An Outbound Route is the path from any phone (a Line side device) to a Trunk connected to the PSTN. When the phone makes a call, the number it dials is matched against the Screening Table to determine where to route the call.
There are 16 Outbound Route numbers for each Logical Versapath. The route identification numbers are in hexadecimal (digits 1-9 and A-F) to maintain compatibility with legacy equipment. Most systems define at least two Routes: a Local route (historically labeled Route #F) and a Long Distance route (Route #1). If no explicit 911 entry is included in your Screening Table, the Versapath will automatically route all 911 traffic to Route F. It is highly recommended that you use Route F as your local Central Office access route.
Each Outbound Route consists of:
A list of Trunk-side channels (or timeslots) that can be used to send outbound calls over (the Route List).
An Action (either to Add digits, Strip digits, or do nothing) to perform on the outbound digit stream.
The Route List is ordered from highest to lowest priority. To move a channel in the Route List, click on the channel to highlight it and then press Up or Down to move it in the list.
For example, an FXS channel (defined as part of Logical Versapath #2) which dials 1+972-490-1167 should be routed over the T1 to the Long Distance network. Traditionally, Route 1 is defined as the LD route. Some LD carriers cannot process the "1+" as part of the number, so as part of this Route's Action you can tell the system to Strip the leading "1" from the dialed digits.
In the Outbound Route Definition screen above, the only channels that are available for selection are the channels that belong to Logical Versapath #2 and are valid Trunk circuits. T1 timeslots 19 and 20 go to the LD network and FXO channels 25-28 go to the local CO. Timeslot 19 will be chosen first for any outbound LD calls (unless it's busy).
Repeat setting up the Outbound Routes for each Logical Versapath. It is OK to share channels between Routes! If, for example, you wanted to add the area code and send it to the LD network whenever someone dialed 876-???? (possibly since this number is not in your LATA even though you can still use 7-digit dialing to get there). Create a Route #2 with both timeslots 19 and 20 with an Action of Add digits 907. In the Screening Table add the entry:
Two different routes now share the same physical outbound Trunks but perform different actions depending on what number is dialed.
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