  | B       |   DTMF B                  |   x |   BR             |
  | C       |   DTMF C                  |   x |   BR             |
  | D       |   DTMF D                  |   x |   BR             |
  | DD(..)  |   DTMF Tone Duration      |   x |   TO  3 seconds  |
  | DO(..)  |   DTMF OO Signal          |     |   OO             |
  | L       |   Long Duration Indicator |   x |                  |
  | oc      |   Operation Complete      |   x |                  |
  | of      |   Operation Failure       |   x |                  |
  | T       |   Interdigit Timer        |   x |                  |
  | X       |   DTMF Tones Wildcard,    |   x |                  |
  |         |    match any digit 0-9    |     |                  |
   --------------------------------------------------------------

  Changes from the previous version of the package: events "dd", "do",
  "oc" were added.

  Note that DTMF tones including the DTMF tones wildcard can use the
  eventRange notation defined in [1] when requesting events, e.g.
  "D/[0-9](N)".

  The events are defined as follows:

  DTMF tones (0-9,#,*,A,B,C,D):
     Detection and generation of DTMF tones is described in GR-506-CORE
     - LSSGR: SIGNALING, Section 15. Note that it is considered an
     error to try and play DTMF tones on a phone that is on hook and an
     error MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are made
     (error code 402 - phone on hook). The event codes can be specified
     in a digit map. When requested as a signal, as per GR-506-CORE,
     section 15, a minimum tone duration of 50 ms will be followed by a
     minimum interdigit silence period of 45 ms, i.e. if requested in a
     signal list such as "S: sl/s(d/5,d/6,d/7)", then interdigit timing
     requirements will be satisfied.

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     Note that some types of endpoints such as announcement endpoints
     MAY allow detection and/or generation of DTMF tone over a
     connection. However, this requires consistent provisioning between
     the Call Agent and announcement server (it is not required in
     order to be compliant with the DTMF package).

  DTMF Tone Duration (dd(dg=<tone>,to=<time>,su=<TrueOrFalse>)):
     This event can be used to indicate if/when the specified <tone>,
     has a duration greater than the <time> value indicated (and is
     reported once when the duration is exceeded). The parameters can
     be supplied in any order. The value of <tone> can be any of the
     DTMF tone symbols (without including the package name) specified
     in the DTMF package (including X in the case of events, but not
     signals). If this parameter is absent, any DTMF tone that occurs
     will be reported. The parameter <time> is in milli-seconds and may
     be rounded to the nearest 10 ms by the gateway. The minimum value
     of <time> that can be requested when requesting an event is 40 ms.
     When requesting a signal, the minimum value of <time> that can be
     requested is 50 ms. The maximum value of the <time> that can be
     requested for either an event or a signal is 60000 ms. If the
     "to=<time>" parameter is absent when requested as an event, the
     event will report the full duration (up to 60000 ms) of the tone
     when the tone is completed. When reported as an ObservedEvent,
     both parameters are always supplied. In this case <tone> is the
     actual tone detected and <time> is either:

        * The <time> specified in the request (possibly rounded), or

        * If the request did not contain a "to=<time>" parameter, the
           full duration of the tone.

     The parameter "su" MAY be included when this is requested as an
     event. This parameter is used to indicate whether or not the DTMF
     digits requested should be suppressed in-band when it is
     requested. Possible values are "true", indicating that in-band
     DTMF should be suppressed and "false" indicating that DTMF should
     continue to be passed in-band. The default value if the parameter
     is missing is "false". The "su" parameter MUST NOT be included
     when requesting "D/dd" as a signal.

     When used as a signal, "dd" provides the ability to generate a
     DTMF tone as a TO signal. When applied as a signal, an additional
     50 ms of silence will be tacked onto the end before the operation
     complete occurs, i.e. "S: dd(dg=5,to=2500)" will play the DTMF
     tone for the number "5" for 2.5 seconds, followed by 50 ms of
     silence period. The operation complete (if requested) will be
     notified after the silence interval occurs. Any value from 50 ms
     to 60000 ms can be requested. Gateways generating or detecting the
     tone may round off the requested time to the nearest 10 ms.

     The "dd" event can be used in place of the "long duration" event
     in order to detect a digit pressed for longer than 2 seconds. For
     example, in order to detect if a user presses the long "#" for

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     longer than 2 seconds, a request could be made with the
     RequestedEvents line "R: d/dd(N)(dg=#,to=2000)". The resulting
     ObservedEvents line would be "O: d/dd(dg=#,to=2000)".

     Suppose instead, that the RequestedEvents line contains

          R: d/[0-9*#],d/dd

     Suppose the user then pushes the "#" for 2.5 seconds. In this
     case, two events will be notified:

          O: d/#

     when the "#" key is first pressed, and

          O: d/dd(dg=#,to=2500)

     when the "#" key is finally released.

  DTMF OO Signal (do(dg=<tone>,<on-or-off>)):
     This signal is used to generate a DTMF tone as an on-off signal.
     The <tone> parameter is any of the symbols for a specific tone in
     the DTMF package (i.e. "0" to "9", "A", "B", "C", "D", "*", or
     "#"). The <on-or-off> indicator is "+" for on and "-" for off as
     per [1]. The <tone> parameter MUST be supplied, otherwise a return
     code of 538 - "Event/signal parameter error" will be provided in
     the response. If the <on-or-off> parameter is missing, the default
     is to turn the signal on as usual (i.e. "+" is the default). The
     order of the parameters is not significant since "+" and "-" are
     reserved characters and are easily distinguished from the <tone>
     parameter.

  Long Duration Indicator (l):
     The "long duration indicator" is observed when a DTMF signal is
     produced for a duration larger than two seconds. In this case, the
     gateway will detect two successive events: first, when the signal
     has been recognized, the DTMF signal, and then, 2 seconds later,
     the long duration signal.

  Operation Complete (oc):
     This is the standard definition of operation complete [1].

  Operation Failure (of):
     This is the standard definition of operation failure [1].

  Timer (t):
     Timer T is a digit input timer that can be used in two ways:

     *  When timer T is used with the accumulate according to digit map
        action, the timer is not started until the first DTMF tone is
        entered, and the timer is restarted after each new DTMF tone is
        entered until either a digit map match or mismatch occurs. In
        this case, timer T functions as an inter-digit timer as
        illustrated by:

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          R: D/[0-9T](D)

     *  When timer T is used without the "accumulate according to digit
        map" action, the timer is started immediately and simply
        cancelled (but not restarted) as soon as a DTMF tone is
        entered. In this case, timer T can be used as an inter-digit
        timer when overlap sending is used, as in:

          R: D/[0-9](N), D/T(N)

     When used with the "accumulate according to digit map" action,
     timer T takes on one of two values, T-partial or T-critical. When
     at least one more symbol is required for the "current dial string"
     to match any one of the patterns in the digit map, timer T takes
     on the value T-partial, corresponding to partial dial timing. If a
     timer is all that is required to produce a match, timer T takes on
     the value T-critical corresponding to critical dial timing. When
     timer T is used without the "accumulate according to digit map"
     action, timer T takes on the value T-critical. The default value
     for T-partial is 16 seconds and the default value for T-critical
     is 4 seconds. The provisioning process may alter both of these. If
     timer T is not used, then inter-digit timing will not be
     performed.

     The following examples illustrate this. Consider the digit map:

          (xxxxxxx|x11T)

     and assume that DTMF and the timer T is accumulated according to
     digit map. At the first DTMF input, say "4", timer T is started
     with a value of T-partial since at least one more symbol is
     required. If "1" is then input, it leads to a restart of timer T
     with a value of T-partial again. If "1" is now input again, we
     have a current dial string of "411" and a timer is now all that is
     required to produce a match. Hence timer T is now restarted with
     value T-critical.

     Finally, consider the following subtle examples (all assuming DTMF
     and timer T being accumulated according to digit map):

     The digit map

          (1[2-3T].)

     will match immediately on the input "1" since zero or more matches
     of the range are specified.

     The digit map

          (1[2-3].T)

     and an input of "1" will lead to timer T being set to T-critical.


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     A digit map of

          (1[2-3]T.)

     and an input of "1" will lead to timer T being set to T-partial.
     Furthermore, upon subsequent input of "2" or "3" a perfect match
     will trigger immediately since timer T is completely irrelevant.

  DTMF Tones Wildcard (X):
     The DTMF tones wildcard matches any DTMF digit between 0 and 9.
     The actual event code generated will however be the event code for
     the digit detected. The DTMF tones wildcard is often used to
     detect DTMF input to be matched against a digit map.


2.3.  Trunk Package

  Package Name: T
  Version: 1

   ----------------------------------------------------------------
  | Symbol   |   Definition                   |   R | S  Duration  |
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  | as       |   Answer Supervision           |   x | BR           |
  | bl       |   Blocking                     |     | BR           |
  | bz       |   Busy                         |     | TO  30 sec.  |
  | co1      |   Continuity Tone (go tone,    |   x | TO  3 sec.   |
  |          |   or return tone)              |     |              |
  | co2      |   Continuity Test (go tone,    |   x | TO  3 sec.   |
  |          |   or return tone in dual tone  |     |              |
  |          |   procedures)                  |     |              |
  | ct(...)  |   Continuity Transponder       |     | OO           |
  | lb       |   Loopback                     |     | OO           |
  | nm       |   New Milliwatt Tone           |   x | TO  3 sec    |
  | mm       |   Newest Milliwatt Tone        |   x | TO  3 sec    |
  | oc       |   Operation Complete           |   x |              |
  | of       |   Operation Failure            |   x |              |
  | om       |   Old Milliwatt Tone           |   x | TO  3 sec    |
  | pst      |   Permanent Signal Tone        |     | TO  infinite |
  | qt       |   Quiet Termination            |     | TO  infinite |
  | ro       |   Reorder Tone                 |   x | TO  30 sec.  |
  | sit(#)   |   Special Information Tone     |   x | TO  2 sec.   |
  |          |                                |     |  (see notes) |
  | tl       |   Test Line                    |   x | TO  infinite |
  | tp(###)  |   Test Pattern                 |   x | TO  3 sec    |
  | zz       |   No Circuit                   |   x | TO  2 sec    |
   ----------------------------------------------------------------

  New events added to this package from the previously unversioned
  package: "bz", "ct", "mm", "oc", "pst", "qt", "sit", and "tp".

  Changes in event types: "co1", "co2", "nm", "om", "tl", "zz" signals
  changed from OO to TO; "as" and "bl" changed from OO to BR.


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  The definition of the trunk package events are as follows:

  Answer Supervision (as):
     This event is used to indicate the occurrence answer supervision.
     In most cases it is a result of a steady off-hook in response to a
     call request. This event is included for backwards compatibility
     with the previous version of the package. The preferred
     alternative is to use the "answer" event in the appropriate CAS
     packages [22] (Note: check the details on the use of "answer" in
     the particular CAS package; in most cases "answer" as an event is
     an indication of a steady off-hook regardless of whether or not it
     is an indication of answer supervision). For details on when
     answer supervision is appropriate refer to [5].

