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RE: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking
From: "Hannigan, Martin" <hannigan () verisign com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:56:42 -0500
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu]On Behalf Of John Fraizer Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 2:31 PM To: Samantha Fetter Cc: nanog () merit edu Subject: Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Samantha Fetter wrote:Hi, just wanted to let you know that a friend recently gotVonage, andthey had to go through a special process to get 911properly associatedwith her address so that it would work right. I'm guessingthat meansthey have "REAL 911 access"? I'm not familiar with thatall, so pardonmy lack of technical terms : Cheers, SamanthaIf they had to go through a "special" process, then no. That would indicate that Vonage still doesn't have PS/ALI, at least in your friends market. That "special" process is Vonage determining the "default" PSAP in your area and routing your 911 call to the 7-digit number for that PSAP. With PS/ALI, Vonage wouldn't be doing the routing. They would hand the call off to the 911 Selective Router which would THEN hand the call off to the appropriate PSAP based on a DIG to get your ALI information.
And with the current state of affairs, unless the head end can determine proper call centers across boundaries (can't), it probably never will.
For those of you unfamiliar with how E911 works, and specifically, PS/ALI, take a look at: http://www.xo.com/products/smallgrowing/voice/local/psali/ Or... Simply google for "PS/ALI".
That's a TDM product. http://www.e911institute.org/Roundtable%20and%20Tours/June%2024,%202004/VoIP %20E911%20Issues.pdf Page 9 offers a better description of the current E911 issues. It's a software problem. All Vonage does is map your 911 call at the PSAP to your local EMS. This is a 6/24 doc. It's slightly outdated. -M<
John
Current thread:
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking, (continued)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Thor Lancelot Simon (Feb 15)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Adi Linden (Feb 15)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Daniel Golding (Feb 15)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Rob Thomas (Feb 15)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Daniel Golding (Feb 15)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Jon Lewis (Feb 16)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking John Kristoff (Feb 15)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Eric Gauthier (Feb 15)
- RE: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Jay Hennigan (Feb 15)
- RE: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Nathan Allen Stratton (Feb 15)
- RE: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Michael Hallgren (Feb 15)
- RE: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Bruce Campbell (Feb 15)
- RE: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Michael Hallgren (Feb 15)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Stephen Sprunk (Feb 15)
- Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking Nathan Allen Stratton (Feb 15)