Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 781 - PDF document

Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 781 – 1.II.2003 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION STANDARDIZATION BUREAU OF ITU VARIOUS TONES USED IN NATIONAL NETWORKS (ACCORDING TO ITU-T (POSITION ON 1 FEBRUARY 2003) Geneva, 2003 Annex to ITU OB 781-E Various tones used in national networks Note by TSB 1. The List of various tones used in national networks has now been updated by replies 2. Administrations are reminded of the advantages of standardizing audible tones as far as possible so that subscribers and operators may quickly recognize any tone transmitted of 3. In order to have current information and to keep the List up-to-date, Administrations are strongly requested to submit a concise technical description of any new or changed network tones 4. For your information, this list will be updated by numbered series of amendments published in the ITU Operational Bulletin. Furthermore, the information contained in this Annex is also available on the ITU home page (www.itu.int/itu-t/bulletin/), and can be consulted by subscribers by remote access. 5. Please address any comments or any modifications concerning this List to the Director of International Telecommunication Union Director of the TSB Place des Nations CH-1211 GENEVA 20 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 730 5211 Fax: +41 22 730 5853 E-mail: tsbtson@itu.int 6. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this List do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the ITU concerning the legal status of any Annex to ITU OB 781-E Various tones used in national networks Albania (Republic of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Algeria (People's Democratic Republic Busy tone - Andorra (Principality of)Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Angola (Republic of)Busy tone - AnguillaBusy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Antigua and BarbudaBusy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Argentine RepublicBusy tone - End of three party service tone - Call waiting tone - ArubaBusy tone - Call waiting tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Ascension Busy tone - Call waiting tone - AustraliaBusy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - AustriaBusy tone - I Busy tone - II (5)Pay tone - Payphone recognition tone - Bahamas (Commonwealth of the)Busy tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Howler tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - (6)Busy tone - Bosnia and HerzegovinaBusy tone - Pay tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Botswana (Republic of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Brazil (Federative Republic of)Busy tone - Function acknowledge tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Pay tone - Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Busy tone - III Busy tone - I 425 0.3 on 0.3 off Dial tone - IV 425 0.25 on 0.25 off 0.25 on 1.0 off Holding tone – II 425/950/950/1400 1.5 on 5.12 off 1.5 on 5.12 off 1.5 on 5.12 off Intrusion tone - II 425 2.0 on 0.5 off 2.0 on 0.5 off Intrusion tone - III 425 0.25 on 0.25 off 0.25 on 1.5 off Payphone recognition tone - Ringing tone – III 425 1.5 on 3.5 off Warning tone – II 425/1400 0.5 on 0.5 off Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II 425 2x(0.3 on) Call waiting tone - III 425 0.2 on 0.6 off Busy tone - Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Cayman IslandsBusy tone - Central African RepublicBusy tone - Pay tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of)Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - (6)Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II Cyprus (Republic of)Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Caller waiting tone - Busy tone - I Busy tone - II (1)Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II (1)Busy tone - Busy tone - Dominica (Commonwealth of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Egypt (Arab Republic of)Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Payphone recognition tone - El Salvador (Republic of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Falkland Islands (Malvinas)Busy tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - French Polynesia (Territoire français Busy tone - Howler tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Germany (Federal Republic of)Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - (2)Busy tone - GibraltarBusy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - GuyanaBusy tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Hungary (Republic of)Busy tone - Pay tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Caller waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - (4)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - (3)Pay tone - Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II Call waiting tone - III Call waiting tone - IV Call waiting tone - V Call waiting tone - VI Busy tone - Howler tone - Call waiting tone - Kenya (Republic of)Busy tone - Pay tone - I Pay tone - II Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Kuwait (State of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Kyrgyz RepublicBusy tone - Howler tone - Call waiting tone - Caller waiting tone - Busy tone - Latvia (Republic of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Pay tone - Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Liechtenstein (Principality