  Blocking (bl):
     This event is used to indicate an incoming off-hook for the
     purposes of blocking a one-way trunk in CAS trunks. This event is
     included for backwards compatibility with the previous version of
     the package. The preferred alternative is the "block" event in the
     appropriate CAS packages [22].

  Busy Tone (bz):
     Refer to ITU-T E.180. In North America, station Busy is a
     combination of two AC tones with frequencies of 480 and 620 Hertz
     and levels of -24 dBm each, to give a combined level of -21 dBm.
     The cadence for Station Busy Tone is 0.5 seconds on followed by
     0.5 seconds off, repeating. See GR-506-CORE - LSSGR: SIGNALING,
     Section 17.2.6.

  Continuity Tone (co1):
     A tone at 2010 Hz (see section 3.1.1.3 of [2]). When generated as
     a signal, the frequency of the tone must be within + or - 8 Hz,
     while the frequency of the tone corresponding to the event must be
     within + or - 30 Hz.

  Continuity Test (co2):
     A tone at 1780 Hz (see section 3.1.1.3 of [2]). When generated as
     a signal, the frequency of the tone must be within + or - 20 Hz,
     while the frequency of the tone corresponding to the event must be
     within + or - 30 Hz.

     In continuity testing the tone corresponding to the signal at the
     originating gateway is referred to as the "go" tone and the tone
     corresponding to the event at that same gateway is referred to as
     the "return" or "check" tone.

     Note that generation and notification of continuity tones are done
     as per continuity test requirements as defined in ITU-T Q.724 [3]
     as well as by Bellcore GR-317-CORE [2] specifications, i.e. the
     semantics of notification of the return tone is more than that the
     tone was received, but is an indication that the test has passed.
     Details are provided in the following paragraphs.



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     The continuity tones represented by co1 and co2 are used when the
     Call Agent wants to initiate a continuity test. There are two
     types of tests, single tone and dual tone and in the case of the
     dual-tone either tone can be sent and the opposite received
     depending on the trunk interconnections (4-wire or 2-wire) as
     indicated below:

          Originating                               Terminating
          ============                              ===========

             4w   -------------- 1780 Hz ----------->  2w
                  <------------- 2010 Hz ------------  (transponder)

             2w   -------------- 2010 Hz ----------->  2w/4w
                  <------------- 1780 Hz ------------  (transponder)

             4w   -------------- 2010 Hz ----------->  4w
                  <------------- 2010 Hz ------------  (loopback)


     The Call agent is expected to know, through provisioning
     information, which test should be applied to a given endpoint. As
     an example, for a 4-wire to 2-wire connection, the Call Agent
     might send a request like the following to an originating gateway:

       RQNT 1234 ds/ds1-1/17@tgw2.example.net
       X: AB123FE0
       S: t/co1
       R: t/co2,t/oc,t/of

     On a terminating side of a trunk, the call agent may request a
     continuity test connection (connection mode "conttest") to the
     terminating gateway as follows:

       CRCX 3001 ds/ds1-2/4@tgw34.example.net
       C: 3748ABC364
       M: conttest

     Alternatively, rather than using a connection mode, the "T/ct"
     signal can be used (see description of this signal further below):

       RQNT 3001 ds/ds1-2/4@tgw34.example.net
       X: 1233472
       S: t/ct(in=co1,out=co2,+)

     The originating gateway would send the requested "go" tone, and
     would look for the appropriate "return tone". Once the return tone
     is received, the originating gateway removes the go tone and
     checks to see that return tone has been removed within specified
     performance limits (i.e. GR-246-CORE, T1.113.4, Annex B). When it
     detects that the test is successful, the gateway will send a
     notification of the return tone event (Note that notification of
     the return tone event therefore must not be sent prior to
     detection of the removal of the return tone).

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     The "T/co1" and "T/co2" signals are TO signals so that an
     operation complete event will occur when the signal times out. If
     a timeout value other than the default is desired, the "to"
     parameter may be used (e.g. "S: T/co1(to=2000)").

     If the gateway detects the failure of the continuity test prior to
     the timeout, an operation failure event will be generated.
     Otherwise the failure of the continuity test is determined by the
     failure to receive the return tone event before the timeout occurs
     (operation complete event). As with TO signals in general,
     operation complete and operation fail events are parameterized
     with the name of the signal.

     In the example above where the go tone is "co1" and the return
     tone is "co2":

        * A notification of the "co2" event indicates success (i.e.
           "O: t/co2").
        * A notification of the operation failure event indicates
           failure prior to timeout (i.e. "O: t/of(t/co1)").
        * A notification of the operation complete event, indicates
           that the return tone was not received properly prior to the
           occurrence of the timeout (i.e. "O: t/oc(t/co2)").

     On a terminating end of a trunk, either a "loopback" connection
     (single tone test) or "conttest" connection (dual tone test) are
     made (or alternatively the "T/lb" or "T/ct" signals are
     requested). It is up to the termination end to make sure that the
     return tone is removed as soon as the go tone disappears. The Call
     Agent requests the removal of "contest" or "loopback" connections
     (or "T/lb" or "T/ct" signals) at a termination end when the
     results of the continuity test are obtained.

     When "conttest" is used, the endpoint is provisioned as to which
     transponder test is being performed (2010 Hz received and 1780 Hz
     sent or vice versa). In the case of the corresponding "T/ct"
     signal, the Call Agent can specify which tone is received and sent
     as parameters.

     Note that continuity tones in the trunk package are only ever sent
     to the telephony endpoint. For network-based continuity, there are
     continuity tones available in the RTP ("R") package. Although a
     transponder (dual tone) test can be done, a single tone test is
     generally sufficient in the case of continuity testing across an
     IP network.

  Continuity Transponder(ct(in=<tone-in>,out=<tone-out>, <+ or ->)):
     This signal is used to provide transponder functionality
     independent of connection mode, i.e. this is an alternative way to
     provide the same functionality as "conttest" connection mode. The
     parameters can be provided in any order. The <tone-in> and <tone-
     out> parameters can have values "co1" or "co2" corresponding to
     the 2010 Hz and 1780 Hz tones associated with those symbols. If

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     one of the tones is "co1", then the other must be "co2" and vice
     versa (i.e. <tone-in> and <tone-out> must have different values;
     if loopback is required, then the "lb" signal in this package or
     "loopback" connection mode should be used).

     On detecting <tone-in>, <tone-out> will be generated in return.
     The tone corresponding to <tone-out> will continue to be generated
     until either:

       * The signal is explicitly turned off (e.g. "S: t/ct(-)") or
       * Removal of the <tone-in> tone is detected.

     Note that while the signal is active (regardless of whether a tone
     is active or not), media from the endpoint will not be forwarded
     to or from the packet network (i.e. the continuity transponder
     signal must be explicitly turned off by the Call Agent in order to
     resume passing media between the packet network and the endpoint).

  Loopback (lb):
     This signal is used to provide loopback functionality independent
     of connection mode, i.e. this is an alternative way to provide the
     same functionality as "loopback" connection mode.

     Note that while the loop-back signal is active (regardless of
     whether a tone is active or not), media from the endpoint will not
     be forwarded to or from the packet network (i.e. the loopback
     signal must be explicitly turned off by the Call Agent in order to
     resume passing media between the packet network and the endpoint).


  New Milliwatt Tone (nm):
     1004 Hz tone - refer to [4] and section 8.2.5 of [5].

  Newest Milliwatt Tone (mm):
     1013.8 Hz - refer to [4].

  Operation Complete (oc):
     This is the standard definition of operation complete [1].

  Operation Failure (of):
     This is the standard definition of operation failure [1].

  Old Milliwatt Tone (om):
     1000 Hz tone - refer to [4] and section 8.2.5 of [5].

  Permanent Signal Tone (pst):
     In North America, this tone is applied to a busy line
     verify/operator interrupt under specific circumstances as
     described in [17].

  Quiet Termination (qt):
     Quiet Termination is used in a 102 trunk test. Reference section
     6.20.5 [5] as well as [4].


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  Reorder Tone(ro):
     This maps to congestion tone in the ITU-T E.182 specification. In
     North America, reorder tone is a combination of two AC tones with
     frequencies of 480 and 620 Hertz and levels of -24 dBm each, to
     give a combined level of -21 dBm. The cadence for reorder tone is
     0.25 seconds on followed by 0.25 seconds off, repeating
     continuously (until time-out). See GR-506-CORE [7], Section
     17.2.7.

  Special Information Tone(sit(#)):
     As described in ITU-T E.180, the special information tone consists
     of a tone period in which 3 tones are produced followed by a
     silent period of 1 second (total TO period of approximately 2
     seconds). When used as a signal, it MUST be parameterized with a
     parameter value from 1 to 7 with the following meaning as defined
     in SR-2275, section 6.21.2 of [5].

         -------------------------------------------
        | sit(1) | RO' | reorder SIT, intra-LATA    |
        | sit(2) | RO" | reorder SIT, inter-LATA    |
        | sit(3) | NC' | no circuit SIT, intra-LATA |
        | sit(4) | NC" | no circuit SIT, inter-LATA |
        | sit(5) | IC  | intercept SIT              |
        | sit(6) | VC  | vacant code SIT            |
        | sit(7) | IO  | ineffective other SIT      |
         -------------------------------------------


     When requested as an event, the event MUST be parameterized with a
     decimal number from 1 to 7 to indicate which tone the gateway is
     required to detect. The resulting notification also includes the
     parameter. Other countries may have one or more special
     information tones with country specific definitions (refer to ITU-
     T E.180 supp. 2 [9]). In this case special information tone 1 as
     defined in [9] is sit(1), special information tone 2 is sit(2)
     etc.

     As an example, the Call Agent might make a request such as:

        RQNT 1234 ds/ds1-1/17@tgw2.example.net
        X: AB123FE0
        R: t/sit(N)(2)

     If the tone is detected, the resulting notification might appear
     as follows:

        NTFY 3002 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
        X: AB123FE0
        O: t/sit(2)

  Test Line (tl):
     105 Test Line test progress tone (2225 Hz + or - 25 Hz at -10
     dBm0). Refer to section 8.2.5 of [5].

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  Test Pattern (tp(###)):
     The tp(###) signal inserts the pattern ### continuously into the
     channel until the timout period expires. The parameter is provided
     as a decimal number from 0 to 255. If the parameter is omitted,
     the default value is decimal 95.

     In RequestedEvents, the parameter MAY be supplied to indicate what
     pattern the Call Agent wishes the gateway to detect. If the
     parameter is omitted, the value 95 is assumed. The pattern MUST be
     returned in the ObservedEvent (even if the parameter was not
     requested).

