Subject: [Enum] I-DACTION:draft-ranalli-peek-walter-enum-t1ro les-00.txt

From: "Douglas Ranalli" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 12:44:24 -0500

Great comments on terminology.  Here's an initial attempt to achieve closure on the terminology for the entity described under Section 4.2 that issues an E.164 number to a Subscriber:
"Section 4.2:  Telecommunications Number Provider (TNP):"

Reason #1:  The term is perfectly descriptive for the role defined under Section 4.2.  

Reason #2:  The term is broad enough to encompass multiple types of organizations that might provide this role in the context of an ENUM System.  For example:  Telephone Service Providers, Application Service Providers, Responsible Organizations, Resellers, etc.

Reason #3:  The term seemed to achieve a certain level of support from the group.

Reason #4:  The alternate proposal of "authenticator" may have a tendency to create confusion with the "Registrar" role described under Section 4.7. 

Please respond back if you'd like to continue the discussion on the use of this term.  Otherwise, I'll make the change in the next turn of the draft.

Doug

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