NTIA Report 85-182

ISDN: Numbering, Addressing, and

Interworking

V.J. Pietrasiewicz
J.J. Austin
R. F. Linfield

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary
David J. Markey, Assistant Secretary
for Communications and Information

October 1985
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE 1
1.1 The Integrated Service Digital Netwc)rk 2
1.2 Regulatory Viewpoint In The United States 4
1.3 Envirorment of an ISDN Numbering Plaln 7
2. NUMBERING PLAN DESIGN 11
2.1 Numbering Plan Criteria 11
2.1.1 Unifonnity 14
2.1.2 Flexibility 14
2.1.3 Ease of Use 15
2.1.4 Explicitness (Nonambiquity) 15
2.1.5 Expandability 16
2.1.6 Accessibility 17
2.1.7 Deducibility 17
2.2 . Network Interworking 19
3. OVERVIB\] OF NUMBERING PLAN STANDAROO 25
3.1 Numbering 27
3.1.1 The International ISDN Number (E.164) 28
3.1.2 The International (Telephone) Number (E.163) 29
3.1.3 The International Data Number (X.121) 29
3.1.4 The International Telex Number 31
3.1.5 Summa~ of Numbering Plan Observations 32
3.2 AddressiOJ 33
3.2.1 Direct Dialing-In (DDI) 33
3.2.2 Subaddressing 34
3.2.3 Direct Dialing-In + Subaddress 35
3.3 Connection 35
3.3.1 Access 35
3.3.2 Routing 37
3.3.3 Interworking 38
3.3.4 Open Systems Interconnection 51
3.4 CCITT Study Objectives 1985-1988 52
3.5 Numbering Plan Comparisons 53

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4• AREAS FOR FURTHER A'ITENTION 53
4.1 Transition fram PSTN to ISDN 53
4.2 Interconnection of Private Networks to Public
Networks and ISDN'S. 57
4.3 Special ISDN Features 57
4.4 Gateway Traffic Analysis 59
4.5 Integration of N\.IDlbering Plans for PI.MN and ISDN 59
4.6 Subaddressing Procedures 59
4.7 Recent Action by TlDl 60
5. REFERENCES 60
APPENDIX A QuestionI7/II: Development of the Wbrld N\.IDlbering
Plan for Telephone and ISDN Application 61
APPENDIX B Existing and Proposed N\.IDlbering Plans 63
APPENDIX C N\.IDlbering Plan for the International Telephone
Service 88
APPENDIX D N\.IDlbering Plan for the ISDN Era 96
APPENDIX E Plan for Telex Destination Codes 103
APPENDIX F International N\.IDlbering Plan for Public
Delta Networks 110

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 LIST OF' FIGURf~S

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Figure 1. Interim interconnection of dedicated networks and
ISDN(s) via interfaces. 5
figure 2. ISDN approach in the United StatE~s (after JX)rros,
1983) • 8
Figure 3,. ISDN global addressing domain. 9
Figure 4. ISO global addressing domain. 10
Figure 5. Reference for defining ISDN capabilities (CCITT
~aft Rec. 1.310). 13
Figure 6. Typical examples of a reference configuration for
the ISDN (CCITT Draft Rec. 1.310). 13
Figure 7. ISDN interworking possibilities. 21
Figure 8. Interconnections between ISDN an,! various dedicated
networks (CEPT, 1982). 22
Figure 9. Address for interworking between ISDN and other
networks (CCITT 1983). 24
Figure 10. Specialized cammon carrier connections to the
PSTN in the United States (before equal access). 26
Figure 11. ISDN reference conf igurations fo:r~ user/network
interfaces (CCI'IT 1.411 and 1.330). 41

LIST OF TABLES
Page
Table 1. Allocations for First Digit of FDC (F.69) 31
Table 2. Canparisonof ISDN, Telephone, and Public Data
Numbering Structures 33
Table 3. Definitions of ISDN Reference Points and Functional
Groupings 42
Table 4. Allocation of Telephone Prefixes arid Telex Access
Codes for the Maritime Mobile Service (E.211) 47
Table 5. CCITT Recommended Numbering Plans 54
Table 6. Actual and Proposed Numbering Plans 55
Table 7. Notes for Tables 5 and 6 56

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 ISDN: NUMBERING, ADDRESSING,AND INTE~RKING

v. J. Pietrasiewicz*
J. J. Austin**
R. F. Linfield**

The factors that affect the design of a numbering plan for

the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) involved a complex
interplay between existiIYJ plans, nat_ional priorities, and
technical system limitations. These fact()rsare the subject of
this report. Desirable attributes of any numbering plan are
explained, existirg' standards coveriOJ va:rious plans are discussed
aoo sane actual plans currently in use are examined. The
development of the Numbering plan for ISDN by the Consultative
Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone is essentially
canplete. However there is still a need to understand arrl make
sense of the relationship of all of-the standardized plans and the
implications on interworking as public networks evolve toward the
ISDN concept and technology.

