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Annex G
Use of progress indicators

(This Annex forms an integral part of this Recommendation)

This Annex Describes the use of the different progress indicator values defined in 4.5.22. Examples of use are given.

- Progress indicator No. 1 -Indicates that interworking with a non-ISDN has occurred within the network or networks through which the call has traversed.

- Progress indicator No. 2 - Indicates that the destination user is not ISDN.

- Progress indicator No. 3 - Indicates that the origination user is not ISDN.

- Progress indicator No. 4 -Indicates that a call which had left the ISDN has returned to the ISDN at the same point it had left due to redirection within the non-ISDN. This progress indicator would be employed when a prior Q.931 message resulted in a progress indicator No. 1 (call is not end-to-end ISDN), being delivered to the calling user.

The use of progress indicators Nos. 1, 2 and 3 is exemplified in the following.

Three interworking situations are identified in the Figure below:

a) interworking with another network;

b) interworking with a non-ISDN user connected to ISDN;

c) interworking with non-ISDN equipment within the calling or called user's premises.

d) interworking with another network behind the T reference point.

Figure G.1/Q.931

As regards calls from A the following applies:

case a) - progress indicator No. 1 sent to A;

case b) - progress indicator No. 2 sent to A;

case c) - progress indicator No. 2 sent to A (location sub-field = private network);

case d) – progress indicator No. 1 sent to A (location sub-field = private network).

As regards calls towards A the following applies:

case a) - progress indicator No. 1 sent to A;

case b) - progress indicator No. 3 sent to A;

case c) - progress indicator No. 3 sent to A (location sub-field = private network);

case d) – progress indicator No. 1 sent to A (location sub-field = private network).

The use of progress indicator No. 4 is exemplified in the following scenarios associated with the Call Forwarding supplementary service. If a call is originated from user A to user B, then as stated above, in the interworking cases b) and c) (see figure), Progress indicator No. 2 shall be sent to user A to indicate that interworking has occurred. If subsequently the call is forwarded from user B to user C, and user C is an ISDN user, progress indicator No. 4 shall be sent to user A.

The use of progress indicator No. 8, in-band information or appropriate pattern now available, is described in clause 5.