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RE: [Enum] Re: [Geopriv] Re: [Simple] tel URIs in common policy



Paul,

I understand what you are driving at when presented a sip address
containing an E.164 number with no other context.  But, I would suggest
that putting such a number into Carrier ENUM must be limited to the
carrier of record currently serving that phone number.  Otherwise, what
stops all 3000+ carriers in the US from asking to put an entry for my
phone number into that location of the Carrier ENUM tree pointing
traffic to their domain?

Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Kyzivat (pkyzivat) 
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 5:35 PM
> To: Michael Hammer (mhammer)
> Cc: James Polk (jmpolk); Stastny Richard; Jonathan Rosenberg 
> (jdrosen); voipeer at lists.uoregon.edu; geopriv at ietf.org; enum at ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [Enum] Re: [Geopriv] Re: [Simple] tel URIs in 
> common policy
> 
> 
> 
> Michael Hammer (mhammer) wrote:
> > James,
> > 
> > This seems to be a number portability question.  E.164 numbers get 
> > assigned by the national authority either directly to the 
> individual 
> > or to a carrier.
> > 
> > In the individual case, when the number ports from one SIP 
> address to 
> > another, it remains "owned" by the individual.
> > 
> > In the carrier case (at least in the US as I understand it), the 
> > number is assigned to what is known as the donor 
> > switch/network/carrier.  This is typically the network that "owned" 
> > the number before number portability was invented.  When a 
> user ports 
> > to a new serving switch/network/carrier, the NP database maps the 
> > number to a location routing number (LRN).  Carrier ENUM does 
> > essentially the same thing, it records the current E.164 to 
> SIP URI of 
> > Serving Carrier point of interconnect.
> > 
> > If the user ports again, the donor network remains the 
> same, while the 
> > serving network in ENUM will change.
> 
> I thought I saw a note that the ENUM WG accepted a work item 
> to do exactly this, which would imply that it isn't yet being 
> done this way. 
> If its not, then I would assume that the carrier enum would 
> simply point to the donor network.
> 
> > If the user relinquishes the number (cancels service), the number 
> > reverts back to the donor network to be assigned to their next new 
> > customer.  (Not sure if this is same worldwide.)
> > 
> > If one carrier buys another carrier, then the numbers owned by the 
> > acquired carrier will now belong to the buying carrier.
> > 
> > So:
> > 
> > Donor 1 = ENUM leaf  (original carrier moves customer to 
> ENUM) Donor 1 
> > -> Serving 2 = ENUM leaf  (first port) Donor 1 -> Serving 3 = ENUM 
> > leaf  (second port) Donor 1 -> Serving 4 = ENUM leaf  (third port) 
> > Donor 5 -> Serving 4 = ENUM leaf  (carrier 5 buys carrier 
> 1) Donor 5 = 
> > ENUM leaf  (customer cancels)
> > 
> > Does that make sense?
> 
> Modulo the above comments. But I don't think this really has 
> a whole lot to do with the original question. This comes down 
> to whether you believe that
> 
> 	sip:+1-232-555-1234 at foo.com;user=phone
> 
> is only valid if foo.com is the serving network/carrier for 
> +1-232-555-1234. There are a whole lot of people who don't think that.
> 
> In my mind all that you can conclude from such a URI is that 
> foo.com is to participate in routing calls to that URI. 
> Whether they terminate in foo.com's network, or are 
> eventually terminated someplace else is for foo.com to decide.
> 
> 	Paul
> 
> 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: enum-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:enum-bounces at ietf.org] 
> On Behalf 
> >>Of James Polk (jmpolk)
> >>Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:46 PM
> >>To: Stastny Richard; Jonathan Rosenberg (jdrosen); Paul Kyzivat 
> >>(pkyzivat); voipeer at lists.uoregon.edu
> >>Cc: geopriv at ietf.org; enum at ietf.org
> >>Subject: [Enum] Re: [Geopriv] Re: [Simple] tel URIs in common policy
> >>
> >>At 06:14 PM 8/17/2005 +0200, Stastny Richard wrote:
> >>
> >>>I fully agree that there seems to be an issue here, because
> >>
> >>the problem
> >>
> >>>is currently discussed at voipeer also.The format 
> >>>sip:+1-232-555-1234 at foo.com;user=phone
> >>>gets very important especially for Carrier ENUM indicating the 
> >>>destination providers (see below)
> >>
> >>So, and perhaps this is a naive point/question - what 
> happens when a 
> >>carrier no longer operates a phone number that is in operation by 
> >>another carrier?
> >>
> >>For example, my wife has had the same cell phone number for
> >>15+ years, yet she has recently changed to her third carrier. 
> >> The company that originally owned her phone number is 
> being acquired 
> >>by a 4th company now (here in the US, giving you a hint as 
> to two of 
> >>the players involved).
> >>
> >>What does this do to your statement:
> >>
> >>         "The format sip:+1-232-555-1234 at foo.com;user=phone
> >>gets very important especially for Carrier ENUM indicating the 
> >>destination providers"
> >>
> >>
> >>>It also concerns the CLI and CLIR aspect not yet fully 
> discussed in 
> >>>voipeer. This is one issue definitely in scope of voipeer.
> >>>
> >>>comments inline
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>cheers,
> >>James
> >>
> >>                                 *******************
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> > 
> 
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