     A typical use for the test pattern signal is for the test line 108
     (digital loopback) test (refer to section 8.2.5 of [5]). At the
     termination side of a trunk, the Call Agent would request a
     connection in "loopback" mode, which would do a digital loopback.
     On the origination side of the trunk, the Call Agent would request
     that the test pattern be injected into the digital channel, and
     would check to see that the pattern was returned within the
     timeout period. As an example, the Call Agent would make the
     following request on the origination side:

              RQNT 1234 ds/ds1-1/17@tgw2.example.net
              X: AB123FE0
              S: t/tp
              R: t/tp, t/oc, t/of

     In this case the Call Agent will either receive:

        * An ObservedEvent indicating that the test has passed
           (i.e. "O:t/op(95)") or
        * An ObservedEvent indicating that the timeout occurred before
           the pattern was received (i.e. "O:t/oc(t/tp)"), indicating
           that the test failed. Of course an operation failure would
           indicate failure as well.

  No Circuit (zz):
     This is an alias for Special Information Tone 2, i.e. "sit(2)".
















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2.4.  Line Package

  Package Name: L
  Version: 1

   ----------------------------------------------------------------
  |Symbol       |   Definition               |   R |  S  Duration  |
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |adsi(string) |   ADSI Display             |     |  BR           |
  |aw           |   Answer Tone              |   x |  OO           |
  |bz           |   Busy Tone                |     |  TO 30 sec.   |
  |ci(ti,nu,na) |   Caller-id                |     |  BR           |
  |dl           |   Dial Tone                |     |  TO 16 sec.   |
  |e            |   Error Tone               |   x |  TO 2 sec.    |
  |hd           |   Off-hook Transition      |   S |               |
  |hf           |   Flash-hook               |   x |               |
  |ht           |   On Hold Tone             |     |   OO          |
  |hu           |   On-hook Transition       |   S |               |
  |lsa          |   Line Side Answer Sup.    |     |   TO infinite |
  |mwi          |   Message Waiting ind.     |     |   TO 16 sec.  |
  |nbz          |   Network busy             |   x |   TO infinite |
  |oc           |   Operation Complete       |   x |               |
  |of           |   Operation Failure        |   x |               |
  |osi          |   Network Disconnect       |     |   TO 900 ms   |
  |ot           |   Off hook Warning Tone    |     |   TO infinite |
  |p            |   Prompt Tone              |   x |   BR          |
  |rg           |   Ringing                  |     |   TO 180 sec. |
  |r0, r1, r2,  |   Distinctive Ringing      |     |   TO 180 sec. |
  |r3, r4, r5,  |                            |     |               |
  |r6 or r7     |                            |     |               |
  |ro           |   Reorder Tone             |     |   TO 30 sec.  |
  |rs           |   Ringsplash               |     |   BR          |
  |s(###)       |   Distinctive Tone Pattern |   x |   BR          |
  |sit(#)       |   Special Information Tone |     |   TO 2 sec.   |
  |             |                            |     |   (see notes) |
  |sl           |   Stutter Dial Tone        |     |   TO 16 sec.  |
  |v            |   Alerting Tone            |     |   OO          |
  |vmwi         |   Visual Message           |     |   OO          |
  |             |     Waiting Indicator      |     |               |
  |wt           |   Call Waiting Tone        |     |   TO 12 sec   |
  |wt1, wt2,    |   Alternative Call         |     |   TO 12 sec   |
  |wt3, wt4     |     Waiting Tones          |     |   (see notes) |
  |y            |   Recorder Warning Tone    |     |   TO infinite |
  |z            |   Calling Card Service Tone|     |   BR          |
   ----------------------------------------------------------------


  New events added to this package from the previously unversioned
  package: "ht", "osi", and "lsa".

  Changes in event types: signals "y", "z", changed from OO to TO and
  BR respectively. Ringing tones were extended to allow for a ring
  repetition signal parameter.


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  The description of events and signals in the line package are as
  follows:

  ADSI Display (adsi):
     This signal is included here to maintain compatibility with the
     previous version of this package. The signal is not well-defined
     and its use is discouraged.

  Answer Tone (aw):
     This event is included here to maintain compatibility with the
     previous version of this package. The event is not well-defined
     and its use is discouraged.

  Busy Tone (bz):
     Refer to ITU-T E.180. In North America, station Busy is a
     combination of two AC tones with frequencies of 480 and 620 Hertz
     and levels of -24 dBm each, to give a combined level of -21 dBm.
     The cadence for Station Busy Tone is 0.5 seconds on followed by
     0.5 seconds off, repeating. See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 17.2.6.
     It is considered an error to try and play busy tone on a phone
     that is on hook and an error MUST consequently be returned when
     such attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on hook).

  Caller-id (ci(time, number, name)):
     See TR-NWT-001188, GR-30-CORE, and TR-NWT-000031. For backwards
     compatibility, each of the three fields are optional, however each
     of the commas will always be included. In accordance with the
     general MGCP grammar, it is however RECOMMENDED to always include
     all three fields - an empty quoted string can then be used in lieu
     of omitting a parameter:

     The time parameter is coded as "MM/DD/HH/MM", where MM is a two-
     digit decimal value for Month between 01 and 12, DD is a two-digit
     value for Day between 01 and 31, and Hour and Minute are two-digit
     values coded according to military local time, e.g., 00 is
     midnight, 01 is 1 a.m., and 13 is 1 p.m. (Note: two digits MUST
     always provided for each of the values of month, day, hour,
     minutes e.g. the month of January is indicated by the two digits
     "01" rather than just "1").

     The number parameter is coded as an ASCII character string of
     decimal digits that identify the calling line number. White spaces
     are permitted if the string is quoted, however they will be
     ignored. If a quoted-string is provided, the string itself is UTF-
     8 encoded (RFC 2279) as usual for signal parameters.

     The name parameter is coded as a string of ASCII characters that
     identify the calling line name. White spaces are permitted if the
     string is quoted. If a quoted-string is provided, the string
     itself is UTF-8 encoded (RFC 2279).

     A "P" in the number or name field is used to indicate a private
     number or name, and an "O" is used to indicate an unavailable


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     number or name. Other letters MAY be used to provide additional
     clarification as per provider or vendor specifications.

     The following example illustrates the use of the caller-id signal:

       S: l/ci(09/14/17/26, "555 1212", "John Doe")

     An example indicating that the name and number are private:

       S: l/ci(09/14/17/26,P,P)

  Dial Tone (dl):
     Refer to the ITU-T E.180 specification. In North America, dial
     tone is a combination of two continuous AC tones with frequencies
     of 350 and 440 Hertz and levels of -13dBm each to give a combined
     level of -10 dBm. See GR-506-CORE - LSSGR: SIGNALING, Section
     17.2.1. It is considered an error to try and play dial-tone on a
     phone that is on hook and an error MUST consequently be returned
     when such attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on hook).

  Error Tone (e):
     This tone is maintained for backwards compatibility. The tone is
     not well defined and its use is discouraged.

  Off-hook Transition (hd):
     See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 12. It is considered an error to try
     and request off-hook on a phone that is off-hook and an error MUST
     consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error code
     401 - phone off-hook).

  Flash Hook (hf):
     See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 12. It is considered an error to try
     and request flash hook on a phone that is on-hook and an error
     MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error
     code 402 - phone on-hook).

  Tone On Hold (ht):
     A tone used to reassure a calling subscriber who has been placed
     on "hold". Refer to ITU-T E.182 [10].

  On-hook Transition (hu):
     See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 12. The timing for the onhook signal
     is for flash response enabled, unless provisioned otherwise. It is
     considered an error to try and request flash hook on a phone that
     is on-hook and an error MUST consequently be returned when such
     attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on-hook).

  Line Side Answer Supervision (lsa):
     This provides Reverse Loop Current Feed (RLCF) on the line (refer
     to GR-506-CORE [7]) and is a way of indicating that the called
     party has answered for some line-side equipment.




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  Message Waiting Indicator (mwi):
     Message Waiting indicator tone uses the same frequencies and
     levels as dial tone (350 and 440 Hertz at -13dBm each) but with a
     cadence of 0.1 second on, 0.1 second off repeated 10 times
     followed by steady application of dial tone. See GR-506-CORE [7],
     Section 17.2.3. It is considered an error to try and play message-
     waiting indicator on a phone that is on hook and an error MUST
     consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error code
     402 - phone on hook).

  Network Busy (nbz):
     This is included here to maintain compatibility with the previous
     version of this package. The "nbz" signal is an alias for re-order
     tone signal("ro"). Future Call Agent implementations that require
     a network busy signal should use the "ro" signal. It is also
     recommended that future Call Agents not request to be notified of
     the "nbz" event (a network busy event is generally not required in
     a line package and hence "ro" is only a signal, not an event).

  Operation Complete (oc):
     This is the standard definition of operation complete [1].

  Operation Failure (of):
     This is the standard definition of operation failure [1].

  Network Disconnect (osi):
     Network Disconnect indicates that the far-end party has
     disconnected. The signal that is sent on the line is provisioned
     in the media gateway since it may vary from country to country. In
     North America this signal is an open switch interval which results
     in a Loop Current Feed Open Signal (LCFO) being applied to the
     line (refer to GR-506-CORE [7], see also See GR-505-CORE [6],
     Section 4.5.2.1). The default time-out value for this signal is
     900 ms.

  Off-hook Warning Tone (ot):
     Off-hook warning tone, also known as receiver Off Hook Tone (ROH
     Tone). This is the irritating noise a telephone makes when it is
     not hung up correctly. In North America ROH Tone is generated by
     combining four tones at frequencies of 1400 Hertz, 2060 Hertz,
     2450 Hertz and 2600 Hertz at a cadence of 0.1 second on, 0.1
     second off, repeating. GR-506-CORE [7], Section 17.2.8 contains
     details about required power levels. It is considered an error to
     try and play off-hook warning tone on a phone that is on hook and
     an error MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are made
     (error code 402 - phone on hook).

  Prompt Tone (p):
     This signal is included here to maintain compatibility with the
     previous version of this package. The prompt signal is an alias
     for the calling card service tone ("z"). Future implementations
     that require this signal should use "z".



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  Ringing (rg):
     See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 14. The provisioning process may
     define the ringing cadence. The ringing signal may be
     parameterized with the signal parameter "rep" which specifies the
     maximum number of ringing cycles (repetitions) to apply. The value
     for "rep" is specified in decimal and can have any value from 1 to
     255). The following will apply the ringing signal for up to 6
     ringing cycles:

       S: l/rg(rep=6)

     If the "rep" parameter is specified, the signal times-out when the
     number of repetitions are completed (i.e. an operation complete
     event can be requested and will occur at the end of the
     timeout/number of rings).

     If the "rep" parameter is supplied, then any timeout ("to") value
     that is included will be ignored. i.e.:

       S: l/rg(rep=6,to=12000)

     will be treated the same as the previous example where the
     parameter "to=12000" was not included). Of course, if the "to"
     parameter is included without the "rep", it will be acted upon
     i.e.:


       S: l/rg(to=12000)

     will ring for 12 seconds.

     It is considered an error to try and ring a phone that is off hook
     and an error MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are
     made (error code 401 - phone off hook).