Key words: addressing; interworking; ISDN; numbering plans; telephony

1. OBJEcrIVE AND SCOPE

There currently exists a number of worldwide public network numbering
plans. For example, The Consultative Committee on International Telephony
and Telegraph (CCITr) Recamnendation E.163 specifies the International
Telephone Number, and Recamnendation F.69 a Telex ~~tination Cexle. With
the emergence of Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN's) there exists
a real need for addressirYJ in this new environment. Recamnendation E.164
has been developed for that purpose. Open Systa:n Interconnection (OS1)
standards are also beirYJ developed by the IntE~rnational Standards
Organization (ISO) including a standard for a global network addressing
plan. Finally, there is a need for interworking between networks such as an
ISDN subscriber's call to a public dedicated network subscriber.

* This author is currently with Cyberlink, Inc. Boulder, co.

**These authors are with the Institute of Telecommunication Sciences,
National Teleoanmunications and Infonmation Administration, U. S. Department
of Commerce, Boulder, CO 80303
 This report does not attempt to resolve any issues. The purpose here is
to acquaint the reader with various numbering plan concepts, the attributes
these plans have, and to indicate what standards currently exist. There is
a need to understand relationship between plans, concepts, and standards and
their impact on interworking as public networks evolve toward this new
concept of integrated services using digital network technologies.
The emphasis today is on implementing the ISDN numbering plan (ISDN-NPs)
in various countries. In, the following paragraphs we introduce sane basic
concepts concerning ISDN and indicate how the evolution of IS~ in the
United States may differ fram·other countries. In Section 2 we list and
define several criteria that are pertinent to numbering plan developments
for any network. These criteria have largely grown out of telephone
requiranents since this is the network fran which ISDN is expected to
evolve. In Section 3 we proceed with an overview of various "standards, II
including CCITT's recommendations which influence the ISDN numbering plan
implementations. VE include a canparison chart showing various plans that
exist today.
Many itans of infonmation are used throughout this report that have been
found in unpublished, and therefore unreferencable, CCITT literature, e.g.,
Temporary D:>cuments. These are denoted by: CCITT. Other basic sources are
given in CCI'IT (1985) the CCITT "Red Book" Series (also see and Appendies C,
D, & E covering CCITT Recommendations E.163, E.164, F.69, and X.12l.

1.1 The Integrated Services Digital Network

CCITT defines an ISDN as:
"A network evolved fran the telephone network that provides end-to-end
digital connectivity to support a wide range of services, including
voice and non-voice services to which users have access by a limited set
of standard multipurpose custaner interfaces."

The'end-to-end digital connectivity eillninates the requirement for

analog voice-band modems for data. However, sane fonn of voice digitization
is required.

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 The original ISDN concept was based on the premise that a digital public
telephone network would be transparent to the type of infonnation being
transmitted whether speech, facsimile, or bulk data. It was assumed that
the Ism would be based on the public telephone network. This rationale
llnplied that an ISDN network would be a digital successor to the public
telephone network. In the United States, this led to the idea of "multiple
ISDN'S" with sirnilarcharacteristics and interconnection of these
networks. As CCITT studies have prCXJressed, recCXJnition has been made that
this may be an O\1er-simplified approach. It may be not be necessary for the
carrier to always know the types of information being transmitted as in
basic service. Now the concept has been introduced that a limited set of
multipurpose user/network interfaces will be used to interconnect users with
the ISDN. An ISDN would then be a conglanerate of mutually interconnected
networks, not necessarily having the same characteristics, with subscriber
access via standard ISDN interfaces.
The predaninant characteristic in ISDN planniI'YJ is that a broad range of
voice and nonvoice services will be supported. These services will be
integrated through digital connectivity between users. Services such as
telemetry, security monitoring, electronic mail, electronic funds transfer,
voice, facsimile, graphics, videotex, bulk data transfer between computers,
and nonbroadcast video are intended to be available through an ISDN. The
ISDN services are expected to use public and leased data channels, network
interconnection, and circuit- and packet-switched facilities. Media will
consist of wire pairs, coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, and satellite
systems. Message-switching does not appear as part of the current planning.
A fundamental principle underlying ISDN service integration is that the
interfaces between the user and the network will be defined and kept to a
minnnum. Currently, there are many interfaces that connect a customer's
tenninal to the network. Most of these interfaces would be el irninated as
the ISDN interfaces becane defined and implemerlted. Existirg interfaces
(e.g., RS-232-C) could operate in an ISDN environment using a special
adaptor. Such an interim solution ~uld eventually be phased out. Another
key principle is that bearer services (faciliti.es such as circuit- or
packet-switched channels provided by a carrier) be limited. The premise is
that the carmunication carriers would provide the user with a minimtm number

