ETSI EG 202 072 V1.1.1 (2002-09) ETSI Guide Universal Communications Identifier (UCI); Placing UCI in context; Review and analysis of existing identification schemes 2 ETSI EG 202 072 V1.1.1 (2002-09) Reference DEG/HF-00038 Keywords addressing, ID, name, UCI ETSI 650 Route des Lucioles F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16 Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - NAF 742 C Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° 7803/88 Important notice Individual copies of the present document can be downloaded from: http://www.etsi.org The present document may be made available in more than one electronic version or in print. In any case of existing or perceived difference in contents between such versions, the reference version is the Portable Document Format (PDF). In case of dispute, the reference shall be the printing on ETSI printers of the PDF version kept on a specific network drive within ETSI Secretariat. 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ETSI 3 ETSI EG 202 072 V1.1.1 (2002-09) Contents Intellectual Property Rights................................................................................................................................5 Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................5 1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................6 2 References ................................................................................................................................................6 3 Definitions and abbreviations...................................................................................................................7 3.1 Definitions..........................................................................................................................................................7 3.2 Abbreviations .....................................................................................................................................................8 4 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................9 5 Overview of existing identification (naming, numbering and addressing) schemes................................9 5.1 ISDN/PSTN and PLMN identification schemes ................................................................................................9 5.1.1 E.164 Numbering Plan................................................................................................................................10 5.1.2 Additional PLMN identification mechanisms ............................................................................................11 5.1.2.1 International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) ..................................................................................11 5.1.2.2 Structure of TMSI .................................................................................................................................12 5.1.2.3 Structure of Local Mobile Station Identity (LMSI) ..............................................................................12 5.1.2.4 Structure of Temporary Logical Link Identity (TLLI)..........................................................................12 5.2 Public Data Network Identification schemes ...................................................................................................13 5.2.1 X.121 Numbering plan ...............................................................................................................................13 5.2.1.1 DNIC.....................................................................................................................................................15 5.2.1.2 NTN ......................................................................................................................................................15 5.2.1.3 DCC ......................................................................................................................................................15 5.2.1.4 NN.........................................................................................................................................................15 5.2.1.5 Escape Codes ........................................................................................................................................16 5.2.2 Frame Relay Networks ...............................................................................................................................16 5.2.3 AESA..........................................................................................................................................................16 5.2.3.1 AESA format.........................................................................................................................................16 5.2.3.1.1 AFI ..................................................................................................................................................17 5.2.3.1.2 IDI ...................................................................................................................................................17 5.2.3.1.3 HO-DSP...........................................................................................................................................17 5.2.3.1.4 ESI...................................................................................................................................................17 5.2.3.1.5 SEL..................................................................................................................................................17 5.2.3.2 Types of AESA .....................................................................................................................................17 5.2.3.2.1 E.164 AESA ....................................................................................................................................18 5.2.3.2.1.1 ICD AESA .................................................................................................................................18 5.2.3.2.2 DCC AESA .....................................................................................................................................18 5.2.3.2.3 ITU-IND AESA...............................................................................................................................18 5.3 Network Service Access Point (NSAP) addresses ...........................................................................................18 5.4 IP Network Naming..........................................................................................................................................19 5.4.1 IP Version 4 Addressing.............................................................................................................................19 5.4.2 IP Version 6 Addressing.............................................................................................................................20 5.4.3 Universal Resource Locators (URLs).........................................................................................................20 5.5 International Signalling Point Codes................................................................................................................21 5.6 X.400................................................................................................................................................................21 5.7 Telex numbers..................................................................................................................................................22 5.8 ISO 8802.3 MAC addresses .............................................................................................................................22 6 Application programming interfaces......................................................................................................22 6.1 Summary ..........................................................................................................................................................22 6.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................22 6.3 Universal communications model ....................................................................................................................23