  Distinctive Ringing (r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 or r7):
     See GR-506-CORE [7], Section 14. Default values for r1 to r5 are
     as defined for distinctive ringing pattern 1 to 5 in GR-506-CORE.
     The default values for r0, r6 and r7 is normal ringing (i.e. the
     same cadence "rg"). The provisioning process may define the
     ringing cadence for each of these signals. The distinctive ringing
     signals may be parameterized with the signal parameter "rep" which
     specifies the maximum number of ringing cycles (repetitions) to
     apply. The value for "rep" is specified in decimal and can have
     any value from 1 to 255).

     The following will apply the ringing signal for up to 6 ringing
     cycles:

       S: l/r1(rep=6)

     If the "rep" parameter is specified, the signal times-out when the
     number of repetitions are completed (i.e. an operation complete


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     event can be requested and will occur at the end of the
     timeout/number of rings)

     If the "rep" parameter is supplied, then any timeout ("to") value
     that is included will be ignored. i.e.:

       S: l/r1(rep=6,to=12000)

     will be treated the same as the previous example where the
     parameter "to=12000" was not included). Of course, if the "to"
     parameter is included without the "rep", it will be acted upon
     i.e.:


       S: l/r1(to=12000)

     will ring for 12 seconds.

     It is considered an error to try and ring a phone that is off hook
     and an error MUST consequently be returned when such attempts are
     made (error code 401 - phone off hook).

  Reorder Tone (ro):
     This maps to congestion tone in the ITU-T E.182 [10]
     specification. In North America, reorder tone is a combination of
     two AC tones with frequencies of 480 and 620 Hertz and levels of -
     24 dBm each, to give a combined level of -21 dBm. The cadence for
     reorder tone is 0.25 seconds on followed by 0.25 seconds off,
     repeating continuously.

  Ringsplash (rs):
     Also known as "Reminder ring", this tone is a burst of ringing
     that may be applied to the physical forwarding line (when idle) to
     indicate that a call has been forwarded and to remind the user
     that a Call Forward sub-feature is active. In the US, it is
     defined to be a 0.5(-0,+0.1) second burst of power ringing (see
     [11]).

  Distinctive Tone Pattern (s(###)):
     This is used to signal or detect a tone pattern defined by the
     parameter where the parameter may have a value from 0 to 999. When
     specified as an event, the parameter MUST be included. The
     parameter will also be included when the event is reported. This
     event (the definition of tones associated with each parameter
     value) requires special provisioning in the Call Agent and gateway
     to insure interoperability. This signal is included here to
     maintain compatibility with the previous version of this package.

  Special Information Tone(sit(#)):
     As described in ITU-T E.180 [8], the special information tone
     consists of a tone period in which 3 tones are produced followed
     by a silent period of 1 second (total TO period of approximately 2
     seconds). It MAY be parameterized with a parameter value from 1 to


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     7 with the following meaning as defined in SR-2275, section 6.21.2
     [5]:

         -------------------------------------------
        | sit(1) | RO' | reorder SIT, intra-LATA    |
        | sit(2) | RO" | reorder SIT, inter-LATA    |
        | sit(3) | NC' | no circuit SIT, intra-LATA |
        | sit(4) | NC" | no circuit SIT, inter-LATA |
        | sit(5) | IC  | intercept SIT              |
        | sit(6) | VC  | vacant code SIT            |
        | sit(7) | IO  | ineffective other SIT      |
         -------------------------------------------


     If the parameter is left out, the NC' SIT tone which corresponds
     to the signal "L/sit(3)" is assumed.

     Other countries may have one or more special information tones
     with country specific definitions (refer to ITU-T E.180 supp. 2
     [9]). In this case special information tone 1 as defined in [9] is
     sit(1), special information tone 2 is sit(2) etc.

  Stutter Dial Tone (sl):
     Stutter Dial Tone (also called Recall Dial Tone in GR-506-CORE and
     "special dial tone" in ITU-T E.182) is used to confirm some action
     and request additional input from the user. An example application
     is to cancel call-waiting, prior to entering a destination
     address.

     The stutter dial tone signal may be parameterized with the signal
     parameter "del" which will specify a delay in milliseconds to
     apply between the confirmation tone and the dial tone. The
     parameter can have any value from 0 to 10000 ms, rounded to the
     nearest non-zero value divisible by 100 (i.e. tenth of a second).
     The following will apply stutter dial tone with a delay of 1.5
     seconds between the confirmation tone and the dial tone:

       S: l/sl(del=1500)

     It is considered an error to try and play stutter dial tone on a
     phone that is on hook and an error MUST consequently be returned
     when such attempts are made (error code 402 - phone on hook).

  Alerting Tone (v):
     A 440 Hz Tone of 2 second duration followed by 1/2 second of tone
     every 10 seconds. This event is included for backwards
     compatibility with the previous version of the package.

  Visual Message Waiting Indicator (vmwi):
     The transmission of the VMWI messages will conform to the
     requirements in [13] and the CPE guidelines in [12]. Refer also to
     section 6.6 of GR-30 [14]. VMWI messages will only be sent from
     the gateway to the attached equipment when the line is idle. If
     new messages arrive while the line is busy, the VMWI indicator

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     message will be delayed until the line goes back to the idle
     state. After the gateway restarts, the state of the signal will be
     "off", and hence the Call Agent MUST refresh the CPE's visual
     indicator if it is supposed to be "on".

  Alternative Call Waiting Tones (wt, wt1, .., wt4):
     Refer to ITU-T E.180 [8]. For North American tone definitions
     refer to GR-506-CORE [7], Section 14.2. "wt" and "wt1" are both
     aliases for the default Call Waiting tone which in North America
     is a 440-Hz tone applied for 300 plus or minus 50 ms. The tone is
     then repeated once after 10 seconds.

     These signals are timeout signals with a default timeout value of
     12 seconds, which allows the tone to be played twice with a single
     request (refer to GR-571-CORE [16]). However, there are cases
     (Requirement R3-73 of GR-575-CORE [18]), in which only a single
     tone is required. In that case, the Call Agent may make the
     request with a shorter timeout period to eliminate the second tone
     (e.g. "S: wt(to=2000)" - which stops the signal after 2 seconds so
     that the second tone will not occur).

     Signals wt2, wt3 and wt4 are alternates that are used for
     distinctive call-waiting tone patterns (refer to GR-506-CORE,
     Section 14.2 [7]. It is considered an error to try and apply call-
     waiting tone on a phone that is on hook and an error MUST
     consequently be returned when such attempts are made (error code
     402 - phone on hook).

  Recorder Warning Tone(y):
     Refer to ITU-T E.180 [8] - also Bellcore document SR-2275 [5]
     section 6.20. When recording equipment is used, this tone is
     connected to the line to inform the distant party that the
     conversation is being recorded  - typical value used is a 1400 Hz
     Tone of 0.5 second duration every 15 seconds.

  Calling Card Service Tone(z):
     This tone is used to inform the customer that credit card
     information must be keyed in. Typically it consists of 60 ms of
     941 + 1477 Hz (the DTMF #digit) and 940 ms of 350 + 440 Hz (dial
     tone), decaying exponentially with a time constant of 200 ms.
     Refer to Bellcore document SR-2275 [5], section 6.20.














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2.5.  Handset Emulation Package

  Package Name: H
  Version: 1

   ----------------------------------------------------------------
  |Symbol       |   Definition               |   R |   S  Duration |
  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |adsi(string) |   ADSI Display             |   x |   BR          |
  |aw           |   Answer Tone              |   x |   OO          |
  |bz           |   Busy Tone                |   x |   TO 30 sec.  |
  |ci(ti,nu,na) |   Caller-id                |   x |   BR          |
  |dl           |   Dial Tone                |   x |   TO 16  sec. |
  |e            |   Error Tone               |   x |   TO 2 sec.   |
  |hd           |   Off-hook Transition      |   S |   BR          |
  |hu           |   On-hook Transition       |   S |   BR          |
  |hf           |   Flash Hook               |   x |   BR          |
  |ht           |   Tone On Hold             |   x |   OO          |
  |lsa          |   Line Side Answer Sup.    |   x |   TO infinite |
  |mwi          |   Message Waiting Ind.     |   x |   TO 16 sec.  |
  |nbz          |   Network Busy             |   x |   TO infinite |
  |oc           |   Operation Complete       |   x |               |
  |ot           |   Off-hook Warning Tone    |   x |   TO infinite |
  |of           |   Operation Failure        |   x |               |
  |osi          |   Network Disconnect       |   x |   TO 900 ms   |
  |p            |   Prompt Tone              |   x |   BR          |
  |rg           |   Ringing                  |   x |   TO 180 sec. |
  |r0, r1, r2,  |   Distinctive Ringing      |   x |   TO 180 sec. |
  |r3, r4, r5,  |                            |     |               |
  |r6 or r7     |                            |     |               |
  |ro           |   Reorder Tone             |   x |   TO 30 sec.  |
  |rs           |   Ringsplash               |   x |   BR          |
  |s(###)       |   Distinctive Tone Pattern |   x |   BR          |
  |sit(#)       |   Sit Tone                 |   x |   TO 2 sec.   |
  |sl           |   Stutter Dial Tone        |   x |   TO 16 sec.  |
  |v            |   Alerting Tone            |   x |   OO          |
  |vmwi         |   Vis. Message Waiting Ind.|   x |   OO          |
  |wt           |   Call Waiting tone        |   x |   TO 12 sec.  |
  |wt1, wt2,    |   Alternative Call         |   x |   TO 12 sec   |
  |wt3, wt4     |     Waiting Tones          |     |   (see notes) |
  |y            |   Recorder Warning Tone    |   x |   TO infinite |
  |z            |   Calling Card Serv. Tone  |   x |   BR          |
   ----------------------------------------------------------------

  The handset emulation package is similar to the line package except
  that events such as "off hook" can be signaled as well as detected.

  Changes from the original package - are the same changes as were made
  for the line package plus "hu" and "hd" signal types were changed
  from OO to BR.

  Signal definitions are the same as for the line package with the
  following exceptions:


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  ASDI:
     When requested as an event by the Call Agent, the event is not
     parameterized. However, the parameter is included when the event
     is reported.

  Caller-id:
     When requested as an event by the Call Agent, the event MUST not
     parameterized. However, parameters are included when the event is
     reported i.e.:

       O: l/ci(09/14/17/26,"555 1212","John Doe")

  Ringing (rg):
     When requested as an event, the Call Agent may optional include
     the rep parameter indicating to report after some number of rings
     e.g.:

        RQNT 1234 aaln/1@rgw2.example.net
        X: AB123FE0
        R: h/rg(N)(rep=3)

     The resulting notification after the number of rings is detected
     includes the parameter again:

        NTFY 3002 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
        X: AB123FE0
        O: h/rg(rep=3)

     If the parameter is not included in the request, it is also not
     included in the report. In that case, the event is report as soon
     as ringing is detected.

  Distinctive Ringing (r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 or r7):
     As with the "rg" event, if the "rep" parameter is included when
     one of these is requested as an event, it is also reported. If it
     is not requested with the parameter, then the parameter is also
     not included in the report. In that case, the event is reported as
     soon as ringing with the requested cadence is detected.

