Managing, Ordering, Distributing, Exposing, and Registering Telephone Numbers (MODERN): Problem Statement, Use Cases, and Framework
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Technical Summary
The functions of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) are rapidly
migrating to the Internet. This is generating new requirements for many
traditional elements of the PSTN, including telephone numbers (TNs). TNs no
longer serve simply as telephone routing addresses: they are now identifiers
which may be used by Internet-based services for a variety of purposes
including session establishment, identity verification, and service
enablement. This problem statement examines how the existing tools for
allocating and managing telephone numbers do not align with the use cases of
the Internet environment, and proposes a framework for Internet-based
services relying on TNs.
Working Group Summary
There was some controversy when the MODERN working group was formed about
the scope of work for the group. Discussions around these concerns resulted
in clarifications of the architecture and requirements reflected in this
document. In the end there was strong working group consensus on the
contents of this document.
Document Quality
This document is an architecture and requirements document. As such, it
does not define a protocol or anything that can be directly implemented.
Personnel
Steve Donovan is the Document Shepherd.
Adam Roach is the Responsible Area Director.
IESG Note
This document is an informational use case and architecture document. The
working group wishes to publish it as an RFC because it contains important
terminology and concepts that will be referenced from the solutions RFCs.