Broadcast Hunt Groups on UC520

Hello All,
Are Broadcast hunt groups supported on the UC520 in the latest release? Thanks
Jason

Hello Jason,
In Cisco Unified CME 4.3 and later versions you can use SCCP phones with the voice-hunt group
You can configure those hunt groups like this:
voice hunt-group X parallel
pilot XXXX
list XXX, XXX,
final XXX
timeout X
This type of hunt group (parallel) should ring all the phones at the same time.
Gabriel.

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Introducing broadcast hunt-group service for CME

Hello,
Due to popular demand I wrote this script for the purpose of ringing simultaneously more than one ephone without using shared lines. Like the broadcast hunt-group available for SIP phones, or in CCM.
http://pbevila.fastmail.fm/public/bcast.tcl
I haven't tested it completely, currently it works only when all the destinations are SCCP phones, although the objective is to allow mix and match of SCCP phones, SIP phones, pots DPs, etc.
Please try it and send any feedback here.

HI Paolo
I'm attempting to take advantage of your broadcast script you have produced. I'm having a few problems not getting the calls to broadcast. At the moment I'm just playing around with it on a standalone CME with 4 stand 7941 phones. I have used the following config and also shown the output:
application
service bcast flash:bcast.tcl
Jan 4 10:45:47.139: //-1//HIFS:/hifs_ifs_cb: hifs ifs file read succeeded. size=5571, url=flash:bcast.tcl
Jan 4 10:45:47.139: //-1//HIFS:/hifs_free_idata: hifs_free_idata: 0x457E9518
Jan 4 10:45:47.139: //-1//HIFS:/hifs_hold_idata: hifs_hold_idata: 0x457E9518
param destinations 201,202
Warning: parameter destinations has not been registered under bcast namespace
I have then used:
dial-peer voice 100 pots
description broadcast hunt-group
service bcast
incoming called-number 555
failing call flow:
7941(1) - > 555 -> CME-> Broadcast (phone2,Phone3)
When I try to dial 555 from one of the phones it just comes up with number unknown and fails to broadcast. I am also running with cme 3.3 but can upgrade if needed. Also I have no analogue lines just pure VOIP at the moment. I think its some thing to do with the dial-peer?

Finesse and broadcast hunt groups

Hi,
We have Cisco CCE with Finesse agent desktop. One of our ICM routing scripts is configured to send the call to a telephony hunt group label if no agents are available in Ready state.
The hunt group is a bradcast hunt group and all agent phones receive alert when a call to the hunt group label is placed. However when the call is ringing in Finesse, the caller ID actually lists all members of the hunt group. I can easily see that in the "Participants" XML tags on the Finesse server where multiple participants are listed.
Another problem is that when I answer the call from one Finesse agent desktop, all the other Finesse desktops show the same call as active on their screens with the option to End the call.
I know it is not a standard setup but we have a requirement to fall-back to telephony hunt groups if all agents are busy but an emergency call comes through.
Any suggestions how to fix this behavior?
Thanks!

I just checked this behaviour in My lab and it just works fine, you might be hitting some bug.
also what instead of broadcast, you use some other hunting mechanism. like longest idle or circular?
regards
Chintan

Broadcast hunt group issue

I have a broadcast huntgroup built that has 4 phones assigned to it. It has been working for a while now, but today all of the sudden only the first phone in the hunt group rings. I have verified that the line group is still set as a broadcast group and that all 4 phones are in the group too.

You minght want to reset the Hunt List and see if that help.
Dat Pham

Hunt group in CUCDM is ringing first extension in list when set to broadcast?

I'm working with CUCDM 8.1.3+er1.
We have a Hunt Group setup that rings 4 extensions through broadcast. Each of these 4 users have each others line appearances on their phones too.
Hunt Group example:
0 - User1
1 - User2
2 - User3
3 - User4
Problem is, when the hunt group is called the call will show up under User1 (or whoever is first on the list) and not actually everyone's line. I can change the order and the hunt group call will then ring only their line instead of broadcasting it out to the 4 users at the same time.
Is this a bug or a limitation on the platform? Where we cannot have users with line appearances of other users in the same hunt group...