  Stutter Dial Tone (sl):
     Stutter Dial Tone MUST not parameterized when requested as an
     event. However, the "del" parameter is reported.

        RQNT 1234 aaln/1@rgw2.example.net
        X: AB123FE0
        R: h/sl

     The resulting notification indicates the delay between the
     confirmation tone and the dial tone:

        NTFY 3002 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
        X: AB123FE0

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        O: h/sl(del=1500)

     As with the signal, the report indicates the delay rounded to the
     nearest 100 ms.

  Visual Message Waiting:
     When requested as an event by the Call Agent, it indicates when
     the visual message waiting indicator was turned on and off. The
     event is not parameterized when it is requested. However, a
     parameter is included when it is reported i.e.:

       O: l/vmwi(+) to indicate message waiting turned on
       O: l/vmwi(-) to indicate message waiting turned off

  Note that:

        * All TO signals in the handset package can include a "to"
           parameter, when requested as a signal.
        * However, requests to be notified about these events MUST NOT
           include the "to" parameter, i.e. the "to" parameter is not
           valid in RequestedEvents.

2.6.  Supplementary Services Tone Package

  Package Name: SST
  Version: 0

   ---------------------------------------------------------------
  |Symbol       |   Definition               |   R |  S Duration  |
  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |cd           |   Conference Depart        |     |  BR          |
  |cj           |   Conference Join          |     |  BR          |
  |cm           |   Comfort Tone             |     |  TO infinite |
  |cw           |   Caller Waiting Tone      |     |  TO 30 sec.  |
  |ht           |   On Hold Tone             |     |  OO          |
  |ni           |   Negative Indication      |     |  TO infinite |
  |nu           |   Number Unobtainable      |     |  TO infinite |
  |oc           |   Operation Complete       |   x |              |
  |of           |   Operation Failure        |   x |              |
  |pr           |   Pay Phone Recognition    |     |  BR          |
  |pt           |   Pay Tone                 |     |  BR          |
    ----------------------------------------------------------------

  Conference Depart(cd):
     Tone used to indicate that a participant has left a conference
     call. The tone characteristics are left to the specific gateway
     implementation.

  Conference Join (cj):
     Tone used to indicate that a party has joined a conference call.
     The tone characteristics are left to the specific gateway
     implementation.



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  Comfort Tone (cm):
     Comfort Tone is used to indicate that the call is being processed
     and that the caller should wait. Refer to E.182 [10].

  Caller Waiting Tone (cw):
     Not to be confused with call-waiting tone this is a tone advising
     a caller that a called station, though busy, has a call waiting
     service active. Refer to E.182 [10].

  Tone on-hold (ht):
     A tone used to reassure a calling subscriber who has been placed
     on "hold". Refer to ITU-T E.182 [10].

  Negative Indication (ni):
     A tone advising a subscriber that the request for service cannot
     be accepted. Refer to E.182 [10]. For North America, this maps to
     re-order tone (see GR-506-CORE [7], Section 17.2.7).

  Number Unobtainable Tone (nu):
     Refer to E.180, supplement 2 [9]. This is also referred to as
     "vacant tone" and maps to "re-order tone" in North America (see
     GR-506-CORE [7], Section 17.2.7).

  Operation Complete (oc):
     The standard definition of operation complete [1].

  Operation Failure (of):
     The standard definition of operation failure [1].

  Pay Phone Recognition (pr):
     A tone advising an operator that the endpoint is identified as a
     payphone. Refer to E.182 [10].

  Pay Tone (pt):
     A tone indicating that payment is required. Refer to E.182 [10].

2.7.  Digit Map Extension

  Package Name: dm1  ("dm" followed by the number "1")
  Version: 0
  Extension Digit Map Letters: P

  This package defines an Extension Digit Map Letter that is used to
  override the shortest possible match behavior for a given entry in a
  digit map (see [1]). The letter "P" (for partial match override) at
  the end of a digit map entry instructs the gateway to only consider
  that entry a match, if the current dial string does not partially
  match another entry. For example, given the digit map

    ([3-7]11|123xxxxxxx|[1-7]xxxxxxP|8xxxP)

  and a current dial string of "1234567" we would not consider this a
  match (as the rules in [1] would otherwise imply), however a current
  dial string of "411" would be considered a match as usual. A current

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  dial string of "8234" would be considered a match, since there is no
  other partial match.

  Note that the digit map letter "P" is not an event, but simply a
  syntactic and semantic digit map extension. Thus, the "P" is not
  included in the list of requested or observed events.

  Support for this package is strongly RECOMMENDED.

2.8.  Signal List Package

  Package Name: SL
  Version: 0

    ---------------------------------------------------------
   | Symbol  |   Definition             |  R  | S   Duration |
   |---------------------------------------------------------|
   | oc      |  Operation Complete      |  x  |              |
   | of      |  Operation Failure       |  x  |              |
   | s(list) |  Signal List             |     | TO  variable |
     ---------------------------------------------------------

  Operation Complete (oc):
     This is the standard definition of operation complete from [1].

  Operation Failure (of):
     This is the standard definition of operation failure from [1].

  Signal List(s(<list>)):
     The <list> contains a comma-separated list of signals to be played
     out. Each of the signals in <list> MUST be either of type BR or
     type TO. Semantically, the signal list is still treated as a
     single parameterized signal of type Time-Out though. The signals
     in the list are played to completion one after the other in the
     left to right order specified. The package for each signal in the
     list must be specified. For example, to play out the DTMF digits
     123456:

          S: sl/s(d/1,d/2,d/3,d/4,d/5,d/6)

     This will result in the DTMF digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 being
     played out in order.

     It is illegal to include an OO signal as one of the signals in the
     list or to request recursive definitions (signal lists within
     signal lists). If this or any other unsupported signal is
     included, error code 538 (event/signal parameter error) MUST be
     returned by the gateway.

     Note that as the gateway plays the ordered list of signals, if it
     encounters a TO signal with infinite timeout it will continue to
     play that signal until the Signal List signal is stopped (i.e.
     other signals later in the list will never be played).


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     If the operation complete ("oc") event is requested, it will be
     detected once, when the last signal in the list has been played
     out (regardless of whether there are any TO signals in the list).
     The operation complete event will only report the signal list name
     itself, i.e. without the parameters supplied as in:

          O:   sl/oc(sl/s)

     Should any of the signals in the signal list result in an error,
     an operation failure event for the Signal List signal MUST be
     generated. Only the signal list name will be included, thus it is
     not possible to determine which of the signals in the signal list
     actually failed.

     Note that if an event occurs while the "SL/S" signal is playing,
     the "SL/S" signal is stopped in the following manner:

        * If the signal in the list that was playing at the time the
           event occurred is of type BR, then the BR signal will be
           played to completion and no other signals in the list will
           be played.
        * If the signal in the list that was playing at the time the
           event occurred is of type TO, then the TO signal will stop
           immediately and no other signals in the list will be played.


2.9. Media Format Parameter Package

  Package Name: FM
  Version: 0

  This package provides support for the media format parameter Local
  Connection Option (LCO). The media format parameter LCO is similar to
  the "fmtp" attribute in SDP [15] and is applicable to all of the same
  media formats that the corresponding SDP fmtp attribute could be used
  with (i.e. media format parameters for any media format MIME type).
  The media format parameter is encoded as the keyword "fmtp" or "o-
  fmtp" followed by a colon and a quoted string beginning with the
  media format name (MIME subtype only) followed by a space, followed
  by the media format parameters associated with that media format. For
  simplicity, we will use the terms "codec" and "media format"
  interchangeably in the following. Multiple formats may be indicated
  by either repeating the "fmtp" local connection option multiple times
  such as:

    L:a:codec1;codec2, fmtp:"codec1 formatX", fmtp:"codec2 formatY"

  or alternatively by having a single "fmtp" keyword followed by a
  colon, and a semi-colon separated list of quoted strings for each
  media format parameter as in:

    L:a:codec1;codec2, fmtp:"codec1 formatX";"codec2 formatY"

  The two formats may be mixed.

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  If it is possible for the same codec to be requested with and without
  the special "fmtp" format, the following could result:

    L:a:codec1;codec1, fmtp:"codec1 formatX"

  However it would not be clear if the fmtp parameter was to be applied
  to the first or the second occurrence of the codec. The problem with
  that is, that codec ordering is important (i.e. codecs are listed in
  preferred order) and the above syntax does not provide a way to
  indicate if "formatX" is preferred (i.e. associated with the first
  "codec1") or not (i.e. associated with the second "codec1"). In order
  to resolve this dilemma, when the same codec is requested with
  multiple formats, the codec name in the "fmtp" format string is
  followed by a colon and an <order> where <order> is a number from one
  to N for N occurrences of the same codec in the codec list i.e.:

     L:a:codec1;codec1, fmtp:"codec1:2 formatX"

  indicates that "formatX" is associated with the second instance of
  "codec1" in the "a:codec1;codec1" list. If an invalid instance number
  is supplied (e.g. instance 3 where there are only two instances),
  then error code 524 - inconsistency in local connection options will
  be returned.

  Pre-pending "fmtp" with the string "o-" (i.e. "o-fmtp") indicates
  that the format is optional. In that case, the gateway may decide not
  to use the fmtp parameter specified, or only use it in part.

  If the "fmtp" in an LCO is not optional (i.e. does not have "o-" in
  front of it), and the LCO value is either not recognized or not
  supported, then the associated codec is considered "not supported".

  When auditing capabilities, the "fmtp" local connection option MUST
  be returned with a semi-colon separated list of supported formats
  and/or multiple independent "fmtp" parameters as in:

     A: a:telephone-event, fmtp:"telephone-event 0-15,32-35",...

     A: a:PCMU;G729, fmtp:"PCMU foo";"PCMU bar", fmtp:"G729 foobar",...

  One example use of the media format parameter LCO is in conjunction
  with the media format "telephone-event" as defined in RFC 2833 [21].
  If the media format "telephone-event" is used without the "fmtp"
  media format parameter, the DTMF digits (telephone events 0-15 from
  RFC 2833) are assumed - such practice is however discouraged. On the
  other hand, the media format parameter LCO MAY be used to specify the
  exact set of events that are being requested via RFC 2833. Example:

      L: a:PCMU;telephone-event,fmtp:"telephone-event 16"

  indicates that if telephone events are supported at all, then this
  request is specifically for event 16.


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  In another case, the Call Agent may indicate that some format
  parameters are "required" while others are optional. In the example
  below telephone events 0-15 are a "must" while telephone events 16,
  70 and 71 are optional.

       L: a:PCMU;telephone-event, o-fmtp:"telephone-event 16,70,71",
       fmtp:"telephone-event 0-15"

  If the gateway cannot support telephone events 0-15, it MUST NOT
  include the "telephone-event" media format in the SDP in its
  response. On the other hand, if it can support those telephone
  events, it SHOULD indicate support for those events as well as any of
  the events 16, 70 and 71 that it supports.

