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Nortel proposes VoIP 911 solution

Published Saturday, May 01, 2004

Many hail voice-over-IP calling as the future of voice communications, but one of the primary technical hurdles for VoIP providers is getting access to the emergency 911 system — a priority for regulators and often a prerequisite for customers considering VoIP as a primary-line alternative. Currently, there is no standard method connecting VoIP calls to public service access points (PSAPs), which were designed to work with legacy, circuit-switched networks. As a result, most 911 services from VoIP providers direct emergency calls to a PSAP's administrative office instead of connecting directly to a 911 dispatcher. This patch creates potentially ...

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