Hi
This configuration sounds odd - why do you need a broadcast hunt group when a call to any extension will ring all the phones anyway due to the shared lines?
Aaron

Hunt Group Shared Line question

Customer has the following call routing scenario:
CCM 4.2(3)
CTI Route Point is CFwdAll to a Hunt Pilot.
Hunt Pilot contains Hunt List containing a broadcast Hunt Group of 5 phones.
4 of these 5 phones each have the other phones' shared line appearances (ring disabled) so they can see if they are on the phone.
Issue - When incoming call hits the CTI RP, it then goes to the Hunt Pilot, Hunt List, then it "should" ring all the phones in the hunt group. But it only rings the very first DN in the Hunt Group and the DN of the phone that is not setup as a shared line on the other phones. The 4 phones that have each other's DNs setup as shared lines only see the call info popup on the LCD screen showing that the first DN is receiving the call, but their phone doesn't ring.
As a test, I switched the order of the hunt group DNs. After the switch, I realized that only the first number in the broadcast hunt group will ring. Kind of defeats the purpose of a broadcast hunt group. :(
I am starting to see where the issue may come from. If a phone has shared lines setup for DNs that are in a broadcast hunt group, each time a call comes in, then the phones would fill up the LCD with the call info for the 4 shared line DNs.
Any suggestions on allowing phones to be in a broadcast hunt group, and having shared line appearances to monitor the status of the other phones in the hunt group?
Thanks,
Kevin

Hi Kevin,
You are right on the money! Here is an odd tech note that applies to CCM 4.1.X , 4.2.X and 5.0.x. The reason I say odd is that it is hard to read or make sense of, but it is saying exactly what you have discovered.
Note: Do not put DNs that are shared lines in a line group that uses the Broadcast distribution algorithm. Cisco CallManager cannot display all DNs that are shared lines on devices where the DNs are configured as shared lines if the DNs are members of a line group that uses the Broadcast distribution algorithm.
From this doc;
Cisco CallManager Administration Guide, Release 4.1(3) Line Group Configuration
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_administration_guide_chapter09186a00803ed665.html#wp1036009
In the current environment I can't think of a good way to accomplish your goal of being able to monitor each others activity while using Broadcast hunting.
I know this doesn't help, but at least you know why it works the way it does. (and have some documentation)
Take care!
Rob

Hunt Group and Voice Mail - How?

Hello,
We are setting up a Hunt Group (Line Group, Hunt List, Hunt Pilot) for call distribution. We don?t want to use the Attendant console for this, we just want the calls distributed. We need to send some calls and broadcast them to different phones. We have it working but we have a need that if no one answers to send the call to voicemail.
The way we have it configured right now?
Line Group:
Broadcast Distribution
2 Lines ? Client Phone Lines
Hunt List:
Line Group Above
Hunt Pilot:
Number & Information Configured
Hunt List Above
What we planned on doing was to take and add a second line group with a single number that is forwarded to voicemail. Then in the hunt list, if no one answers the fist group, go to the second. The problem is, CTI Ports and CTI Route Points don?t seem to be able to be added to the Line Group.
Someone suggested that I add a ?fake? phone and forward the line to voicemail. I tried that and when I call that number it goes to voicemail but when I add it to the Line Group it rings fast busy when it rolls to it.
Any ideas?

I did understand you do not want the attendant console, which is why I said similar but using AC.
The key thing in my earlier reply is that the last member of my hunt group is another CTI routepoint with another DN which is the actual directory number I use in Unity as an alternate extension, but it might be that this does not work for you.
For your case it might be something like:
On the xisting CTI routepoint configure the forward no answer to VM (this works today, correct?)
Then add another CTI route point to your hunt list and configure that CTI route point with forward all to VM.
Then setup Unity with the DN for the first CTI route point and add the DN of the second CTI route point as an alternate extension.
That way I believe it will go to VM directly when no huntgroup members are available, and go to VM if no answer.
Again, this works for me, with the only difference my line group contains AC users and is not broadcast, but the principle would be the same I guess.
But I might be misunderstanding what you are trying to achieve. If so, I am sorry for misunderstanding ;-)
Thanks,
Leo