  If a request is made to audit the capabilities of an endpoint and the
  endpoint supports the "telephone event" media format with events "0-
  16", then the audit would include the following:

      A: a:telephone-event, fmtp: "telephone-event 0-16"

  Another example is the use of redundancy with RFC 2198 [20]. Again,
  the format of the fmtp string is similar to that used in the SDP
  except the medea format ("red" in this case) rather than the payload
  type is used:

     L: a:G729;pcmu;red,fmtp:"red pcmu/g729"

  The corresponding media description in the SDP as part of the
  connection request acknowledgment might look like:

     m=audio 12345 RTP/AVP 98 18 0
     a=rtpmap:98 red/8000/1
     a=fmtp:98 0/18

  If we combine both telephone events and redundancy, an example local
  connection option might look as follows (carriage return added for
  formatting reasons here):

     L: a:G729;pcmu;red;telephone-event,fmtp:"red pcmu/g729",
                                        fmtp: "telephone-event 16"

  Note that we again specify the literal string for the encoding method
  rather than it's payload type. This is a general principle that
  should be used with this LocalConnectionOption.

  The corresponding SDP might appear as follows:

     m=audio 12345 RTP/AVP 97 98 18 0
     a=rtpmap:97 red/8000/1
     a=fmtp:97 0/18
     a=rtpmap:98 telephone event
     a=fmtp:98 16



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  Note that the fmtp LCO may be used in any situation where the
  corresponding SDP attribute may be used. An example of a local
  connection option that involves a media type other than audio and a
  "foobar" fmtp parameter:

     L: a:image/tiff, fmtp:"tiff foobar"

  Note that normally local connection options that are associated with
  a package should have the package prefix included as per the package
  extension rules in [1]. The "fmtp" and "o-fmtp" LCO in the "FM"
  package are an exception. The package prefix is not included in the
  case of the "fmtp" and "o-fmtp" local connection options because they
  were created before the extension rules in [1] were defined.

  These two LocalConnectionOptions will consequently be registered with
  IANA.

2.10. RTP Package

  Package Name: R
  Version: 1

   -------------------------------------------------------------
  | Symbol  |   Definition                 |   R |   S Duration |
  |-------------------------------------------------------------|
  | co1     |   Continuity Tone (single    |   C | TO,C 3 sec.  |
  |         |     or return tone)          |     |              |
  | co2     |   Continuity Test (go tone,  |   C | TO,C 3 sec.  |
  |         |     in dual tone procedures) |     |              |
  | iu(..)  |   ICMP Unreachable           |   C |              |
  |         |     Received                 |     |              |
  | ji(..)  |   Jitter Buffer Size Changed |   C |              |
  | ma      |   Media Start                |   C |              |
  | oc      |   Operation Complete         |   x |              |
  | of      |   Operation Failure          |   x |              |
  | pl(..)  |   Packet Loss Exceeded       |   C |              |
  | qa      |   Quality Alert              |   C |              |
  | rto(..) |   RTP/RTCP Timeout           |   C |              |
  | sr      |   Sampling Rate Changed      |   C |              |
  | uc      |   Used Codec Changed         |   C |              |
   -------------------------------------------------------------

  Changes in event types: "co1" and "co2" signals changed from OO to
  TO.

  New events added to this package from the previously unversioned
  package:  "iu", "rto", "ma".

  These events all refer to media streams (connections), i.e. they
  cannot be detected on an endpoint. Furthermore, with the exception of
  the "iu" event, which is defined for any type of media, all other
  events in this package are defined for RTP media streams only (i.e.
  if they are used on connections that do not use RTP, the behavior is
  not defined).

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  Signals requested (e.g. "co1" and "co2") must indicate the connection
  ID (e.g. "S: r/co1@connectionID"). An event may be requested for all
  existing connections using the "*" wildcard for the connectionID as
  described in [1].

  Example:
       R: r/uc@*    (request to detect uc on all connections) or

       R: r/uc@connectionID   (request to detect uc only on a specific
       connection)

  An event detected on a connection will include the connectionID,
  e.g.:

        O: r/uc@connectionID(15)

  Continuity tones (co1 and co2):
     These are the same as the events defined in the Trunk package,
     except in this case, they are only played over a network
     connection and the connectionID MUST be supplied (e.g. "s:
     r/co1@connectionID"). They can be used in conjunction with the
     Network LoopBack (netwloop) or Network Continuity Test (netwtest)
     modes to test the continuity of an RTP circuit. However, in the
     case of testing IP continuity, a one-tone test is sufficient i.e.
     generating and detecting "co1" at one end with connection mode in
     network loopback mode at the other end. Note that the test can
     also be done using telephone events rather than tones, i.e. event
     167 in RFC 2833 corresponds to "co1". In this case, connection
     requests are made with local connection options such as:

            L: a:PCMU;telephone-event,fmtp:"telephone-event 167"

     in order to request support for telephone event 167. If both ends
     support the event, then the network loopback proceeds as usual
     except that telephone events corresponding to the co1 tone are
     sent rather than the co1 tone itself.

  ICMP Unreachable Received (iu):
     This event indicates that some number of ICMP unreachable packets
     [19] was received for this connection since an RQNT was received
     requesting this event. This notification indicates that packets
     that were sent by the gateway on this connection either did not
     arrive at their destination or were not accepted (e.g. the port
     was closed). When this event is requested, a single parameter with
     a decimal number from 1 to 255 may be included to indicate the
     number of ICMP un-reachable packets that must occur before the
     event is notified. If no parameter is supplied, with the request
     then a default value of 3 is assumed. This is a one-shot event in
     that once the event occurs, a further request is required in order
     to re-initiate counting.

     The observed event is parameterized with two parameters:


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       * The first parameter is the number of ICMP unreachable packets
          received (i.e. the same value that was included in the
          request - or the value 3, if the requested event was not
          parameterized)
       * The second parameter is the error code indicated in the ICMP
          unreachable packet, e.g.:

           0 = net unreachable;

           1 = host unreachable;

           2 = protocol unreachable;

           3 = port unreachable;

           4 = fragmentation needed and DF set;

           5 = source route failed.

           etc.

     An example of a request might be as follows:

        RQNT 2001 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
        X: 0123456789B0
        R: r/iu@364823(N)(5)

     In this case a notify will occur if 5 ICMP port unreachable
     packets are received as a result of RTP and/or RTCP packets being
     sent from this gateway on the connection with connection ID
     364823.

     The resulting NTFY with observed events might be as follows:

        NTFY 3002 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
        X: 0123456789B0
        O: r/iu@364823(5,3)

     The first parameter indicates 5 ICMP unreachable packets were
     received since the RQNT with this request was sent. The second
     parameter ("3") specifies the reason, which in this case is "port
     unreachable".

  Jitter Buffer Size Changed (ji):
     This event is only included here to maintain compatibility with
     the previous version of this package. This event is used to
     indicate that the gateway has made an adjustment to the depth of
     the jitter buffer. The syntax for requesting notification is "ji",
     which tells the media gateway that the controller wants
     notification of any jitter buffer size changes. The syntax for
     notification from the media gateway to the controller is
     "JI(####)", where the #### is a decimal number from 1 to 65536
     indicating the new size of the jitter buffer, in milliseconds.

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  Media Start (ma):
     The media start event occurs on a connection when the first valid
     RTP media packet is received on the connection. This event can be
     used to synchronize a local signal, e.g. ringback, with the
     arrival of media from the other party.

     The event is detected on a connection. If no connection is
     specified, the event applies to all connections for the endpoint,
     regardless of when the connections are created (i.e. if a
     connection is not specified, the event will occur when the first
     valid RTP packet arrives on any one of the connections on that
     endpoint).

  Operation complete (oc):
     This is the standard definition of operation complete [1].

  Operation failure (of):
     This is the standard definition of operation failure [1].

  Packet Loss Exceeded (pl):
     Packet loss rate exceeds the threshold of the specified decimal
     number (with a range of 1 to 100,000) of packets per 100,000
     packets, where the packet loss number is indicated in parenthesis.
     For example, PL(10) is a drop rate of 10 in 100,000 packets. This
     event is requested with a parameter indicating what packet loss
     rate the Call Agent wishes to be reported. If the packet loss
     exceeds that value, the event is reported with that same
     parameter. The event is only reported once when the packet loss
     threshold is exceeded. Once reported, a following request will re-
     initiate packet loss measurements and report when the threshold is
     exceeded again.

  Quality alert (qa):
     The packet loss rate or the combination of delay and jitter
     exceeded a quality threshold. The quality thresholds for delay,
     jitter and packet loss rate are provisioned values.

  RTP/RTCP Timeout (rto(<timeout>,st=<start-time>)):
     This event indicates that neither RTP nor RTCP packets have been
     received on this connection for a period of time equal to the
     <timeout> value (in seconds). The timeout value can be supplied as
     a decimal number from 1 to 65535 in the parameter when the request
     is made. The <timeout> parameter will be supplied in
     ObservedEvents when the event is reported - it then simply repeats
     the value used. If an RTP or RTCP packet is received before the
     timer expires, then the timer is reset and re-started. The event
     will only be generated if the timer expires without an RTP or RTCP
     packet arriving on the specified connection during the specified
     period of time. Note that if the event is requested without the
     <timeout> parameter then a default timeout of 60 seconds is
     assumed. The <timeout> value will still be reported in
     ObservedEvents even if no timeout value was indicated in the
     request (the default value will be indicated in that case). This

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     is a one-shot event in that once the event occurs, a further
     request is required in order to re-initialize the timer.

     Another optional <start-time> parameter may also be included. This
     is used to indicate when the timer starts. It can have one of the
     following values:

          * "im" for immediate i.e. the timer starts as soon as the
            request is received. This is the default.
          * "ra" to indicate that the timer should start only after an
            RTCP packet has been received from the other end (i.e. the
            timer will be initiated when the first RTCP packet is
            received after the request is made). Note that in the case
            where the other end does not support RTCP, the timer will
            never be initiated.

     Note that either the <timeout> or <start-time> may be included in
     the request, but only the <timeout> value is included in the
     report.

     An example of a request might be as follows:

        RQNT 2001 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
        X: 0123456789B0
        R: r/rto@364823(N)(120,st=im)

     In this case a notify will occur if there is a period of time when
     no RTP or RTCP packets have been received on connection 364823 for
     120 seconds.

     The resulting NTFY with observed events would be as follows:

        NTFY 3002 ds/ds1-3/6@gw-o.whatever.net MGCP 1.0
        X: 0123456789B0
        O: r/rto@364823(120)

  Sampling Rate Changed (sr):
     This event is only included here to maintain compatibility with
     the previous version of this package. This event indicates that
     the packetization period changed to some decimal number in
     milliseconds enclosed in parenthesis, as in SR(20).

  Used Codec Changed (uc):
     This event is only included here to maintain compatibility with
     the previous version of this package. This event is requested
     without a parameter but when reported, the hexadecimal payload
     type is enclosed in parenthesis, as in UC(8), to indicate the
     codec was changed to PCM A-law. Codec Numbers are specified in RFC
     1890, or in a new definition of the audio profiles for RTP that
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2.11.  Resource Reservation Package

  Package Name: RES
  Version: 0

2.11.1. Description

  The "RES" package provides local connection option support for
  resource reservations as well as an event to indicate reservation
  loss.

