On 12/4/06, Hensel, Daniela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> thanks for your prompt answer. Does this mean, that a flash initiated by
> analog phones can be transformed into a DTMF event (e.g. by a gateway) and
> carried over SIP network?

Yes, provided that there are lines something like this in
 the SDP exchanged in INVITE - 200 OK:

a:fmtp 101 0-16

Typical, and default, is to support 0-15, which are the DTMF
 digits, but 16 is for "flash", and there are many others.
 RFC 2833 is the reference, I think.

>
> Daniela
>
> Sorry, but what means HTH?

(I) Hope This Helps.
Maybe you know this expression:  "viel Glueck"

>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Bob Beers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 1. Dezember 2006 20:50
> An: Hensel, Daniela
> Cc: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: [Sip-implementors] RFC 2833
>
>
> On 12/1/06, Hensel, Daniela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Can anybody tell me, what is meant with "Flash" in RFC 2833?
> >
>
> This is a signal that an analog phone can send into the system.  Often
> called "flash hook", it is caused by a momentary press  and release of the
> button on which the handset would rest  while "on hook".  Picking the
> handset off the cradle causes  an "off hook" indication.  Putting the
> handset onto the cradle  causes an "on hook" indication.  So, a "flash",
> or "flash hook"  is actually an "on hook" followed suffuciently quickly by
> an  "off hook".  Many analog systems use this "flash" as a signal  for
> conducting call transfers or switching between calls in a  call-waiting
> scenario.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Daniela
>
> HTH,
> -Bob
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