Numeric Provider Alias (NPA)
draft-jennings-dispatch-npa-00
Document | Type |
Expired Internet-Draft
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Author | Cullen Fluffy Jennings | ||
Last updated | 2010-07-05 | ||
RFC stream | (None) | ||
Intended RFC status | (None) | ||
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Stream | Stream state | (No stream defined) | |
Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
RFC Editor Note | (None) | ||
IESG | IESG state | Expired | |
Telechat date | (None) | ||
Responsible AD | (None) | ||
Send notices to | (None) |
This Internet-Draft is no longer active. A copy of the expired Internet-Draft is available in these formats:
Abstract
This draft proposes a modification to draft-lawrence-dispatch-sipforum-provider-alias (PAN). The PAN draft proposes a mechanism for a phone to take a short numeric identifier that identifies a phone service provider and look it up in DNS to find the address of the configuration server for that service provider. The problem with PAN is that it requires a specific organization, sipforum.org, to become a registrar for the PAN. This will add signifiant cost to obtaining them as the expected quantity of PAN is low. This draft proposes a minor modification to the PAN draft. Instead of using the sipforum as a new registrar, why not just use the registrars that already exist for DNS names. This ensure a long term stable unique allocation of PAN with the advantages of not having the IETF allocating a monopoly to one particular organization.
Authors
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