ENUM (Electric Numbering System)

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Introduction…………………………………….……………………………………….1
What is ENUM…………………..……………………………………………………1
About ENUM……..…………..………………………………………………………1
How Does ENUM Work...…….……….…………………………………………….2
DNS Structure and “.arpa”.….………….…………………………………………..2
Kinds of ENUM Applications….……………………………………………………..3
VoIP………………………….……………………………………………………….3
Figure 1: Example of an IP Telephone and Gateway…………….…………….3
Figure 2: Example of a Voice-over-IP setup……………………………..………4
VPIM………………………………………………………………………………….5
Figure 3: Example of a Voice-Protocol-for-Internet-Mail………………..……...6
Privacy……………………………………………….………………………………….7 Future Plans……..……………………………………………………………..……...7
VoIP……………………………………………………….………….…………...…8
VPIM………………………………..………………………………………………..8
Conclusion….…………………………………………………………………………..9
Works Cited….………………………………………………………………………..10







- Introduction –


What is ENUM?


Imagine being able to reach a person anywhere in the world just by typing in a single telephone number on the Internet. The message could be sent to any possible point of contact: cell phone, e-mail, ins...