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    chan_dahdi: Add the chan_dahdi.conf force_restart_unavailable_chans option. · 03c51cf5
    Richard Mudgett authored
    Some telco switches occasionally ignore ISDN RESTART requests.  The fix
    for ASTERISK-19608 added an escape clause for B channels in the restarting
    state if the telco ignores a RESTART request.  If the telco fails to
    acknowledge the RESTART then Asterisk will assume the telco acknowledged
    the RESTART on the second call attempt requesting the B channel by the
    telco.  The escape clause is good for dealing with RESTART requests in
    general but it does cause the next call for the restarting B channel to be
    rejected if the telco insists the call must go on that B channel.
    
    chan_dahdi doesn't really need to issue a RESTART request in response to
    receiving a cause 44 (Requested channel not available) code.  Sending the
    RESTART in such a situation is not required (nor prohibited) by the
    standards.  I think chan_dahdi does this for historical reasons to deal
    with buggy peers to get channels unstuck in a similar fashion as the
    chan_dahdi.conf resetinterval option.
    
    * Add the chan_dahdi.conf force_restart_unavailable_chans compatability
    option that when disabled will prevent chan_dahdi from trying to RESTART
    the channel in response to a cause 44 code.
    
    ASTERISK-25034 #close
    Reported by: Richard Mudgett
    
    Change-Id: Ib8b17a438799920f4a2038826ff99a1884042f65
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    chan_dahdi: Add the chan_dahdi.conf force_restart_unavailable_chans option.
    Richard Mudgett authored
    Some telco switches occasionally ignore ISDN RESTART requests.  The fix
    for ASTERISK-19608 added an escape clause for B channels in the restarting
    state if the telco ignores a RESTART request.  If the telco fails to
    acknowledge the RESTART then Asterisk will assume the telco acknowledged
    the RESTART on the second call attempt requesting the B channel by the
    telco.  The escape clause is good for dealing with RESTART requests in
    general but it does cause the next call for the restarting B channel to be
    rejected if the telco insists the call must go on that B channel.
    
    chan_dahdi doesn't really need to issue a RESTART request in response to
    receiving a cause 44 (Requested channel not available) code.  Sending the
    RESTART in such a situation is not required (nor prohibited) by the
    standards.  I think chan_dahdi does this for historical reasons to deal
    with buggy peers to get channels unstuck in a similar fashion as the
    chan_dahdi.conf resetinterval option.
    
    * Add the chan_dahdi.conf force_restart_unavailable_chans compatability
    option that when disabled will prevent chan_dahdi from trying to RESTART
    the channel in response to a cause 44 code.
    
    ASTERISK-25034 #close
    Reported by: Richard Mudgett
    
    Change-Id: Ib8b17a438799920f4a2038826ff99a1884042f65
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