IP: NTIA Roundtable 12/18 on ENUM

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/ntiageneral/enum120800.htm
> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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> National Telecommunications and Information Administration
>
> Public Meeting on the Telephone Number Mapping (ENUM) Protocol
>
> AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
>
> ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting
>
> SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
> (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, will hold a roundtable to discuss and
> explore issues related to the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF)
> Telephone Number Mapping (ENUM) protocol and the work being undertaken
> between the IETF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Study
> Group 2 (SG2) to consider how number resolution using ENUM may be affected
> by public switched telephone network infrastructure and telephone numbering
> administration
>
> DATE: The meeting will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday,
> December 18, 2000.
>
> ADDRESS: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Room
> B841A, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting will be
> open to the public.
>
> FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information, please contact Karen Rose,
> Office of International Affairs, NTIA, telephone: (202) 482-1866.
> Individuals wishing to attend the meeting should send an e-mail with the
> participants name, organizational affiliation, and telephone number to
> krose () ntia doc gov with a subject line entitled ENUM ROUNDTABLE or call Ms.
> Rose with this information at the above-listed number.
>
> SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, communications users require a number
> of different identifiers to be reachable through various communications
> networks and services. For example, a user might have an e-mail address, a
> telephone number, and a fax number, among others. The ENUM protocol, the
> result of work of the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF's) Telephone
> Number Mapping working group
> (http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/enum-charter.html), is designed to allow
> communications users to be reachable using standard telephone numbers (E.164
> numbers) as a universal communications identifier. The ENUM protocol uses
> the Internet domain name system (DNS) to resolve E.164 numbers into the
> specific routing information needed to connect users through a chosen
> communication path. E.164 is an International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
> Recommendation that provides the number structure used for international
> public telecommunication numbering plan. The ENUM protocol itself is defined
> in IETF document "E.164 number and DNS" (RFC 2916) (see website above).
>
> As part of the its work, the IETF engaged the ITU to consider how number
> resolution using ENUM might be affected by public switched telephone network
> infrastructure and telephone numbering plans, such as the ITU E.164
> standard. Work in the ITU has been undertaken in ITU Telecommunication
> Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Study Group 2 (SG 2) Working Party 1 (WP1),
> which recently held a meeting in Berlin, Germany on October 16-26, 2000.
> Among other issues, SG2/WP1 meeting discussed issues raised by ENUM, and
> particularly, the method for administering and maintaining ENUM E.164-based
> resources in the DNS. The SG2/WP1 meeting resulted in the issuance of a
> liaison statement to the IETF that set forth a view on how E.164 resources
> should be administered, as well identifying other issues for further
> consideration (See http://www.itu.int/infocom/enum/wp1-39_rev1.htm).
>
> The December 18 meeting intends to explore and stimulate discussion on
> issues raised by ENUM, including those raised by recent ITU work. To
> facilitate an exchange of views, the meeting will be structured as a
> roundtable discussion. The tentative agenda for the meeting (subject to
> change) is as follows:
>
> 1.Welcome
>
> 2.Technical overview of ENUM and examples of possible services enabled by
> the ENUM protocol.
>
> 3.Exploration and discussion of issues raised by ENUM and ENUM numbering
> administration.
>
> 4.Discussion of ITU SG2/WP1 meeting results and possible US approaches to
> SG2/WP1 to the issue going forward.
>
> 5.Discussion on additional steps for progressing consideration of the issue.
>
> 6.Summary
>
> PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will be open to the public an is
> physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals wishing to
> attend should send an e-mail with the participants name, organizational
> affiliation, and telephone number to krose () ntia doc gov with a subject line
> entitled ENUM ROUNDTABLE or call Ms. Rose at (202) 482-1866 with this
> information. To facilitate entry into the Department of Commerce building,
> please have a photo identification and/or a U.S. Government building pass,
> if applicable. Any member of the public wishing to attend and requiring
> special services, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary
> aids, should contact Ms. Rose at least three (3) days prior to the
> roundtable at the above-listed e-mail address or telephone number.
>
> Kathy D. Smith  Chief Counsel
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