Allocating Modems in a Managed Pool for Outgoing Calls

There are situations that require a caller to indicate that only modems with a specific property should be used when making a call, even though those modems are part of the central managed pool (e.g. where virtual modems have been set up with special initialization strings (e.g. for cellular connection)). The Area parameter for modem tags can be used for this purpose. If a modem tag has an area defined, then it will only be selected for an outgoing call if the call originator has specified the same area name. Additionally, when allocating local modems on a particular system, the allocator will take account of any Area name associated with the modem tag, and use it to map the physical modem. The actual capabilities of a modem (Data, Voice, Fax, etc.) are handled by matching the physical media mode of the modem.