of)Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Busy tone - III Busy tone - IV Pay tone - I Pay tone - II Pay tone - III Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II Call waiting tone - III Busy tone - Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - MalawiBusy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E MalaysiaBusy tone - Maldives (Republic of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Mayotte (Collectivité territoriale de la Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Moldova (Republic of)Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Mozambique (Republic of)Busy tone - Myanmar (Union of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - pabx Busy tone - Busy tone - New Caledonia (Territoire français Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Call waiting tone - New ZealandBusy tone - Dial tone - II (message waiting) Pay tone - Ringing tone - II (call waiting) Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II Call waiting tone - III Busy tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - NorwayBusy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Papua New Guinea Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - I Payphone recognition tone - II Payphone recognition tone - III Paraguay (Republic of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Caller waiting tone - Busy tone - Howler tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Howler tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - I Busy tone - II (mobile) Ringing tone - II (two party mobiles) Ringing tone - III (three party mobiles) Annex to ITU OB 781-E Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II Call waiting tone - III Call waiting tone - IV Call waiting tone - V Call waiting tone - VI Payphone recognition tone - Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Busy tone - III Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - I (analogue) Busy tone - II (digital) Busy tone - Rwandese RepublicBusy tone - Pay tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Saint Kitts and NevisBusy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Collectivité Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - (9)Busy tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of)Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Seychelles (Republic of)Busy tone - Howler tone - Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Slovak RepublicBusy tone - Pay tone - I (cards) Pay tone - II (coins) Call waiting tone - Caller waiting tone - Slovenia (Republic of)Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - South Africa (Republic of)Busy tone - Function acknowledge tone - Notify tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Payphone recognition tone - I Payphone recognition tone - II Annex to ITU OB 781-E Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Swaziland (Kingdom of)Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Pay tone - Payphone recognition tone - I Payphone recognition tone - II SwedenBusy tone - I Busy tone - II (1)Pay tone - Payphone recognition tone - Warning tone - three party conference Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II (1)Switzerland (Confederation of)Busy tone - Call waiting tone - Syrian Arab RepublicBusy tone - Call waiting tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Busy tone - Tanzania (United Republic of)Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Pay tone - Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II Busy tone - Call waiting tone - The Former Yugoslav Republic of Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Howler tone - Call waiting tone - Busy tone - Busy tone - Payphone recognition tone - TuvaluBusy tone - 2.5 on (every 10.0 sec.)Call waiting tone - 0.3 on (every 10.0 sec.)Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Howler tone - Call waiting tone - I Call waiting tone - II United Arab EmiratesBusy tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Payphone recognition tone - United States of AmericaBusy tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Call waiting tone - Uruguay (Eastern Republic of)Busy tone - Busy tone - Howler tone - Call waiting tone - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Busy tone - Howler tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Caller waiting tone - Busy tone - Pay tone - Busy tone - Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)Busy tone - I Busy tone - II Busy tone - Pay tone - Payphone recognition tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E Call waiting tone - Zimbabwe (Republic of)Busy tone - Pay tone - Call waiting tone - Annex to ITU OB 781-E For PLMN/GSM.This tone is used within the supplementary service 'Call Waiting' the duration is 30 seconds.This tone bursts every 15 seconds.Two bursts, ten seconds apart.Special dial tone is used when call transfer is active.0.1 second of call waiting indication superimposed on speech every 2 to 5 seconds. Shifting frequency every 0.4 seconds. Annex to ITU OB 781-E Change of tones used in national networksTel: Fax: Email: Tone Frequency (Hz) Cadence (seconds) Dial tone Ringing tone Busy tone Congestion tone Special information tone Call waiting tone Pay tone Other new or changed tones Busy ToneSpecial Information Tone Annex to ITU OB 781-E Explanation of symbols Frequency in Hz: f the juxtaposition of two frequencies f in some exchanges frequency f used. Cadence in seconds: ON – OFF