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Multiple actors
End users:
just want mappings (EMA: “seeker”)
may only be connected occasionally
use different ISPs and VSPs
Internet service providers
no inherent interest in emergency services
but want to make service reliable for their users
? EMA: resolver


Emergency service authorities
(only they) know authoritative data about their jurisdiction
only responsible for small geographic subset of the world
may not be interested in world at large
hierarchically structured (e.g., country, region, county, city)
? EMA: authoritative servers in tree
Mapping service providers
don’t have (direct) authoritative data
but can be (politically) neutral
can detect colliding claims between different trees
? EMA: forest guides

EMA: draft-schulzrinne-ecrit-mapping-arch
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