A Trunk Group is a group of one or more trunks serving the same purpose. All trunks within the Trunk Group inherit the settings configured within the Trunk Group.
Key terms
The Trunk Groups page displays all the trunk groups defined within a specific relationship.
Search - Use the Search Dialog Box to find a trunk group.
Export - Use the Export Button to export trunk group Information. In the Export Data dialog box, type the filename, check the Configurations option, and click the Export Data button.
Add Trunk Group - See Add Trunk Group for more information.
NAME (ID) - The name of the trunk group followed by the Trunk Group ID in parathesis. Trunk Group IDs uniquely identify a trunk group and are automatically assigned when the group is created. The first trunk group created has an ID of 1. Each new group has an ID with a value of 1 higher than the previously created group. Use meaningful names to help identify the purpose of the group.
DIRECTION - Trunk groups can have a Termination or Origination direction. A Termination Trunk Group is used to “terminate” traffic coming from a customer to the PSTN. An Origination Trunk Group is used to deliver PSTN traffic to a Customer.
RELATIONSHIP - Trunk groups can have a Customer or Vendor relationship. A Customer Trunk Group is used to communicate to customer SIP enable network devices. A Vendor Trunk Group communicates with Vendor (PSTN Providers) SIP-enabled network devices.
RATE DECKS - Displays the number of rate decks associated with the Trunk Group. Hover the rate deck number to display the rate deck names.
ROUTEPLANS - Displays the name of the routeplan associated with the Trunk Group.
TRUNKS - Displays the number of trunks that are part of the Trunk Group. Hover the number in the TRUNKS column to display the name of the trunks.
MONITORING - Displays a Yes when Trunk Monitoring is enabled otherwise a -- is displayed. Note: Trunk Monitoring only applies to Origination Customer and Termination Vendor Trunk Groups.
MEDIA ANCHORED - Displays Enabled if Anchor Media is Enabled in the Media Handling page, otherwise it displays Disabled.
PORTS - Displays the number of ports configured in the Ports field in the General Section of the Trunk Groups Info page. If the Ports field is empty, a “--” displays. For Origination Customer and Termination Vendor Trunk Groups, Ports defines the total number of simultaneous calls that can be forwarded across all Trunks configured in the Trunk Group. For Origination Vendor and Termination Customer Trunk Groups, Ports defines the total number of simultaneous calls that can be received by all of the Trunks configured in the Trunk Group. When the Ports field is empty and a Capacity Group is not associated with the Trunk Group, the Port limit equals the system Port limit, as displayed in the upper right of the portal.
CPS - Displays the number of calls per second configured in the CPS field in the General Section of the Trunk Groups Info page. If the CPS field is empty, a “--” displays. CPS determines the number of calls per second that can be processed by the Trunk Group. When the Ports field is empty and a Capacity Group is not associated with the Trunk Group, the CPS limit equals the system CPS limit, as displayed in the upper right of the portal.
STATUS - When checked, the trunk group is available for use. When not checked, the group is not used. The Status (use) of the trunk group is independent of the monitoring (e.g. sending and receiving of SIP Option messages).
Click Capacity Groups to learn more.