BARS Flowchart

Basic Automatic Route Selection (BARS) / Network Alternate Route Selection (NARS) is used to prevent users from placing unauthorized toll calls, and to route outgoing calls over the least expensive facility available at the time the call is placed.

There are lots of twists and turns on this journey! The following flowchart shows the process...
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Process:

A user dials the BARS access code, AC1 (9), followed by a number:

1. BARS tries to match (a portion of) the dialed digits in the tables
2. If a match is found, a route is determined for the call
3. FRL (NCOS) is checked (and optionally TGAR)
4. Digit manipulation is applied (if necessary)
5. If a trunk is available, the digit string is sent.

If any of the above steps fail, the caller hears re-order (fast-busy).

The overlays:

Further information:

• More about the SPN Data Block and SPN Alternate Routing.
• Information about Cellular Gateway Routing and Alternate Long Distance Carriers.

• Refer to the BARS programming course for a more details.
• Record RLI's with the Route List Index Worksheet

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