[80464] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: FCC To Require 911 for VoIP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Sun May 1 21:00:22 2005
X-Original-To: wb8foz@panix.com
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list)
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 20:57:52 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.56.0505021223260.18976@green.darkmere.gen.nz> from "Simon Lyall" at May 02, 2005 12:30:01 PM
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
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> When somebody in the office picks up a phone and dials EXTERNAL-911 how
> do the emergancy services know they are in one building rather than another
> office across town?
The PBX intercepts the call and uses special trunks to the PSAP;
it also has to send data telling where the caller is.
Here's one vendor: http://www.tonecommander.com/e911/How%20PBX%20ANI-LINK%20Works.htm
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