T_E_lephone _NU_mber _M_apping (ENUM) is a method to E.164 numbers into the Domain Name System and tie specific services to them. When ENUM is deployed users can tie various internet services such as voice over IP, messaging or agendas to telephone numbers. To paraphrase: ENUM provides the glue between the keypad on a phone and services offered on the Internet.
In this presentation we give an overview of the technology, the operational experiences and provide a summary of ongoing work within the IETF.
The presentation may touch upon some of the regulatory issues with ENUM.
Jaap Akkerhuis is a senior developer with, and Olaf Kolkman is
director of NLnet Labs.
NLnet Labs (www.nlnetlabs.nl) was found in 1999 to develop, implement, evaluate and promote new protocols and applications for the Internet.
Olaf is co-chair of the DNSEXT working group in the IETF and a member of the Internet Architecture Board.
Jaap is an "old-timer" who is active in the International DNS community. He is a member of ICANN's SSAC committee and was a member of the Dutch ENUM-goup that produced an advisory in 2002 EIND-CV
