Re: Comments on RFC2806bis

In a message dated 5/21/02 7:27:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] 
writes:
(In response to an earlier from Henning)

> >Done. Can the country code contain hex digits? Is there the 
> >possibility that country codes need more than three digits? Does 
> >East Timor have its own country code?
> 
> Hmm...should be in E.164, IMHO. Will look.
> 

Current E.164 calls for decimal, not hex, but I know there have been 
suggestions to change that. In addition, I believe there is now discussion 
about providing some 4-digit "country codes" by using the unused 3-digit 
codes of 28x, 83x and 89x to support the continued fractioning of countries. 
The important point is that, whatever SIP does, it must be able to gracefully 
handle later changes to the worldwide (and local) numbering plans. That means 
that these things can not be burned into end devices. (Remember, the number 
was recently expanded from 12 to 15 digits.)

Mike Pierce