  A number of LocalConnectionOption parameters are used in doing
  resource reservations: "reservation request", "reservation
  direction", "reservation confirmation" and "resource sharing".

  Reservation Request LocalConnectionOption: The gateways can be
  instructed to perform a reservation on a given connection using RSVP.
  When a reservation is needed, the Call Agent will specify the
  reservation profile that should be used, which is either "controlled
  load" or "guaranteed service". The absence of reservation can be
  indicated by asking for the "best effort" service, which is the
  default value for this parameter.

  Whether or not RSVP will be done is dependent on whether the
  reservation request LocalConnectionOption parameter has been included
  in a connection request for this connection (with either "controlled
  load" or "guaranteed service" indicated). If a modify connection
  (MDCX) request requires a change in the reservation and the
  "reservation request" parameter is not included in the
  LocalConnectionOptions but was included in the LocalConnectionOptions
  for a previous connection request for that connection, then
  "reservation request" value defaults to its previously saved value
  for that connection. If a modify connection (MDCX) request explicitly
  contains a "reservation request", indicating a request for "best
  effort" for a connection that has an existing reservation, the
  existing reservation will be torn down.

  Reservation Direction LocalConnectionOption:
     When reservation has been requested on a connection, the gateway
     will examine the reservation direction LocalConnectionOption
     parameter to determine the direction that reservations are
     required and do the following:

        * Start emitting RSVP "PATH" messages if the reservation
           direction LocalConnectionOptions parameter specified "send-
           only" or "send-receive".

        * Start emitting RSVP "RESV" messages as soon as it receives
           "PATH" messages if the reservation direction parameter
           specified "receive-only" or "send-receive".

     If an RSVP reservation is requested but the reservation direction
     LocalConnectionOption parameter is missing, the reservation
     direction defaults to the previously saved value of the

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     reservation direction parameter for that connection. If there was
     no previous reservation direction parameter for that connection,
     the value is deduced from the connection mode. That is:

        * Start emitting RSVP "PATH" messages if the connection is in
           "send-only", "send-receive", "conference", "network loop
           back" or "network continuity test" mode (if a remote
           connection descriptor has been received,)

        * Start emitting RSVP "RESV" messages as soon as it receives
           "PATH"  messages if the connection is in "receive-only",
           "send-receive",  "conference", "network loop back" or
           "network continuity test" mode.

  Reservation Confirmation LocalConnectionOption:
     Another LocalConnectionOption parameter for RSVP reservations is
     the reservation confirmation parameter, which determines what the
     resource reservation pre-condition (see [1]) is for acknowledging
     a successful connection request:

     * If the reservation confirmation parameter is set to "none", the
       gateway will "Ack" the connection request without waiting for
       reservation completion. This is the default behavior.

     * If the "reservation confirmation" parameter is set to "send-
       only", the gateway will "Ack" when the PATH message has been
       sent and the corresponding RESV is received to indicate
       successful reservation in the send direction.

     * If the "reservation confirmation" parameter is set to "receive-
       only", the gateway will "Ack" when reservation confirm for a
       reservation has been received.

     * If the reservation confirmation parameter is set to "send-
       receive", the gateway will "Ack" only after the PATH message has
       been sent and the corresponding RESV has been received for send
       direction, and reservation confirm has been received for the
       receive direction.

  Note that:

     Values "receive-only" and "send-receive" are triggers for the
     gateway to request reservation confirm (RESVCONF) when it sends
     out the RESV.

     Pre-conditions SHOULD only be added for the direction(s) for which
     resource reservations have been requested. If a direction is added
     as a precondition and that direction was not requested in the
     resource reservation, the direction MUST simply be ignored as a
     pre-condition.

     In this approach, resource reservation success is the pre-
     condition to final acknowledgement of the connection request. If
     the reservation fails, the connection request also fails (error

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     code 404 - insufficient bandwidth) - as will any other part of the
     transaction, e.g. a notification request included as part of the
     connection request. A typical example of this would be a request
     to ring the phone and look for off-hook, included with the
     connection request. If the reservation fails, the phone will not
     ring. Similarly, if the phone is already off-hook, the command
     fails and there will be no resource reservation.

     A provisional response SHOULD be provided if confirmation is
     expected to occur outside the normal retry timers and in fact a
     provisional response MUST be provided regardless if reservation
     confirmation parameter has value "send-receive" (without a
     provisional response, SDP information cannot be returned until the
     final "Ack" which will not occur until the reservation is
     complete. This can result in a deadlock since the SDP information
     typically needs to be passed to the other end in order for it to
     initiate the RSVP PATH message in the other direction). The SDP
     information and connectionID MUST be included in both the
     provisional response and the final response. Note that in order to
     ensure rapid detection of a lost final response, final responses
     issued after provisional responses for a transaction SHALL be
     acknowledged, i.e., they SHALL include an empty "ResponseAck"
     parameter in the final response (see [1]).

     If the transaction time is outside the expected bounds (time T-
     HIST - see the section on provisional responses in [1]), error
     code 406 (transaction timeout) SHOULD be returned.

     Also note that if the reservation confirmation parameter is
     omitted, the value of the reservation confirmation parameter
     defaults to its previously-saved value. If there is no previously
     saved value for the reservation confirmation parameter or the
     reservation confirmation parameter has the value "none", then
     successful resource reservation is not a pre-condition to
     providing an acknowledgement to the connection request (i.e. the
     gateway can "Ack" right away without waiting for the reservation
     to complete and a provisional response will not be necessary).

  Resource Sharing LocalConnectionOption:
     It may be possible to share network resources across multiple
     connections. An example is a call-waiting scenario, where only one
     connection will ever be active at a time. In a 3-way calling
     scenario with a similar set of connections, sharing is not
     possible. Only the Call Agent knows what may be possible,
     depending on the feature that is being invoked.

     In order to allow the Call Agent to indicate that sharing is
     possible, a resource sharing LocalConnectionOption parameter is
     introduced. This parameter can have one of the following values:

        * A value "$" can be specified where $ refers to "this
           connection". This value is used when doing a create
           connection and indicates the intent to share resources with
           this connection. This is an indication to the gateway to use

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           the "Shared Explicit" style of reservation as defined in RFC
           2205.

        * A connection ID can be specified which indicates that this
           is a request to share resources with the connection having
           this connection ID (allowing multiple connections to share
           resources with the connection indicated)

        * The value can be empty, which indicates a request to no
           longer share the resources of this connection with other
           connections

     In the case of a CRCX the default value for the resource sharing
     local connection option is empty and for an MDCX the default value
     is its current value.

  The RSVP filters will be deduced from the characteristics of the
  connection. The RSVP resource profiles will be deduced from the
  connection's bandwidth and packetization period.

  Note that if RSVP is used with PacketCable Dynamic Quality of Service
  [23], then the parameters in NCS [24] would be used instead of the
  reservation direction, confirmation and reservation sharing
  parameters described here.


2.11.2. Parameter Encoding

  The Local Connection Options for the "RES" package consist of the
  following:

   *  The resource reservation parameter, encoded as the keyword "r",
     followed by a colon and the value "g" (guaranteed service), "cl"
     (controlled load) or "be" (best effort).

   *  The reservation direction parameter, encoded as the keyword
     "r-dir" followed by a colon and the value "sendonly", "recvonly"
     or "sendrecv".

   *  The reservation confirmation parameter, encoded as the keyword
     "r-cnf" followed by a colon and the value "none", "sendonly",
     "recvonly" or "sendrecv".

   *  The resource sharing parameter, encoded as the keyword "r-sh"
     followed by a colon and either:

      * The wild-card character "$" indicating this connection,
        indicating future plans to share resources with this connection
        (i.e. indicating that a shared explicit style of reservation
        should be used - see RFC 2205), or

      * A connection ID, indicating a request to share resources with
        the connection having the specified connection ID (and all
        other connections sharing resources with that connection), or

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      * An empty value (i.e. "r-sh:" with no value indicated),
        indicating a request to no longer share the resources of this
        connection with other connections

  Note that normally local connection options that are associated with
  a package have the package prefix included as per the package
  extension rules in [1]. The local connection options in the "RES"
  package are exceptions. The package prefix is not included in the
  case of the "RES" package because it was created before the extension
  rules in [1] were defined.

2.11.3 Events

  The following events are included as part of the resource reservation
  package:

    ------------------------------------------------------
   | Symbol  | Definition           |   R |   S  Duration |
   |------------------------------------------------------|
   |  re     | Resource Error       |   C |               |
   |  rl     | Resource Lost        |   C |               |
    ------------------------------------------------------

  Resource Error (re):
    This is an indication that an error in the resource reservation
    occurred during the life of the connection. This event is not
    requested with a parameter but is reported with a parameter (see
    possible values below). This event may or may not indicate the
    permanent loss of the reservation (i.e. any error associated with
    the reservation whether permanent or temporary will be reported).
    If requested on an endpoint (without specifying the connection ID),
    the request refers to all present and future connections on that
    endpoint. When reported, the connectionID is always supplied along
    with a reason for the error indicated as a parameter. One of the
    following possible reasons for loss MUST be included as the
    parameter when the event is reported:

    - "resverr" is used to indicate that a ResvErr message was
       received
    - "patherr" is used to indicate that a PathErr message was
       received.
    - "other"

    In addition to a parameter indicating one of the reasons above,
    additional information on the type of error MAY be included as a
    second parameter in the form of a quoted string.

    Example report might include:

       O: res/rl@0A3F58(resverr)

    or


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       O: res/rl@0A3F58(resverr, "some additional commentary")

    Note that this event will not be reported if an error occurs while
    a resource reservation is initially being set up (i.e. the event
    only reported as a result of an error that occurred after the
    reservation was set up).

  Resource Lost (rl):
     Loss of reservation during the life of a connection can be
     reported by using the "rl" event. This event is not requested with
     a parameter but is reported with a parameter (see below for
     possible values). If requested on an endpoint (without specifying
     the connection ID), the request refers to all present and future
     connections on that endpoint.

     When reported, the connectionID is always supplied along with a
     reason for the loss indicated as a parameter. One of the following
     possible reasons for loss MUST be supplied as the parameter when
     the event is reported:

       - "resvtear" indicating that the reservation loss was indicated
         by ResvTear message
       - "pathtear" indicating that the reservation loss was indicated
         by PathTear message
       - "other"

     In addition to a parameter indicating one of the reasons above,
     additional information on the type of error MAY be included as a
     second parameter in the form of a quoted string.

     Example report might include:

       O: res/rl@0A3F58(ResvTear)

     or

       O: res/rl@0A3F58(ResvTear, "some other commentary")

     Note that this event will not be reported if an error occurs while
     a resource reservation is initially being set up (i.e. the event
     is only reported if the reservation was lost after it was
     initially set up).













