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Re: IPv6 woes - RFC


From: Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:15:50 +0900


Baldur Norddahl wrote:

>>>>>> But in fact with local number portability, you cannot rely
>>>                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>>> You are confusing number portability and call forwarding

> I am not confusing anything. Nobody said anything about number
> portability in the above quote.

But, Shane Ronan wrote:

> But in fact with local number portability, you cannot rely on the
> county code to tell you where to route a telephone call anymore.
> Which is many calls result in a data dip to provide you the routing
> information from a central repository.

OK?

> Just pointing out that some assumptions about how voice call works is
> not true. Nor would it be smart to send traffic to another part of
> the world unnecessarily. Local calls stay local even when roaming.
> Please remember that signaling and voice is separate in the telco
> world which is why it compares poorly with IP. Except for the LISP
> protocol which does something similar.

I'm afraid you have too much complicated view on phone networks
and the Internet.

                                                        Masataka Ohta


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