This chapter confines itself to considering how numbering and addressing is defined and applied to the various types of networks (both fixed and mobile). After considering the two different approaches made in telephone and data networks, particularly IP (Internet Protocol) networks, we examine the newly introduced integrated system that allows full interworking between telephone numbers and Internet addresses. It should be appreciated that this is a surprisingly fast moving area of national regulation and there may be changes made to the establish principles of numbering and addressing, particularly as new implementation of voice services, such as voice-over IP (VoIP) are implemented.

Chapter Contents:

• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Numbering and addressing in telephone networks
• 10.3 Administration of the telephone numbering range
• 10.4 Routeing and charging of telephone calls
• 10.4.1 Numbering and telephone call routeing
• 10.4.2 Number portability
• 10.4.3 Numbering and telephone call charging
• 10.5 Data numbering and addressing
• 10.6 Asynchronous transfer mode addressing
• 10.7 IP numbering/naming and addressing
• 10.7.1 Internet names
• 10.7.2 Internet addresses
• 10.7.3 Translating Internet names to addresses
• 10.7.4 IPv6
• 10.8 Interworking of Internet and telephone numbering and addresses
• 10.9 Summary
• References

Inspec keywords: Internet telephony; telephone networks; mobile radio

Other keywords: voice services; telephone numbers; Internet addresses; mobile networks; national regulation; fixed networks; voice-over IP; telephone networks; data networks; Internet Protocol networks; VoIP

Subjects: Computer communications; Telephony; Mobile radio systems; Other computer networks