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Q1/2 (Presentation Web page is available here)
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Application of Numbering, Naming, and Addressing Plans for telecommunications and Service and Operational aspects of numbering, including service definition
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| Description:
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Question 1/2 –
Application of Numbering, Naming, and Addressing Plans for
telecommunications and Service and Operational aspects of
numbering, including service definition
- Motivation
The Question has traditionally maintained an extensive
list of projects. With the continuing growth in new
public services, networks, and capabilities, the list of
projects is not expected to diminish - numerous new
telecommunications services require unique numbering,
naming and addressing capabilities that have been
developed by this question.
With the anticipated development of new networks
(referred to as Next Generation Networks) and their yet
to be defined capabilities, it may be necessary to
address new telecommunications services which might
require unique numbering, naming and addressing
capabilities. It is anticipated that such capabilities
have the potential to be significantly different from
those applicable to currently deployed (legacy)
networks, yet it is essential that they interwork fully
with this legacy environment.
In a competitive global telecommunications environment,
the importance and controversial nature of numbering,
naming and addressing issues often cause their study to
be contentious and lengthy. The nature of these studies,
consequently, results in not only a large list of
issues, but also the need for significant time for the
resolution of each. This nature of the studies is also
not expected to diminish.
- Question
The Question will deal with the issues detailed under
Tasks below.
- Tasks
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Project number
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Topic and rationale
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Target completion date |
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1 |
Maintenance of existing E-series numbering
related Recommendations
Rationale: This project reviews and revises,
where and when appropriate, the existing ITU-T
numbering, naming, and addressing and service
definition Recommendations of the E-series and
F-series, e.g. E.105, E.106, E.118, E.129,
E.164, E.164.1, E.164.2, E.164.3, E.168,
E.168.1, E.169, E.169.1, E.169.2, E.169.3,
E.190, E.191, E.191.1, E.193, E.195, E.212,
E.213, E.214, E.217, E.218, E.370, and F.110,
F.111, F.115, F.116.
This project will ensure that these
Recommendations are updated to reflect the
current circumstances of the global
telecommunications industry and regulatory
environment. As an example, several
recommendations were revised and updated during
the last Study Period. This project also
addresses requests for resources described in
Recommendations such as E.212, E.164 or E.118
resources not covered in any of the projects
below.
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Ongoing |
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2 |
Mobile (including SNAC) numbering issues
Rationale: This project studies the sometimes
unique numbering and addressing requirements of
the mobile sector of the telecommunications
industry. These studies are periodically
introduced by mobile service providers for
timely resolution.
Current Inmarsat is consolidating its network
and access arrangement into one E.164 Country
Code - there are currently four such codes
assigned to Inmarsat. The project is titled
Single Network Access Code (SNAC) and the Q.1
question has an agreement with Inmarsat
regarding the time schedule for this project and
the resulting return of the four ocean zone
country codes.
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Ongoing |
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3 |
UIFN/UIPRN/UISCN registrar coordination
Rationale: The Question maintains the
Recommendations regarding the administration of
Universal International Freephone Numbers
(UIFN), Universal International Premium Rate
Numbers, Universal International Shared Cost
Numbers and ITU-T IND ATM End System Addresses
(ITU-T AESAs)
Under this project, the question will consult on
an ongoing basis with the Registrar to resolve
issues, relative to the above resources and any
new resources created in the future, presented
by the industry and the Registrar.
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Ongoing |
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4 |
Request for numbering resources for new
telecommunications services
Rationale: When new global or regional services
are developed and proposed for implementation,
they often request/require global numbering
resources. This project receives and determines
such resource requests.
This question will receive, study, and resolve
such anticipated requests. Previous examples of
such requests include UPT, UIFS, USCS, GMSS,
RMSS, ETNS, etc.
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Ongoing |
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5 |
Global evolution of naming, numbering and
addressing requirements for telecommunications
services
Rationale: This project will undertake to study
the potential evolution of global numbering,
naming, and addressing methodologies to
accommodate current and future services,
technologies, capabilities, and architectures.
This work relates closely to the work in
Projects 6 and 14.
A global understanding of these future
methodologies and their evolution would be of
significant value to telecommunications network
operators, service providers, vendors, planners,
forums, and standards bodies worldwide.
The new project would initially develop a
uniformly-acceptable definition for and an
understanding of numbering, naming, and
addressing. Once the definitions are agreed
upon, the project would then study and document
the projected evolution of numbering, naming,
addressing, and any other identified potential
methodologies.
Specifically in relation to NGN it is
anticipated that there may be a need to revisit
issues of personal and terminal mobility,
including the concepts of a single terminal
being used by multiple subscribers. Personal
Mobility might include the idea of a subscriber
being able to move between terminals whilst
communications are active and in progress and
also in the time periods between instances of
active communications.
With regard to geographic location it is
anticipated that NGN may have additional or
different requirements for both terminal and
subscriber geographic location compared with
existing and legacy systems.
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Ongoing |
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6 |
Naming, numbering, and addressing for
interworking between E.164numbering plan-based
networks and IP address-based networks
Rationale: Convergence of the existing
telecommunications networks, both fixed and
wireless, with the IP address-based network
requires the continuing development of naming,
numbering, and addressing mechanisms to support
this convergence.