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2.12.  Announcement Server Package

  Package Name: A
  Version: 1

   ---------------------------------------------------------------
  | Symbol         | Definition           |   R |  S     Duration |
  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
  | ann(url)       | Play an Announcement |     |  TO, C variable |
  | oc             | Operation Complete   |   x |                 |
  | of             | Operation Failure    |   x |                 |
   ---------------------------------------------------------------

  Changes from the previous version: change to conform to standard
  reporting of operation failure and operation complete events.

  The announcement signal is qualified by a URL name:

      S: ann(http://scripts.example.net/all-lines-busy.au)

  The URL name MAY be followed by a list of initial parameters,
  separated by commas. However, standard parameters are not included as
  part of this package definition (Note: use of additional parameters
  is optional and would result in a proprietary interface).

  The gateway SHOULD support one or more standard URL schemes such as:

        * file, http, ftp (RFC 1738), which indicate where the audio
           file is located (where to load the file from before playing
           the audio file on the gateway).

        * RTSP URL (section 3.2 of RFC 2326), which in this case
           allows the media gateway to directly initiate playing of the
           announcement via an RTSP server.

  The pre-condition for a successful response (return code of "200") is
  correct syntax and capability (support is available for this
  request). Standard MGCP return codes apply in the case of failure.
  Further indications of failure are provided in the operation failure
  event as a comment after the name of the failed event in the form of
  a quoted string.

  If the announcement cannot be played out for a reason determined
  after a successful response to the request has been provided, an
  operation failure event will be returned. The failure MAY be
  explained by some commentary (in the form of a quoted string), as in:

     O: a/of(a/ann,"file not found")

  The "operation complete" event will be detected when the announcement
  is played out.

    O: a/oc(a/ann)


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2.13.  Script Package

  Package Name: Script
  Version: 1

   -----------------------------------------------------------------
  | Symbol       |   Definition              | R |  S  |   Duration |
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  | ir(..)        | Intermediate Results/Req.| x |  BR |            |
  | java(url,...) | Load & Run java script   |   |  TO |   variable |
  | oc            | operation complete       | x |     |            |
  | of            | operation failure        | x |     |            |
  | perl(url,...) | Load & Run perl script   |   |  TO |   variable |
  | tcl(url,...)  | Load & Run TCL script    |   |  TO |   variable |
  | vxml(url,...) | Load & Run VXML doc.     |   |  TO |   variable |
  | xml(url,...)  | Load & Run XML script    |   |  TO |   variable |
   -----------------------------------------------------------------

  Changes from the previous version of the package: "vxml" was added as
  a language type for loading and running VXML documents; change to
  conform with standard reporting of operation failure and operation
  complete events; addition of "ir" event.

  The current definition defines keywords for the most common
  languages. More languages may be defined in later versions of this
  package.

  The "signal" specifying the scripting language is parameterized with
  a URL indicating the location of the script. The URL parameter MAY be
  optionally followed by a comma-separated list of arguments as initial
  parameters to use in running the script. URL schemes may include file
  ftp, or http schemes with syntax according to RFC 2396. As an
  example:

     S: script/vxml(ftp://ftp.example.net/credit-card.vxml,arg1,arg2,
                                                             ...,argn)

  The argument list "arg1,arg2,...,argn" is passed to the
  script/document as a list of initial parameters.

  The pre-condition for a successful response (return code of "200") is
  correct syntax and capability (support is available for this
  request). Standard MGCP return codes apply in the case of failure.
  Some further (non-application/script specific) failure indications
  MAY be provided in the operation failure event as a comment in the
  form of a quoted string.following the name of the failed event.

  Example

     O: script/of(script/vxml,"file not found")

  The script produces an output, which consists of one or several text
  strings, separated by commas. This provides the return-status of the
  script as well as return parameters (if there are any).

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     O: script/oc(script/vxml,return-status=<status>,
                       name1=value1,name2=value2,...)

  where <status> can have one of the values "success" or "failure".
  This is then followed by output parameters as a comma-separated list
  of name-value pairs.

  Intermediate Result/Request (ir(<params>)):
     This provides a way for:
       * The script to inform the Call Agent of intermediate results
          (e.g. a case where it is important because of timing concerns
          to inform the Call Agent prior to operation complete).
       * The script to request some information from the Call Agent.
       * The Call Agent to inform the script of some event or
          information that may be important for the operation of the
          script (in this case "ir" is used as a signal).

     Parameters (i.e. <params>) SHOULD be a comma-separated list of
     name-value pairs e.g. ir(name1=value1,name2=value2,..). The Call
     Agent MAY include event parameters when it requests this event, in
     which case, the MGCP syntax requirements require that the action
     be specified (e.g. "R: ir(N)(nam1=value1,name2=value2,..)").

     If the Call Agent requests "ir" as a signal, at least one
     parameter MUST be provided.

     When requesting the "ir" signal, the Call Agent MUST also repeat
     the original script signal. This is in order to be consistent with
     the semantics of TO signals in MGCP (i.e. if the original "script"
     signal is not included, then the signal/script will be stopped).
     The only problem with this is that there is a possible race
     condition in which a request to send an "ir" signal could occur
     just as the script stopped. In order to avoid this confusion, the
     following is RECOMMENDED: when the script signal is included with
     an "ir" signal, include a parameter (of the script signal) to
     indicate that this is not a new instance of the script i.e. if
     there is no script executing at the present time don't start
     executing a new one.

     The "ir" signal is only associated with an executing script, if
     none is running when a request for the event/signal is made or if
     a new script request is not included with the request, then the
     "ir" signal/event will not be executed (i.e. the "ir" event with
     its parameters is passed to an existing script for parsing and
     execution and is considered opaque as far as MGCP as concerned. If
     no such script exists, response code "800" will be returned,
     indicating that the script is not executing).







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  The following response code is associated with this package:

     Code    Text                 Explanation

     800     Script not           Request for "ir" signal or event
             Executing            but no script is executing at the
                                  time the request was received.

  Note that package specific error codes include the package name
  following the error code. For example, if error code 800 occurs in
  response to a request with a transaction ID of 1001 it would be sent
  as:

     800 1001 /SCRIPT


3.0. IANA Considerations

  The following packages and their versions should be registered with
  IANA as per the instructions in [1].

  Package Title         Name     Version
  -------------         ----     -------
  Announcement           A        1
  DTMF                   D        1
  Digit Map Extension    DM1      0
  Media Format           FM       0
  Generic                G        1
  Handset                H        1
  Line                   L        1
  RTP                    R        1
  Resource Reservation   RES      0
  Script                 SCRIPT   1
  Supplementary Tones    SST      0
  Signal List            SL       0
  Trunk                  T        1

  The following extension digit map letter should be registered with
  IANA:

  Package Letter
  ------- ------
    DM1     P

  The following Local Connections should be registered with IANA:

  Field                       Name
  -------                     -----
  Media Format                fmtp
  Reservation Confirmation    r-cnf
  Reservation Direction       r-dir
  Resource Sharing            r-sh



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4.0. Security Considerations

  The MGCP packages contained in this document do not require any
  further security considerations beyond those indicated in the base
  MGCP specification [1].

5.0. Acknowledgements

  Special thanks are due to the authors of the original MGCP 1.0
  specification: Mauricio Arango, Andrew Dugan, Isaac Elliott,
  Christian Huitema, and Scott Picket.

  Thanks also to the reviewers of this document, including but not
  limited to: Jerry Kamitses, Sonus Networks; Dave Auerbach, Dan Wing,
  Cisco Systems; Ed Guy, EMC Software; Martin Wakley, Nortel Networks.

6.0. Normative References

  [1]  F. Andreasen, B. Foster, "Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP)
       Version 1.0", RFC XXXX {editors note - to be put in when RFC
       number is assigned to draft-andreasen-mgcp-rfc2705bis-05.txt)

  [2]  Bellcore, "LSSGR: Switching System Generic Requirements for Call
       Control Using the Integrated Services Digital Network User Part
       (ISDNUP)", GR-317-CORE, Issue 2, December 1997.

  [3]  ITU-T, "Telephone User Part Signaling Procedures", ITU-T Q.724,
       November 1988

  [4]  ANSI, "OAM&P - Terminating Test Line Access and Capabilities",
       T1.207-2000.

  [5]  Bellcore, "Notes on the Network", Special Report SR-2275, Issue
       3, December 1997.

  [6]  Bellcore, "Call Processing" GR-505-CORE, Issue 1, December 1997.

  [7]  Bellcore, "LSSGR: Signaling for Analog Interfaces", GR-506-CORE,
       Issue 1, June 1996.

  [8]  ITU-T, "Technical Characteristics of Tones for the Telephone
       Service", ITU-T E.180, March 1998

  [9]  ITU-T, "Various Tones Used in National Networks", ITU-T E.180,
       Supplement 2, January 1994

  [10] ITU-T, "Applications of Tones and Recorded Announcements in
       Telephone Services", ITU-T, E.182, March 1998


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  [11] Bellcore, "Call Forwarding Sub-Features FSD-01-02-1450, GR-586,
       Issue 1, June 2000.

  [12] Bellcore, "CPE Compatibility Considerations for the Voiceband
       Data Transmission Interface", SR-TSV-002476, December 1992

  [13] Bellcore, "LSSGR: Visual Message Waiting Indicator Generic
       Requirements (FSD 01-02-2000)", GR-1401, Issue 01, June 2000

  [14] Bellcore, "LSSGR Voiceband Data Transmission Interface", Section
       6.6, GR-30, Issue 02, December 1998

  [15] Handley, M., Jacobson, V., SDP: Session Description Protocol,
       RFC 2327, April 1998.

  [16] Bellcore, "LSSGR: Call Waiting, FSD 01-02-1201", GR-571, Issue
       01, June 2000

  [17] Bellcore, "LSSGR: Verification Connections FSD 25-05-0903", GR-
       531-CORE, Issue 1, June 2000.

  [18] Bellcore, " LSSGR: CLASS Feature: Calling Identity Delivery on
       Call Waiting, FSD 01-02-1090, GR-575, Issue 01, June 2000

  [19] J. Postel, "Internet Control Message Protocol", RFC 792,
       September 1981.

7.0. Informative References

  [20] C. Perkins et al, RTP Payload for Redundant Audio Data, RFC
       2198, September 1997.

  [21] H. Schulzrinne, S. Petrack, "RTP Payload for DTMF Digits,
       Telephony Tones and Telephony Signals", RFC 2833, May 2000.

  [22] B. Foster, MGCP CAS Packages, RFC 3064, February 2001.

  [23] PacketCableTM, Dynamic Quality if Service Specification,
       http://www.packetcable.com/specifications.html

  [24] PacketCableTM Network-Based Call Signaling Protocol
       Specification, http://www.packetcable.com/specifications.html






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8.0. Authors' Addresses

  Bill Foster
  Cisco Systems
  Phone: +1 250 758 9418
  EMail: bfoster@cisco.com

  Flemming Andreasen
  Cisco Systems
  Edison, NJ 08837
  EMail: fandreas@cisco.com












































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9.0. Full Copyright Statement

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  document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing
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  copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be
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