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RE: [Enum] RFC 3482 on Number Portability in the Global Switched Telephone Network (GSTN): An Overview



Jeff,

Just one additional question before I reread the document:

I am also not reading the company you are always blaming: Nuestar

Could it be you are talking about Neustar?

Richard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 6:43 PM
> To: Kevin McCandless
> Cc: enum@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [Enum] RFC 3482 on Number Portability in the 
> Global Switched Telephone Network (GSTN): An Overview
> 
> 
> Kevin and all,
> 
>   Number portability is not a new technology by any means.  
> It has been used in the Military for at least two decades 
> that I am aware of and have some experience with.  Nuestar is 
> not the only company/organization that has broad experience 
> in this arena either.
> 
>   But your right that what this has to do with ENUM is 
> anyone's guess, just now...  However I can see some 
> interesting correlation's here...  Hence my concern...  So I 
> prefer to stay ahead of the curve, so to speak...  >;)
> 
> Kevin McCandless wrote:
> 
> > Jeff:
> >
> > This is a contribution to educate us on Number Portability. 
>  We should 
> > be glad that a company like Neustar understands this 
> complex service.  
> > What it has to do with ENUM is still anyone's guess.
> >
> > K...
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Stastny Richard [mailto:Richard.Stastny@oefeg.at]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:16 AM
> > > To: Jeff Williams; rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org
> > > Cc: enum@ietf.org; mark.foster@neustar.biz; 
> tom.mcgarry@neustar.biz; 
> > > james.yu@neustar.biz; Jeff Neuman
> > > Subject: RE: [Enum] RFC 3482 on Number Portability in the Global 
> > > Switched Telephone Network (GSTN): An Overview
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeff,
> > > I do not read this.
> > > So what is your problem with this informational document?
> > > I there anything wrong in it?
> > > Richard
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Jeff Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:13 AM
> > > > To: rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org
> > > > Cc: enum@ietf.org; mark.foster@neustar.biz; 
> > > > tom.mcgarry@neustar.biz; james.yu@neustar.biz; Jeff Neuman
> > > > Subject: Re: [Enum] RFC 3482 on Number Portability in 
> the Global 
> > > > Switched Telephone Network (GSTN): An Overview
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > RFC Editor and all,
> > > >
> > > >   Looks an awful lot like a Nuestar/IEGF document/RFC 
> to me. Has 
> > > > Nuestar taken over a percentage of the IETF recently?
> > > >
> > > > rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC
> > > libraries.
> > > > >
> > > > >         RFC 3482
> > > > >
> > > > >         Title:      Number Portability in the Global Switched
> > > > >                     Telephone Network (GSTN): An Overview
> > > > >         Author(s):  M. Foster, T. McGarry, J. Yu
> > > > >         Status:     Informational
> > > > >         Date:       February 2003
> > > > >         Mailbox:    mark.foster@neustar.biz,
> > > > tom.mcgarry@neustar.biz,
> > > > >                     james.yu@neustar.biz
> > > > >         Pages:      30
> > > > >         Characters: 78552
> > > > >         Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:    None
> > > > >
> > > > >         I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-enum-e164-gstn-np-05.txt
> > > > >
> > > > >         URL:       
> ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3482.txt
> > > > >
> > > > > This document provides an overview of E.164 telephone number 
> > > > > portability (NP) in the Global Switched Telephone Network 
> > > > > (GSTN).
> > > > >
> > > > > NP is a regulatory imperative seeking to liberalize local
> > > telephony
> > > > > service competition, by enabling end-users to retain
> > > > telephone numbers
> > > > > while changing service providers.  NP changes the
> > > > fundamental nature
> > > > > of a dialed E.164 number from a hierarchical physical
> > > > routing address
> > > > > to a virtual address, thereby requiring the transparent
> > > > translation of
> > > > > the later to the former.  In addition, there are various
> > > regulatory
> > > > > constraints that establish relevant parameters for NP
> > > > implementation,
> > > > > most of which are not network technology specific.
> > > > Consequently, the
> > > > > implementation of NP behavior consistent with applicable
> > > regulatory
> > > > > constraints, as well as the need for interoperation with
> > > > the existing
> > > > > GSTN NP implementations, are relevant topics for numerous
> > > > areas of IP
> > > > > telephony works-in-progress with the IETF.
> > > > >
> > > > > This document is a product of the Telephone Number
> > > Mapping Working
> > > > > Group of the IETF.
> > > > >
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