CUCM 8.6 - Call Forward All Doesn't Work With DN In Hunt Group

Hello,
I'm trying to make a hunt group that's sole purpose is to dial out to our Help Desk member's cell phone (on-call after hours). The idea is that we want the hunt group to broadcast the call to the on-call engineers. Whoever picks up first takes the call.
At least that's the idea now. They may want to change that to - ring primary on-call cell phone, if no answer ring secondary on-call engineer.
The target cell phones will change every week and I wanted to give the supervisor a means of changing the numbers through the ccmuser page.
I created two DNs and placed them in a hunt group, each with call forward all to a cell phone number.
It seems that the hunt group ignores the call forward all setting and that is by design (https://supportforums.cisco.com/document/9126/cisco-callmanager-call-forward-all-cfa-does-not-work-if-line-hunt-group).
Does anyone else have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

That's correct, what you're seeing is WAD, this topic has been discussed plenty of times before, the only option you have is SNR

CVP 7.0(2) SIP RNA Timer with CUCM Hunt Group

I have a very simple ICM 7.5(9) script which simply assigns a call type then forwards to a label on CUCM 7.1(5), which is a hunt pilot containing a hunt list with 2 line groups...a circular LG with 10 members (RNA reversion timeout of 20 sec), followed by a broadcast LG with different 10 members. There is no CFNA/CFB forwarding set up on the hunt pilot.
In CVP, the SIP RNA timer is set on for this DN at 120 seconds, and I can see that get set in CVP logs (IP addresses and dialed numbers modified to protect customer data):
41762417: 10.100.1.41: Dec 03 2012 20:23:28.977 -0500: %CVP_7_0_SIP-7-CALL: {Thrd=Pool:SIP[7059609]} Matched 666333315555551111 to proxy.customer.uc
41762418: 10.100.1.41: Dec 03 2012 20:23:28.977 -0500: %CVP_7_0_SIP-7-CALL: {Thrd=Pool:SIP[7059609]} Using Local Static Route for sip:[email protected]
41762419: 10.100.1.41: Dec 03 2012 20:23:28.977 -0500: %CVP_7_0_SIP-7-CALL: {Thrd=Pool:SIP[7059609]} Matched 666333315555551111 to TimeoutMatcher: patterns like 66633331> will use RONA of 120
41762420: 10.100.1.41: Dec 03 2012 20:23:28.977 -0500: %CVP_7_0_SIP-7-CALL: {Thrd=Pool:SIP[7059609]} CALLGUID = 0B19E39A3CE811E28B7DA21700DE4950 LEGID = 0B19E39A3CE811E28B7DA21700DE4950-135458420897716680 - [OUTBOUND]: INVITE TO <sip:[email protected];transport=udp> FROM "--CVP" <sip:[email protected]:5060> EXPIRES[120] 100REL[Unsupported]
The hunt group then begins hunting, and can be answered normally. However, a CANCEL is sent at 60 seconds, and I am not sure why:
From the gateway:
2106715: Dec 3 20:24:29.095: //-1/xxxxxxxxxxxx/SIP/Msg/ccsipDisplayMsg:
Sent:
CANCEL sip:[email protected]:5060 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 10.100.1.5:5060;branch=z9hG4bK2C171513C0
From: "--CVP" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=20687DD0-DAF
To: <sip:[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:23:29 GMT
Call-ID:
[email protected]
CSeq: 101 CANCEL
Max-Forwards: 70
Timestamp: 1354584269
Reason: Q.850;cause=19
Content-Length: 0
From CUCM SDI traces:
12/03/2012 20:24:29.169 CCM|//SIP/SIPTcp/wait_SdlReadRsp: Incoming SIP TCP message from 10.100.3.30 on port 43568 index 566129 with 389 bytes:
CANCEL sip:[email protected]:5060;transport=tcp SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/TCP 10.100.3.30:5060;branch=z9hG4bK51cac6f4-76fb29a5-78d5dd99-9a021233-1
Call-ID: [email protected]
From: "--CVP" <sip:[email protected]:5060>;tag=ds229f1b0f
To: <sip:[email protected];transport=udp>
CSeq: 1 CANCEL
Content-Length: 0
I am trying to determine which timer is limiting the hunt to 60 seconds.
Can anyone suggest where I might begin looking?
Thanks so much!!!

