R2 Digital Signaling

R2 Signaling is primarily used with E1 circuits. As shown in the table below, it contains more state information than standard E&M signaling:

SIGNAL
DIRECTION

FORWARD
(originating call)

BACKWARD
(terminating call)

IDLE / ON HOOK

ABCD = 1001

ABCD = 1001

SEIZE

ABCD = 0001

ABCD = 1001

SEIZE ACKNOWLEDGE

ABCD = 0001

ABCD = 1101

ANSWER

ABCD = 0001

ABCD = 0101

CLEAR BACKWARD

ABCD = 0001

ABCD = 1101

CLEAR FORWARD

ABCD = 1001

ABCD = 0101

BLOCKED

ABCD = 1001

ABCD = 1101

When connected to POTS lines to the FXO cards in the system, the ANSWER state can be generated by either the Timer or VAD-based Answer Supervision. The CLEAR state (forward or backward) is generated by the Tone-based Disconnect Supervision.

When connected to DID (reverse battery) trunks, all of the signaling is controlled via the battery state on the trunk circuit.
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