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- From: ariel@world.std.com (Robert L Ullmann)
- Subject: Re: X.25 over ISDN Addressing
- Message-ID: <By76FF.H5s@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World in Boston
- References: <1er3buINNoid@transfer.stratus.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:50:03 GMT
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- According to the interworking plan, described in E.166 and in Q.931,
- a PSPDN, using X.121 addressing, must provide (eventually :-) a
- prefix code that is effectively an escape to E.164 addressing.
-
- Likewise, the E.164 line may provide an escape to the X.121 numbering
- plan, but this isn't really part of what is specified.
-
- Like everything else in CCITT, the actual _values_ which you need
- to do something are "a national matter". (Political doubletalk for
- "we weren't willing to let the international authority decide this,
- even if they is us. So suffer." :-) :-)
-
- Typically, a PSPDN line uses only the national number for "local"
- calls (;-), with either 0 or 1 prefix for other networks (in X.121,
- other DNICS). One of those 2 prefixes is for E.164, one for X.121;
- the "local" or "national" numbers are often chosen to be common to
- both schemes.
-
- So for example, NYNEX provides X.121 PSPDN service ("INFONET") here;
- the line is (E.164) +1 617 235 3970, (X.121) 3144 6172353970. On calls
- within INFOPATH, we may not use either full code, but have to just
- use the "national" number, e.g. 6172353970. On calls outside that,
- we use either prefix 1, (13110 is Sprintnet, 12080 is TRANSPAC) meaning
- following number is X.121, or prefix 0 (044 is UK, 033 is France/Numeris)
- meaning E.164. For the most part, the E.164 prefix doesn't work
- yet. (*sigh*)
-
- You will find the same thing almost anywhere: if you consider the
- field lengths, there is only 1 digit available in the (un-extended)
- X.25 call request calling address element, and only the digits 1
- and 0 are available. So one will mean X.121, and one will mean E.164
-
- Rob
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