On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Burden, Mike <m...@lynk.com> wrote: > *There are two types of caller ID, number only and name+number. Number > only caller ID is called Single Data Message Format (SDMF), which provides > the caller's telephone number, the date and time of the call. Name+number > caller ID is called Multiple Data Message Format (MDMF), which in addition > to the information provided by SDMF format, can also provide the directory > listed name for the particular number.* > > > > > > It appears that for incoming calls, our ITSP will only deliver SDMF to us. > > > > Do some other providers supply MDMF? Since calls often come from our > Customers’ non-primary phone numbers (which are not in our phone directory), > the SDMF caller ID is proving to be of limited usefulness to any of us that > can’t memorize more than 20 phone numbers. > > > > Not enough of a problem to warrant changing ITSPs, but if we end up > changing for other reasons it might be something we would look for in our > next ITSP. > > > > > > Mike Burden > > Lynk Systems, Inc > > e-mail: m...@lynk.com > > Phone: 616-532-4985 > > > > > > *From:* sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org [mailto: > sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org] *On Behalf Of *Tony Graziano > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:21 PM > *To:* Jeff Gilmore > *Cc:* sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org users > > *Subject:* Re: [sipx-users] Outgoing caller ID name & number? > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Jeff Gilmore <j...@thegilmores.net> > wrote: > > Is it possible to get Sipx to send both the caller's phone number as well > as a 15 character string of user name (or whatever) when placing outbound > calls to an ISP? Or is there *only* the 15 character string (which could > contain either text or a phone number)? > > > > From Wikipedia: > > > > *There are two types of caller ID, number only and name+number. Number > only caller ID is called Single Data Message Format (SDMF), which provides > the caller's telephone number, the date and time of the call. Name+number > caller ID is called Multiple Data Message Format (MDMF), which in addition > to the information provided by SDMF format, can also provide the directory > listed name for the particular number.* > > > > To say it another way, is there a way that Sipx can send the phone number > (DID) in a way that it will be recognized as such by the ITSP and then > transmitted properly across the PSTN such that normal land/cell phones will > recognize it as the callback number? > > > > I realize I will likely have to work this out with my ITSP, but can you > tell me what Sipx can do from its side? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users > Unsubscribe: http://list.sipfoundry.org/mailman/listinfo/sipx-users > sipXecs IP PBX -- http://www.sipfoundry.org/ > > > > > You would need your ITSP to do this or become responsible for your own 911 > database, which is complex and problematic if you have it wrong and get > fined. > > Sipx can send its own CNAM and subscriber line info when calling another > system directly via sip, and bypassing the telco or an itsp altogther, but > that's really it. > > Search the archives for 911 CNAM and you'll find a lot of information on > it. >
I use (and sell) bandwidth.com, which delivers CNAM. - Tony
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