The project includes development of solutions
for the interworking between the E.164 numbering
plan-based networks and IP address-based
networks. The development of a solution
includes, but is not limited to, the
identification of the E.164 resource, the
determination of how these resources will be
used and administered, the determination of the
E.164 addressing scheme required to support this
type of interconnection, and the determination
of which, if any, E.164 resources will be made
available to IP address-based networks.
In addition, this project will consider the
longer term goal of convergence of the naming
and addressing schemes used in international
telecommunications networks.
The objective is a Recommendation(s), as
appropriate, containing the results of the above
work.
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Ongoing |
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7 |
Implementation and Activation of E.164
Numbering Resources
Rationale: The growth of new and existing
telecommunications services, as well as the
quantity of network operators and service
providers due to the evolution of competition in
the telecommunications industry, has resulted in
the introduction of numerous new geographic and
non-geographic numbering resources domestically
and internationally. In order for these
resources to be activated effectively, new
methods are required to increase awareness and
implementation of the resources.
This project will study potential new awareness
and implementation methods as appropriate and,
as a result of the study, will publish these
methods in a new E-series Recommendation.
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Ongoing |
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8 |
Number portability
Rationale: Update the existing Number
Portability Supplement to include the necessary
technical requirement for the introduction of
number portability, including with respect to IP
address-based networks.
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Ongoing |
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9 |
ENUM Interim Procedures
Rationale: During the last Study Period
(2000-2004) the Question approved interim
procedures for the delegation of E.164 Country
Codes and E.164 CCs + ICs into the Domain Name
System (DNS). It has been agreed that these
procedures need to be reviewed at least once a
year during a full Study Group meeting in order
to ensure that the procedures are updated and
approved on a scheduled basis.
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Ongoing |
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10 |
ENUM Administrative Issues
Rationale: Issues are arising that deal with the
process and procedures for delegation of E.164
international numbering resources and the
Question is developing individual
Recommendations for E.164 Country Codes, E.164
CCs + ICs, E.164 CCs + GICs, and Global
Services. The Question will finalize the
recommendations dealing with each category of
E.164 international numbering resources (e.g.,
E.A-ENUM, E.A-N/GoC, E.A-GSVC).
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2005 |
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11 |
E.int
Rationale: The 2002 Plenipotentiary Conference
instructed the Director of ITU-T to “work with
Member States and Sector Members recognizing the
activities of other appropriate entities to
develop a recommendation to clarify the
management of the domain ‘.int’.”
This project will develop a recommendation
clarifying the management of the domain “.int”.
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2005 |
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12 |
Criteria for assignment of E.212 resources
Rationale: This project will study whether it is
appropriate to develop and describe high-level
principles for the assignment, and reclamation
of E.212 mobile country codes. The principles,
if developed, will be the basis for the
effective and efficient utilization of the
available E.212 numbering resources.
If the study determines that principles should
be developed, the project will develop the
principles for the assignment, and reclamation
of E.212 mobile country codes.
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Ongoing |
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13 |
Opening access to E.164 resources
Rationale: Develop the necessary guidelines and
procedures for propagation of information
related to the introduction of new E.164
numbering series.
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Ongoing |
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14 |
Service and Operational aspects of numbering
and related service definition issues
Rationale: It is important to ensure that users
of various voice-based and non-voice-based
services, particularly on the PSTN, ISDN and
mobile networks, can communicate with other
users on other networks including IP based
networks.
Changes in the provision of telecommunication
services, including aspects of international
roaming across both terrestrial and satellite
based mobile networks may give rise to the need
for new service requirements and definitions for
numbering naming and addressing resources.
This project will assess the impact of
introduction of IP-based networks (including
NGN) and interworking with IP-based networks
(including NGN) to determine what new services,
service features, and service principles for
interworking need to be defined to take
advantage of this technology, including matters
related to:
- Requirements for international emergency
preference scheme (IEPS) and related
facilitation by telecommunication for
disaster relief (TDR) on national level.
- Quality of service requirements.
- Security requirements.
Specifically in relation to NGN, there may be
work within this Project arising from the NGN
items described in Project 5.
The Question will finalize the recommendations
E.ETS and E.TDR by 2006.
Other recommendations will be developed in
response to contributions. |
2006 |
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Other projects as they are proposed and
approved
Rationale: A significant amount of Q.1 work
throughout a study period is the result of new
issues presented by Q.1 Collaborators. These
issues typically resulted in numerous new
projects defined and approved during the
previous study periods.
Q.1 will continue to define, study, and resolve
new issues through the approval of additional
projects.
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Ongoing |
- Relationships
4.1 Within ITU
- ITU-T SG3 on tariff and accounting principles,
telecommunication economic and policy issues
- ITU-T SG17 on security, languages and
telecommunications software
- ITU-T SG11on signalling requirements and
protocols
- ITU-T SG13 on NGN
- ITU-D SG2
4.2 With other groups
- ETSI
- IETF
- 3GPP
- GSMA
- Relevant international forums/organizations
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| Comment:
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Rapporteur:
| Mr | Gary | Richenaker |
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Associate rapporteur:
| Mr | Philippe | Fouquart |
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Associate rapporteur:
| Mr | Leslie J. | Homan |
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Associate rapporteur:
| Mr | Kenneth | Smith |
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