[VoIP] Standards Committee Recommendation

[Dennis D Hock]

Greg et all,

I have reviewed the proposed Number Assignment Policy and think this is a
good start.  How does one go about returning to the pool block of numbers
which they are not actively using?  I assume we are looking for minimum
blocks of 1000 numbers yes?  Opps guess if I had reread the document first
I answered that question.  How soon will the committe be looking to receive
the implementation letters from some of the folks who don't have a working
machine?  With the 30day window on that issue are you (opps We) expecting
all persons with codes reserved to submit a documnet within say the next
month or so.  I beklieve that is what I am reading.

On a related note and not to be getting too formal should we have numbers
identifing the various paragraphs of the document.  For example 1.1, 1.2 to
make it easier to sight a reference as may be required later.  This rather
than reading through the entire docunment, although at this time that is
not an issue.

Oh one more thing perhaps there should be a suggested or mandatory comment
period after which time you are too late.  Not saying that whatever is
decided is fixed in concrete as the committee can always choose to revisit
it, but that would give folks an idea of get your fingers typing or risk
having little potential input to whatever the issue is.

Just my thoughts.

Dennis Hock

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To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at ckts.info>
From: "Greg Blakely" <greg at vyger.net>
Sent by: voip-bounces at ckts.info
Date: 11/11/2007 07:06PM
Subject: [VoIP] Standards Committee Recommendation

The Standards Committee has come up with a document that proposes some
changes as to how North American office codes are allocated.

There was not unanimous agreement on all points, but a general consensus
was obtained.

You can (and should) view the entire document at either
http://www.ckts.info/standards/CNET-Number-Assignments.pdfor at
http://www.shaneyoung.com/cnet/standards/CNET-Standards-Assignments.pdf.

Basically, it proposes that, for North American participants in the
network:

+ Rather than having an assignment of 1-NNX, a smaller block would be
assigned,
 along the lines of 1-NXX-X.

+ Reserving numbers will be discontinued, with participants able to
activate
 their selection online when they are ready to start testing

+ Office codes will not have a zero or one as the second digit of the
three digit code.
 This leaves open the possibility of using N0/1X as area codes should
we ever decide
 to go there.

+ Switchers who already have dialing plans in place that are not in
compliance with
 these plans will be grandfathered in to accommodate someone who has
gone to the
 time and trouble to get online with the non-compliant configuration.
The end fate
 of the non-compliant implementations will be discussed in committee at
a later date,
 and will probably be changed or allowed on a case-by-case basis.


This is just MY summary of the document we approved.  PLEASE go to one
of the links listed above, and decide for yourself if it is a standard
that is generally sound or not.

Thanks,

Greg

CNET: +1-652-6610



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