In message <[log in to unmask]>, at 15:18:23 on Thu, 9 Feb 2006, "Hitches, John F" <[log in to unmask]> writes >The 1000 extensions (or whatever) connected to the 20 trunks do not >communicate DDI numbers (which relate only to incoming calls) through >the trunks to the telephone exchange. The latter only knows which trunk >it has received the call on. Similarly your extension number is not >transmitted. No, the PABX can, and often does, send a CLI corresponding to the extension number to the exchange for onward transmission to the called party. What I'm speculating is that such a facility may not always be 100% integrated with the ability in a more complex system for the user (and his DDI number) to roam within the building from day to day. -- Roland Perry ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^