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of standard channel services over circuit- and packet- switched
facilities. The basic user network interface will have two 64-kb/s (B)
channels for infonmation transfer and one 16 kb/s (D) channel for signaling
and low-speed data. This is the 28 + D basic channel structure. Multiples
and submultiples of these data rates are being studied by the CCITr. High-
volume users will have available a 23B + D configuration at the user/network
interface. This isa prllnary rate channel structure for a PABX or LAN
connection to the ISDN.
The ISDN is bein;} structured so that current service-dedicated networks
may be integrated into"an ISDN" where appropriate and cost-effective.
Dedicated facilities to be integrated are those of the telephone networks,
i~ircuit- and packet-switched data networks, and telex. Private line, PBX,
and LAN networks are not expected to be integrated, although they may be
interconnected to the ISDN as shown in Figure 1. The evolution is expected
to take one or two decades and will probably take place according to
national or geographic boundaries based on national priorities or needs.
Facilities that are already in place are to be part of this transition. The
present digital networks are to be the basis for the integration of services
based on economic considerations and technological evolution. Equipment is
not being discarded except through obsolescence. The 64 kb/s PCM. digital
signal, the T-carriers, stored program control, and user-network signaling
are to be an integral part of the ISDN.

1.2 Regulatory Viewpoint In the United States

In August 1983 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a
Notice of Inquiry to seek canrnents concerning ISDN including canrnents on the
role of the FCC in ISDN standards development. The infonmation obtained
resulted in a First Report in Docket 83-841 issued in April 1984. This so
called First Report set forth several principals that relate to the United
States environment. They include:

1. The ISDN numbering plan must have sufficient flexibility to allow

subscribers to specify their choice of carrier for long distance
service. The current international telephone numbering plan
precludes this feature.

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 User l t----<:~<--
User
Terminal I terminal

Fi gu re 1. Interim interconnection of dedicated networks and

ISDN(s) via interfaces'.

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 2. Network termination equipnent (NTI) is viewed as custaner premise
equipment that is supplied on a competitive basis in the united
States This nnplies that the interface between this termination and
th.e network (i.e., the "U" interface) is the connection between the
custaners' premises and the network and must be defined explicitly.
3. CCITT recommendation must be sufficiently flexible to accommodate
the basic-enhanced dichotomy that exists between regulated and
unregulated services in the united States.

In the United States, the National Camnittee of the CCI'IT is headed by a

representative fran the Department of State. The U.S. CCITT has been
divided by subject matter into five groups as follows: A) regulatory
matters, B) telegraph operations, C) telephone operations, D) data
transmission, and E) .the ISDN Joint V'brking Party. The ISDN Joint ~rking
Party is the means by which the United States industry and Government
agencies can coordinate their inputs relative to ISDN to the appropriate
CCI'IT Study Group. An ISDN working group was formed a few years ago to
conduct technical studies in assigned areas in support of the ISDN Joint
Working Party. This group consists of industry and Government members
working together to resolve many conflicting viewpoints. The w::>rk of this
group has been taken by Working group TIDI of the TI standards ccmnittee
that is an ANSI accredited canmittee sponsored by the Exchange Carriers
Standards Association.
Contributions fran the United States CCIT!' group to the CCI'IT are
submitted via the O.S. Department of State. The process is intended to
establish a unified U.S. position at the international meetings.
The development of any Recommendation in the CCITT is a complex and
continuing process that often takes many years to canplete. The process is
exemplified by Reccmnendation X.121, The International Numering Plan for
Public Data Networks. This Recommendation evolved fram a Question first
entrusted to Study Group VII in 1972. At that time the only numberiOJ plans
in existenceJwere for telephone and telex networks, neither of which seemed
to meet needs for interworking data networks on a worldwide basis. Study
Group VII established a working party to concentrate on developing a
workable plan. Canada subsequently submitted the first contribution during
the 1972 to 1976 study period. This plan, to be administered by the CCI'IT,

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 provided for a l4-digit address including a 3-digit country code, a I-digit
network code, and a IO-digit network terminal number. Canada's contribution
served as the basis for subsequent plan devel()f)ment. The working party,
consisting of 15 to 30 members fran 10 or more countries, met once or twice
each year to review and discuss contributions and to amend the original
Recanmendation. Recanmendation X.121 was finally adopted by correspondence
in 1978. This adoption and subsequent publication of X.12l between the
normal meetings of the plenary assembly was tl1e result of the urgency
expressed by a number of countries. Since that time, the \«)rking group has
continued its efforts and is currently working on additional amendments to
X.12l focusing on subaddressing including the allocation of subaddresses to
terminals on the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
Figure 2 depicts the current u.S. v,iew toward an ISDN. In this figure
the custaner-premises equipment is provided OI1 a canpetitive basis. A
telephone operating company provided local loop passes traffic off to any
one of several canpeting long-haul networks. Most other countries do not
have canpetition in their carrier industry but consider the network
termination, local access, and long-haul carrier to be a single monopoly.