I've run into a similar problem recently with a CVP 8.5(1) SIP deployment and have found in the CVP documentation that the RNA Timeout is a range configurable between 5 and 60 seconds.
You can enter a larger value through OAMP on the Call Server-->SIP-->Advanced Configuration tab but when you Save and Deploy, it reverts back to the max of 60 seconds. The CVP help file indicates the 5-60 second range.
Regards,
Matt

Hunt Groups and Voicemail

Was not sure if this was the right group to post these questions. I believe that these will be super easy for this group, and I want to double check my thinking against you guys. So, here they are.
If we elect to use a BROADCAST type of hunt group in some of our departments (all phones in the hunt group ring simultaneously when a call is directed to the group) and then direct that call to a DEPARTMENTAL VOICE MAIL BOX in a BNA condition:
1. Can the call ring with a unique ring that those in the hunt group can identify as different from a call that is directed specifically to their personal extension?
2. If the call to the hunt group ends up in the departmental HUNT GROUP VOICE MAIL BOX, will all phones in the hunt group receive notification that a message exists in the GROUP voice mail box?
3. If yes to 2 above, when any one individual in the group dials in to the group box and listens to the message, are all message waiting indicators subsequently turned off and does the person who responded to the message then become the owner of the message in his personal mail box?
Additional questions not related to hunt groups:
4. Do internal station to station calls ring with a special tone that differentiates them from external inbound calls?

Brian,
1. There is not a distintive ring option in CM. You could create a 2nd line on your user's phones and add those lines to the hunt. From there the user can select a different ring for the line (this is a local phone option for ring).
2. Setup alternate MWI on the group vmail box. Alternate I believe has a limit of 9. If you have more users than that then create a DN on each of their phones with the same # of the voicemail box. If that number is the original vmail pilot that is a CTI or other device then you wont be able to do that but you could create another DN and use a translation and the Multiple Tenant MWI option in CM service. Reply back if you need more detail.
3. MWI is turned off. The message stays in the group mailbox, there is no forwarding unless the user manually forwards it.
4. Not by default and I don't believe you have that option but not totally sure.
Please rate any helpful posts
Thanks
Fred

Hunt Group with Pots lines in Call Manager

Hello all. I have a site with 12 Pots lines. It is all configured via Call Manager. We are using mgcp. I asked the telco to setup the numbers to hunt which they said they did but still when I call the main number second time it just rings and eventually get some voicemail that is not from the call manager. I think I need to setup Hunting in the Call Manager? Is that correct?
Line Group --> Add the extensions in here and set them up to hunt?
Hunt List --> Create a Hunt list and associate a Line Group with it?
Hunt Pilot --> I add all the extensions in here?

Let's take one step back. What are you trying to accomplish? I am assuming you want to market one number but have the ability to accept multiple calls on that number. If that is the case, having the telco set up a hunt is the way to go.
Beyond that, where do you want those calls from the PSTN to route? Are you wanting those calls to ring a hunt group on your side? If so, you will need to do the following:
     1. Configure a Line group. (Call Routing -> Route/Hunt -> Line Group) This is where you will be adding the extensions. You will also need to specify a distribution algorithm. The distribution algorith, is where you will be choosing how you want the extensions to ring. For instance, if you set the DA to broadcast, every extension in the line group will ring at the same time. Click Help --> this page, while you are in the line group configuration page to get more information about the settings you can modify and different algorithms you can use.
     2. Configure a Hunt List. (Call Routing -> Route/Hunt -> Hunt List) You will need to create a new Hunt List and add your line group to it. The hunt list is evaluated in a top down fashion. You can get pretty tricky with multiple line groups with different distribution algorithms in your hunt list, but if you just want something basic,just add the line group you made.
     3. Configure the Hunt Pilot. (Call Routing -> Route/Hunt -> Hunt Pilot) The hunt pilot will be the dialed number that triggers the hunt group. Make sure you select all the required settings. You will be selecting the hunt list you just made in this configuration page. Be sure to set a maximum hunt timer and final destination so that the calls do not just ring forever. You can get pretty granular with the settings in here. Reference the help --> this page document for more information.
     4. POINT THE FXO PORTS TO THE HUNT PILOT. This is very important. Calls to your analog lines will not trigger the hunt group unless you point the ports to the Hunt Pilot. If you are using MGCP/SCCP you will need to enter the hunt pilot in the "Attendant DN" field for EVERY FXO port. If you do not enter a value here, CUCM will have no idea what to do when the port rings. It will not answer the call if there is no value specified. This would explain why your calls were ending up with the telco voicemail service; CUCM was never answering the call.
If you completed the above steps correctly, you should be able to call the main number multiple times and have the calls go to a hunt group on your side, no matter which line the call ends up coming in on.
Let me know if you have any questions, this can be kind of tricky at first.
PS, if the calls were going to a voicemail that wasn't from Call Manager (Unity Connection) call the telco and have them remove voicemail service from the lines, assuming you have configured Unity Connection to handle that.
Hope this helps,
Dallan

