4.5.28 Signal
The purpose of the Signal information element is to allow the network to optionally convey information to a user regarding tones and alerting signals. (See 7).
The Signal information element is coded as shown in Figure 4-34 and Table 4-24.
The length of this information element is three octets.
The Signal information element may be repeated in a message.
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
1
Information element identifier
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Length of signal contents
Signal value
3
FIGURE 4-34/Q.931
Signal information element
TABLE 4-24/Q.931
Signal information element
Signal value (octet 3)
Bits
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dial tone on
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ring back tone on
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Intercept tone on
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Network congestion tone on
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Busy tone on
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Confirm tone on
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Answer tone on
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Call waiting tone
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Off-hook warning tone
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Preemption tone on
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tones off
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alerting on – pattern 0 (Note 1)
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alerting on – pattern 1 (Note 1)
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alerting on – pattern 2 (Note 2)
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Alerting on – pattern 3 (Note 1)
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alerting on – pattern 4 (Note 1)
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Alerting on – pattern 5 (Note 1)
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Alerting on – pattern 6 (Note 1)
0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 Alerting on – pattern 7 (Note 1)
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Alerting off
All other values are reserved.
NOTES
1 The use of these patterns is network dependent.
2 Used for special/priority alerting.