1.3 Environment of An ISDN Numbering Plan

Figure 3 depicts one view of a global ISDN addressing danain. In this
scenario a subscriber at point "A" could reach a subscriber at point "B"
anywhere in the world by dialing one number assigned out of the ISDN plan.
o Similarly, a computer at point "A" could canmunicate wi th another at point
"B" by transferring one specific set of digits. In both of these examples,
both tenninals at "A" and liB" are attached to ISDN's. Other isolated
networks could not be addressed.
The ISO portrays the envirorment for its E~nd-to-end global addressing
scheme differently. The ISO views an ISDN as a subdanain arnorYJ many other
subdamains within a global network addressing domain. This is depicted in
Figure 4. All users are not connected to the ISDN but may be connected to
other networks that are connected to ISDN.
The primary purpose of a~y numbering plan is just the identification of
the end points involved in a connection. Thus neither service selection nor
routing configurations are considered part of the plan. For ISDN subscriber

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 Packet
network
Multibandwidth
"Digital Pipe"

Customer Circuit
controlIer t=:::i===- ,..----1 switched
network
To other
I customers Multibandwidth
I /-~ digital rates
I I
PABX
I Other Alarm Database
networks bureau vendor
\
\ Connecting
\ networks
]II

Figure 2. ISDN approach in the United States (after Dorros, 1983).

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 ISDN GLOBAL
ADDRESSING
DOMAIN

Figure 3. ISDN global addressing domain.

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 CCITT E.163
PSTN ADDRESS SPACE

CCITT E.164
ISDN ADDRESS SPACE

Figure 4. ISO global addressing domain.

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to subscriber camnunications, the ISDN-NP assigns ntnnbers to each. In the
scope of a more global communication whereby an ISDN subscriber may connect
to a non-ISDN subscriber, different views exist on how subscribers should be
identified by each other and by the networks i.nvo1ved.
This report is intended to explore the many facets of ISDN number plan
design and discover areas that require attention to succe'ssfully achieve
interworking between evolving ISDN's and existing networks.
we recognize that ISDN will not emerge fully developed as a global
system but will evolve fram the existing telec~nications environment.
The requirement for interworking with currently existing networks will be an
important one for sane time to a:me. This is the reason for discuss~ng the
dataphone, data, and telex standards for numbering plans in the next
section.

2. NUMBERING PIAN IESIGN

In this section those criteria believed re~levant to implementirYJ any
numberiOJ plan are def ined • The 'vital issues of network interwork ing are
alSo discussed. The subject of continued study within both the CCITT and
ISO, network interworking's importance, cannot be overstated. The entire
premise behind the ISDN is based on t\\O crucial elements, connectivity and
interoperabilityl necessa~ for network accessibility, and consequently,
interworking (private cammunication fran J.A. Hull and D.V. Glen, "Impact of
ISDN Standardizatin on Interoperability," NT~l 1984 informal report). '!his
will be a topic of concern for many years to cane since, not only during its
growth and development (which could take decades) but even after it has
"cane of age," the ISDN may have to coexist and interwork with many non-ISDN
networks, both data and voice, fixed and nobile.

2.1 Numbering Plan Criteria

While the structure and oamponents of various numberiOJ plans may be
slightly different fran each other to suit their intent, the maj,or concerns
of any telecammunic~tion numbering plan are cammon. The issues that should
be addressed must be, first arrl foremost, subscriber-oriented. For any

lConnectivity is the existence of information paths among a population of

users. Interoperability is the' existence of interface and protocol
compatibility among a population of users.

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network, including an ISDN, it is nnportant to answer such questions as:
How many subscribers 2 must be uniquely identified? The answer to this
directly affects the length and fonmat conditions of the numbering plan.
Additional questions that must be addressed are: How many switches or
swi tchboards will fonn a swi tched network, and how many of the previously-
identified subscribers should be handled by each switch?
At this point two tenms must be defined that are used in this and
subsequent sections. With regard to the ISDN, the terms numbering and
addressing are used in this report as follows: A subscriber ISDN number
uniquely defines that subscriber's T-reference point at the network
tenmination unit, and the S-reference point at the tenninal side of a PABX,
LAN, etc. (These reference points are defined in CCIT!' Draft
Recanmendations 1.310 and 1.411, and further described in 1.412. See
Figures 5 and 6.) The subscriber ISDN number is the number by which the
subscriber is identified in the ISDN Numbering Plan (e.g., the number that
might be 11sted against the subscriber's name in the public directory). An
ISDN address consists of at least the ISasJ number, but may contain
additional information (e.g., a subaddress), which may consist of the
identification of a specific user on a private network or LAN; it may be the
"extension" of a user on a PABX if the extension numbering sch.eme is not
part of the ISDN Numbering Plan, or it could be a specific process address
point inside a computer installation. More concerning the distinction
between number, address, and subaddress will be discussed in Section 3.'
An ~portant consideration when studying a new numbering plan is the
compatibility of the new scheme with national and local dialing plans, and
any other dialing plans with which interworking is to take place. For the
near and intenmediate tenm, an ISDN Numbering Plan will have to operate
within the confines of those address or numbering features that are
intrinsic to the already existing systems with which it will operate. This
is one of the primary reasons..· that such. documents as CCIT!' Recanmendation
1.120 state: "ISDNs will be based on the concepts developed for telephone
ISDNs and may evolve by -incorporating additional functions a~ network
features including those of any other dedicated networks such as circuit-
switch.ing and p,acket-s'I\Tj. tching for data so as to provide for existing and
new services."

2Here a subscriber is defined as any individual, or special feature, or

function to which a unique station address or number is assigned.
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L::1 !:
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NebNork
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.Terminal " 0'-0_'-'"
Usersees / Epuipment User sees
telecommunication bearer services CCITT·62840
services

Figure 5. Reference for defining ISDN· capabilities

(after CCITT Draft Rec. 1.310).

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ITE1~HNT2H: / ........
I II I
Connection
I.Transit "
B-1
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Related
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Customer Network (1) (2) Local Network ICCITT 62830
Transit Network

TE =Terminal Equipment LT =Line Terminal

NT =Network Termination CRF =Connections Related Functions

Note 1 . NT 1 functional entity could be located within the subscriber premises in some
cases and outside the subscriber premises in other cases.
Note 2 - For some countries, the customer network could be connected to more than
one local network and possibly more than one transit network.
Note 3 . Customer network, :Iocal network, serving local center transit network do not
refer to functional groupings_

Figure 6. Typical examples of a reference configuration for the ISDN

. (after celTT Draft Rec. 1.310)..

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 The following paragraphs present those characteristics considered
necessa~ to the transition, maintenance, and cammon use of an international

ISDN Numbering Plan (ISDN NP). These features, or criteria elements, are
defined and their expected attributes are explained in terms of their
relevancy to the overall issue.

2.1.1 Unifonmity
This element may also be referred to as oammonality or compatibility.
It is the key to interworking networks and is defined as a degree of
sameness with the numbering plans of other systems, existing and planned,
with which th.e ISDN may have to interwork. Unifonnity is of the utmost
importance because it has the strongest influence on the number of
subscribers with which a given subscriber can camnunicate. An emerging
ISDN, wherever it may be, will have to coexist for some time with telephone
and data networks, public and private, that are already in place.
Uniformity of the ISDN-NP will allow greater network interworking, thereby
affording a greater range of subscriber services to a greater number of
subscribers. This will, in turn, lead to increased communications at all
levels and greater user mobility.

2.1.2 Flexibility
Flexibility can permit a subscriber to maintain contact with other
subscribers even when rapid changes are taking place with the network and
its environnent. Although many things may quickly cane to mind when
discussing flexibility, for a numbering plan it is primarily the capability
of allowing unique identification of a wide variety of quantities, types,
and groupings of subscribers and their mobility without alteration of the
plan. In this way, the attribute of flexibility neets the objective of
stability in the dialing plan. It does this by meeting long-range needs
without major changes, thereby minimizing user reeducation (Muhlhausen et
al., 1983). Another attribute of a flexible numbering plan is that no
restrictions would prohibit increases in the exchange of infonmation or in
the mobility of the use. Flexibility also contributes towards a network's
responsiveness or adaptibility to the needs of its users, thus making it
more readily available and capable of keeping current with technol<Jgical

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advances. Flexibility is also the element that allows subscribers to
maintain contact regardless of the turmoil of an emergency or during
catastrophic failure situations.

2.1.3 Ease of Use

This feature enhances the ability of a sw)scriber to oamplete calls. A
part of the measure of ease of use is the length and structure of a
particular number or, how easy is the number remembered and used? In other
words, a dial in;} plan should be "user friendly". This means minimizing
normal dialing sequences while, at the same time, providing for user
selection of frequently desired features in the dialed digits. It also
means that critical tlining or tllne outs in dialing data collection s~lould be
avoided (Mu11lhausen et al., 1983) since they <:=an cause custaner
irritation. A well-organized and easily utilized numbering pl?~ can ~c~d
stability and dependability to a network. For an emerging ISm, '-.:r!.8 can
facilitate greater accuracy and eventual standardization of the ntnnbpring
plan.
The benefits derived fran this feature, as well as the previous two
features, would greatly enhance the acceptability of the numbering plan and,
conse<Juently, bring about a wider distributioI1 of the services offered.
In addition to user convenience and acceptance, the ISDN numbering plan
implementation must be acceptable fram a oammercial and administrative
viewpoint (e.g f" costs, timescales). The management of the numberin;J plan
by administrations or Recognized Private Operating Agencies (RPOAs) should
be a simple process, and the numbering arrangements should penmit the
publication of easily understood instructions for users-CCITT. These
instructions should be concisely spelled out in the published or stored
Directory.

2.1.4 Explicitness (Nonambiguity)

This element has the greatest effect upon the mode and clarity of a
number or address. With respect to a numbering plan, explicitness prevents
users or network misinterpretation or confusi()n of the number coding.
Explicitness does this by grouping digits so that their value and
arrangement preclude errors in their meaning. A nonamibigious numbering

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plan furthers the speed of identification and transfer of messages by
reacting more accurately to the routing of those messages. For example, in
a very large numbering plan such as in the North American area,
explicitness, when used appropriately for destination routing, makes it
possible to distinguish between Numbering Plan Area (NPA) codes and Central
Office (CO) codes by examination of the second digit dialed.
It has been proposed that the method of specifying services required,
interworking with other networks, and identifying destination subscribers
within the calling network should be explicitly stated within the address or
number. This, however, is a controversial issue that must be resolved.

2.1.5 Expandibility
The arrangement of digits, or dialing sequence, of a number influences
the flexibility of a numbering plan. The explicitness, or nonambiguity, of
the numbering plan depends upon the value of the digits used as well as
their placement within the structure of the number. Expandibility addresses
the issue of how many digits are available for use within the numbering plan
and thereb}T, determines what the ultimate network capabilities are. 'While
for ease of use it is desirable for an address or number to consist of the
minllnUffi amount of digits needed for a rapid and correct connection, several
factors enter into the argument for an upward revision of the digit
limitation. Study Group II, of the CCI'IT h.as investigated this issue, along
wi th many other ISDN numbering plan issues. One of the address-length
limiting elements in the past has been the digit capacity of international
registers. Proposals for an increase in the digit capacity of international
registers and an upward revision of the E.163 digit limitation of 12 were
based on the followirYJ:

o
Memory capacity is no longer very costly.
o
Several CCITT Contributions have indicated a requirement for an
increase in numbering capacity for the purpose of direct-inward-
dialing (DID) and because the subscriber population including data
terminals may soon exceed existing capacity.•
o
An increase in digits would also meet the requirement, in certain
countries, to introduce network identification codes (NIC's)
(without canpromisirYJ the country code).

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The requirement for interworking with ()ther networks may be
facilitated especially if those networks employed a numbering plan
such as CCITr X.12l, which allows up t() 14 digits.
o
Mobile services (land or maritime satellite) numbering plans (CCITT
Recanmendations E.212 and E.213, E.211, E.210) require additional
access digits.

Regardless of the maxnnum length of an international ISDN number,

prefixes, language digits, etc., are not consiclered part of it, but must be
included in the planning of digit capacity for the international switch
register nonetheless.

2.1.6 Accessibility
The snnple definition of this criterion is the capability of being
reached. In a telecarmunication network, howe\rer, there is more to the
meanirYJ of the word accessibili ty than is impli.ed by that simple
definition. Accessibility, in telecammunicatic)ns, should be viewed fram the
point of a user-pair camnunicatil1gwith each other. Even in simplex
transmission, the user-pair must first be connected by same physical
info:rmation path; and second, tl1e user-pair must be interface- and protocol-
compatible. If an interworking unit exists to perfo:rm conversion, the
interfaces and protocols do not have to be idenltical as long as the service
semantics are maintained.

2.1.7 Deducibility
This characteristic could be of particular value in any network where
subscribers may be in a fluid or mobile environment. In one sense,
deducibility refers to the ability to derive a subscriber or his location
fram his number. This could also apply to an individual subscriber number
if implemented properly. It could be used as a,n organizational unit locator
and would eventually locate an individual subscriber. Deducibility is also
another way of saying that a system (network) is capable of recCXJnizing
certain digit values and/or placement or traits (e.g., time outs) inherent
to the numbering plan and, by inference, either anticipates a given response
within a certain period of time, or responds immediately. This is

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illustrated by any special prefix used, such as the international prefix
011, or a ccmbination of prefix and time lapse, such as a 3-second lapse
after either the first digit "0", or second digit "1". The North American
Numbering Plan Area (NPA) code format, where the network equipment
recognizes the second digit, distinguishes between an NPA code and Central
Office (CO) code, and anticipates the number of digits as 7 or 10, is also
such a fonm of deducibility. The human factor fonm of deducibility is
sometimes applied on mobile networks where a subscriber's address is
assigned usiOJ easily remembered, reproducible logic. Thus subscribers can
deduce another's address without referring to a directory.
This list of attributes can be expanded further with lesser degrees of
importance. Different administrations and different carriers view the
desirable attributes fram different perspectives. For example, 'the
telephone carriers may want different characteristics than the data or telex
groups. That is why there are three different numbering plans and dialing
procedures for three different networks. They are:

1. Ntnnbering Plan for the International Telephone Service (CCIT!' Rec

E.163) AppendixC.
2•. Plan for Telex Destination Codes (CCITr Rec F.69) Appendix E.
3. International Numbering Plan for Public Data Networks (CCIT!' Rec
X.'121) Appendix F.

It has became more and more desirable to provide interworking between

these networks. Because the transition to a global ISDN is expected to take
considerable tline, it is essential that interworking arrangements be
available during the transition period.
Another list of desirable features for the interworking numbering plan
was submitted to Study Group II by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) of
Japan. The list contains the following six features:

1. Sfnoe)th transit to ISDN (Expandibility).

2. Maintenance of existing numbering plans for dedicated networks as

long as they exist (Permanency).
3. Cammon use of supplementary service dialing procedures and prefixes
for all the dedicated networks and ISDN as far as possible
(Unifonnity) •

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 4• Li ttle or no required changes to existing networks and existing
exchange systems (Economy/Flexibility).
5. Mdress number dialing digits to be a 'unifonn length and as short a
possible (Sllnplicity/Ease of use).

6. Ability to dial the same address number for the same called terminal
fran all calling terminals whether the calling terminals are in the
same network or not (Universality/Accessibility).

This list is included to show the diverse ~~pinions that exist throughout
the world concerning how the ISDN plan should be linplemented.

2.2 Network Interworking

Recanrrendation I.330 states that "the ISDN number does not identify the
particular nature of the service, type of connection, or quality of service
to be used nor does it identify a transit RPOA,/network."
This is an important point. It means that while a caller may specify
where a call is to go, the network controls how it is to get there. It is
generally agreed, however, that signaling proc~edures that are not part of
the international ISDN number should be capabl~e of carrying user-to-network
information and carrier selection.
While the network switching hierarchy is responsible for routing message
traffic, unless full-connection arrangements have been established, the
message traffic will not arrive at its final &3stination and the
communication user pair will not be accessible to each other. This concept
is as nnportant to subscribers within the same ISDN as it is fram the ISDN
to any other network with which it must interc()nnect, and vice versa,
whether the other network is another ISDN or a public, private, or dedicated
network of any type. For the network to route a call to a user-indicated
destination subscriber is only part of the task. The called subscriber's
switching interface must also recCXJnize the inc:aning set of digits as being
a valid directory number in that network and then take appr~riate steps to
allow access to the called subscriber, thereby completing the connection.
All conditions of interoperability (e.g., prot()col, lan<Juage, format, data
rate, synchronization) must be met on both sidE~s of the call. Although the
basic issue of interworking several networKS is not peculiar to the ISDN,

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accessing an ISDN by several s~cialized networks is unique. For the
purpose of this report, the tenm specialized network can be taken to mean
any of the following:

1. Circuit Switched Data Network (CSDN)

2. Packet Switched Data Network (PSIl'J)
3. Value-Added Network (VAN)
4. Local Area Network (LAN)
5. International Record Carrier (IRC)
6. Domestic Satellite Systems (DSS)
7. Mobile networks (maritime or PLMN)

The development of digital telecommunications networks is progressing

far more rapidly in parts of the world than was originally conceived.
Although this transition to Integrated Digital Networks (IDN's) is
considered the next "natural" step in the evolutionary process between the
Integrated AnalO<] Network (IAN) and the ISDN, there is still expected to be
same tline before the linplementation of ISDN's becomes widespread. It will
be even longer before the ISDN becanes as ubiquitous as the PSTN is today,
if it ever does. During this period of ISDN development, it is anticipated
th.at public, private, and dedicated networks will have to coexist and
interwork with those ISDN's for sane time, as indeed they have had to
coexist and interwork with each other. An outgrowth of this latter
relationship has been the development of the international numbering plans
(E.164, E.163, F.69, andX.121). with the llnminent establishment of ISDN's
it is linportant to study and define numbering and addressing methods of
accessing the ISDN's"and ways in which ISDN's and other networks should
interwork.
Based on the premise that an ISDN is an entity, there can basically be
five separate and distinct sets of ISDN-related interworking
circumstancees. They can be briefly described as follows (see Figure 7):

1. Participating specialized networks [SN(P)] and an ISDN making up a

whole global network. This relationship, as envisioned by the
Central European Post and Telephone (CEPT), is shown in Figure 8.

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 SN =Specialized Network
(P) =Participating
(nP) =Non-Participating

Figure 7. ISDN interworking possibilities

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 //////////~
Telephone Network

Circ:.Jit Switched Date Net'Ncrk

~ Packet Swi tched Data Network

~ ISDN
Customer
c:::::::J Acce S5
ISDN
Access
Port
Domestic Satellite System

Leased Lines

o Analog

o Digital
5Ufitchf!d Private Network's for PA8X

Telex

Figure 8. Interconnections between ISDN and various dedicated networks

(CEPT, 1982).

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 2. Nonparticipating specialized networks [SN(nP)] and an ISDN operating
on an occasional-access basis.

3. D:mestic ISDN's within a multiple-ISDN administration (e.g., the

United states).