Hunt Group Fallback

We are running CUCM v9 and are trying to set up the following configuration:
A heldesk hunt group which every phone in the company can log in and out of as they need
When a call comes into the helpdesk hunt group and is not answered for 20 seconds the call gets diverted to ALL phones in the company as a fallback from helpdeskThis call to ALL other phones cannot be a shared DN
Any ideas on how I can implement this? I've been racking my brain for hours. I first though of two separate hunt groups but realised that you can't log in and out of individual hunt groups, its either all or nothing. Then I was thinking group pickup??
Thanks

Create hunt pilot, point to new hunt group, in the hunt group point to 2 new line groups, where line group one points to all phones in longest idle or top down fashion, and the second is defined as broadcast.
On the hunt pilot setup call forwarding to the desired destination and setup the hunt timer as desired.
Chris

Hunt Group stops forwarding after setting up forwarding.

Hi!
I am having a problem with a hunt pilot after setting up forwarding.
The original setup is this:
Hunt pilot pointing to a Hunt list with two line groups. The first Line Group
are the Operator lines, that are set up in a Device Profile with extension
mobility, to allow log on/log off fo the user. The second Line group are the
guard lines in normal phones, which take calls after operators log off.
So, the setup is like this:
HUNT PILOT
HUNT GROUP
LINE GROUP 1
Operator Line 1
Operator Line 2
Operator Line n
LINE GROUP 2
Guard Line 1
Guard Line 2
Guard Line n
I was asked to make the calls that reach the Guard lines able to be picked up
from any phone. Broadcast as hunt algorithm is not an option.
So, I removed the Line Group 2 from the Hunt Group, set up the Hunt FNA and FB
to the first Guard Line, and the Max Hunt timer to 240 secs.
The, I set the CFNA/FB for each guard line to the next line, and put all the
Guard Lines in the same call pickp group.
After I did that, all calls are forwarded directly to the guard lines, skipping
the hunt group entirely! So I had to do a rollback.
Is this expected behaviour? What should I do different?
Regards,
Ariel

I forgot to add that this is in a CCM4.1(3)

CUPC Incoming Call from Hunt Group

Hi all!
Is is possible that I can see whenever someone calls me on my extension, or whenever a call comes in from a hunt group? Can I differ the incoming calls?
Regards
Rene

Are you talking about the attendant console hunt group? If yes, then you can do this by using the broadcast hunting feature. What it does is, all calls to the hunt pilot will be placed in queue and will be displayed in the Broadcast calls window within the Attendant Console. All uses can see the calling number of calls in queue and pick and chose the calls they want to answer.
Check this link for more details
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/4_1/sys_ad/4_1_3/ccmfeat/fsccmac.htm#wp1144539
Regards,
Anup

Call Manager Express Hunt Group roll over doesn't work correctly

Hello,I have a wierd issue occuring on the CME portion of a client's UC520. Currently, I have a hunt group set up that has 1 user and then the auto attendant. Basically, I want to give a user a chance to answer the main line, and if she doesn't, it then roll's to the main auto attendant. This is working as long as I keep the time out on the hunt group under 12 seconds. The issue is that is about 2.5 rings. She'd like a little more time to be able to pick it up. When I put the time out above 12 seconds (say 16) and dial from an external number, it rings her phone correctly, then you can hear it attempt to transfer, but it transfers it back to her phone instead of rolling over to the auto attendant. You can even see on her phone that the transfer occurs and it transfers to herself. For an instance, it shows 2 calls with the same caller ID. Change the time out back under to 12 or under, and everything works great. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry about that. Here is the IOS.
Cisco IOS Software, UC500 Software (UC500-ADVIPSERVICESK9-M), Version 12.4(24)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
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ephone-hunt 1 sequential
pilot 501
list 201
final 401
timeout 11
no-reg pilot
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voice-class sip outbound-proxy ipv4:10.1.10.1
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