Version 7.2  1269  Mediant 1000B Gateway & E-SBC 
 
User's Manual   66. Dialing Plan Notation for Routing and Manipulation 
66  Dialing Plan Notation for Routing and 
Manipulation 
The device supports flexible dialing plan notations for denoting the prefix and/or suffix 
source and/or destination numbers and SIP URI user names in the routing and 
manipulation tables.  
 
 
Note:  When configuring phone numbers or prefixes in the Web interface, enter them 
only as digits without any other characters. For example, if you wish to enter the 
phone number 555-1212, it must be entered as 5551212 without the hyphen (-). If the 
hyphen is entered, the entry is invalid. 
 
Table  66-1: Dialing Plan Notations for Prefixes and Suffixes 
Notation  Description 
x (letter "x")  Wildcard that denotes any single digit or character. 
# (pound symbol) 
  When used at the end of a prefix, it denotes the end of a number. For 
example, 54324# represents a 5-digit number that starts with the digits 
54324. 
  When used anywhere else in the number (not at the end), it is part of the 
number (pound key). For example, 3#45 represents the prefix number 
3#45. 
  To denote the pound key when it appears at the end of the number, the 
pound key must be enclosed in square brackets. For example, 134[#] 
represents any number that starts with 134#. 
* (asterisk symbol) 
  When used on its own, it denotes any number or string. 
  When used as part of a number, it denotes the asterisk key. For 
example, *345 represents a number that starts with *345. 
$ (dollar sign)  Denotes an empty prefix for incoming IP calls that do not have a user part in 
the Request-URI, or for incoming Tel calls that do not have a called or 
calling number. This is used for the following matching criteria: 
  Source and Destination Phone Prefix 
  Source and Destination Username 
  Source and Destination Calling Name Prefix 
Range of Digits 
Note: 
  Dial plans denoting a prefix that is a range must be enclosed in square brackets, e.g., [4-8] or 
23xx[456].  
  Dial plans denoting a prefix that is not a range is not enclosed, e.g., 12345#. 
  Dial plans denoting a suffix must be enclosed in parenthesis, e.g., (4) and (4-8). 
  Dial plans denoting a suffix that include multiple ranges, the range must be enclosed in square 
brackets, e.g., (23xx[4,5,6]). 
  An example for entering a combined prefix and suffix dial plan - assume you want to match a rule 
whose destination phone prefix is 4 to 8, and suffix is 234, 235, or 236. The entered value would 
be the following: 
.    
[n-m] or (n-m)  Represents a range of numbers. 
Examples: 
  To depict prefix numbers from 5551200 to 5551300: