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<p>Open the <span class="keyword">LCR.CFG</span> file found in the <span class="keyword">\config</span> folder within the main program folder.</p>
<p>Least-cost routing is the method by which a telecom carrier is selected on a trunk provided
by another telecom carrier. It is usually a four-digit code dialled
before a number that instructs the telephone exchange to pass the
call to another carrier, rather than carry it itself. For example,
you may have lines supplied by British Telecom, but want to use
another carrier because their prices are cheaper. If you don't
have a direct connection to the other carrier, you need to tell the
British Telecom exchange not to try to connect this call directly,
but route it to the other carrier's network for them to connect.
Even though you are using a BT line from your premises to the
exchange, you will use the other carrier's lines from the exchange
to your call's destination.Each carrier has its own 'access' code which, when prepended to the dialled number,
the BT line will recognise which carrier to pass the call over to.</p>
<p>This file contains a list of such access codes, along with the tariff table you wish to
use to cost calls routed by this particular code.</p>
<p>For example, your least-cost-routing file may look like this:</p>
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Overview
Least-cost routing is the process of selecting a telecoms carrier on a trunk provided by another telecoms carrier. It is usually a four-digit code dialled before a number that instructs the telephone exchange to pass the call to another carrier, rather than carry it itself.
For example, if your lines are supplied by British Telecom, but you want to use a different carrier for certain calls, you can inform the British Telecom exchange not to connect those calls directly, but to route them to the other carrier network for them to connect the call. Although you are using a BT line from your premises to the exchange, the lines of the other carrier will be used from the exchange to the destination. Each carrier has its own access code which, when prepended to the dialled number, the BT line will recognise to which carrier the call has to be passed over.
A list of such access codes - along with the tariff table you wish to use to cost calls routed by this particular code - is contained in the LCR.cfg file, located within the main installation folder
. In the configuration presented below, a dialled number such as 166001615905900 would be routed to 01615905900 (Manchester) via the MCIWorldcom network.
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1660 = MCIWorldcom
1452 = Eurobell
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<p>This configuration would route a dialled number of 166001615905900
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Adding an LCR code
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Enter the code in the
field, select the associated tariff from the drop-down list and click on the button. To apply the changes click on the button.