4. A non-United States ISDN and United Stlates ISDN(s).

5. A non-United States ISDN and another n()n-United States ISDN.

The distinction between United States and non-United States ISDN's is

included because united States ISDN's are expected to evolve differently
than in other countries. In the United States multiple carriers may be used
to provide various ISDN services rather than a monolittic structure.
In addition to these five possible situations, there must also be
considered the case of a transit network being capable of carrying and
delivering traffic fran one network to another, either of which mayor may
not be an ISDN. A contribution (C(]\1 II - No. 207) to the CCI'IT fran Canada
includes the illustration in Figure 9 which shows how many of the
circumstances of network interwo~king. It als) indicates the relevant
Recanmendations involved, and. the various addr~essing methods required. This
gives same idea of the magnitude of the prOblan and what can be expected
during the near and intenmediate term of ISDN development.
Standards groups are currently debating thE~ selection of a standard
method of numbering plan interworking so national ISDN's will be "able to
work internationally. Three basic types of methods for addressing in ISDN
interworking situations have been identified. Th.ese methods are:

1. The use of a numbering plan Identification Code. This method could

be used primarily when interworking frcm an ISDN to other numbering
plans (e.g., E.163, X.12l).

2. The use of a sJ?ecial prefix, or "escapE~ code", which signifies that

the digits to follow belong to a different numbering plan. This
method, which is often referred to as the single-stage method, is
presently used for interworkinc.J from X~.121 networks to PSTN's (using
the digi t 9), and to telex networks (using the digi t 8). It is also
used when interworking fran a PABX to a PS'IN, FTS, or AUIOVON. this
method coold also be used for interwor}<:ing fran an ISDN to other
networks instead of, or in addition, to method 1. A special prefix,
outside the ISDN number format, could l)e used.

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(1) INTElt?\ATIONAL ISDN ADDRESSING : P, CC, NIC, mI.

(2) 1·L\TI01.AL IliTEP..NET'..lORZ ADDREssr:;a : P, NIC, ln~ (E.163, X.121 or F.69)
(3) INTRA ISD~I/PSTr1 ADDRESSING: KN (E.l63) .
(4) NATIONAL ISDN/PRIVATE NETWORK ADRESSING : NN, TE.or NN Shared Address
(5 ) nATI01~AL PSTN/PD!i NETWORK ADD?..ESSING : PORT METHOD

LEGEND : P : PREFIX CC : COUlITRY CODE NIC : NETWORK IDENTIFICATION CODE UN : NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUHBER
___ ISDN CONNECTION PSTN CONNECTIOri TE : TEm.tINAL IDENTIFICATIO~~

Figure 9. Address for interworking between ISDN and other networks (CeITT, 1983).

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 3. The use of a two-stage, or port, method is currently used for
interworking between PSTN's and other networks (e.g., SPRINT, MCI,
AT&T) • It could be used, in some cases, for interworkirYJ between an
analog PSTN and an ISDN.

There may also be other methods not inclucied here.

Under the Modified Final Judgment MFJ) entered in United States vs.
Western Electric Co., et al., each Bell operating canpany (BOC) is required
to provide equal access to all interexchange (~arriers (IC ' s) • Equal access
under this decree rreans "equal in type, quality, and price to that provided
by AT&T and its affiliates. The MFJ defines strict areas of service
responsibility for the InC's and prohibits joint BOC/AT&T ownership of
network facilities after divestiture. Intrae~:change services are provided
by the InC's while interexchange services are provided by interexchange
carriers: The decree does not define how equal access will be provided but
pennits each InC to' devise an appropritate plan to fulfill this requirement.
Equal exchange access requires the use of a cede (IOXX) to designate the
IC. In adddition each BOC must offer as a tar"iffed' service, exchange access
that penmits each subscriber to automatically direct interexchange calls to
the IC so designated by the, subscriber. This is known as presubscription.
(See Figure 10 for sec connections to the U.s. PSTN before the MFJ.)
All of the different possibilities for numbering plans and addressing in
the ISDN for interwork.ing wi th many networks point out th.e pressing need for
worldwide standardization, otherwise each countries ilnplementation and
interworking solution could seriously canplica,te the process of making
international calls.

3 • OVERVIEW OF NUMBERING PLAN STANDARffi

This section will present a broad look at the standards that heavily
influence interworking considerations. Existing eCITT Recommendations will
be viewed together, to allow an understanding of individual, and
synergistic, effects. The following Recommendations are included:
E.164 Numbering Plan for the ISDN Era
E.163 Numbering Plan for the International Telephone Service
E.160 Definitions Relating to National and International Numbering
Plans

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 PSTN TOLL NETWORK
(CLASSES 1-4)

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(before equal access).
 E.131 Subscriber Control Procedure for Supplenentary Telephone
Service
E.210 Ship Station Identification for VHF/UHF and Maritnne Mobile-
Satellite Services
E.211 Numbering and Dialing Procedures for VHF/UHF and Maritnne
Mobile-Satellite Services
E.212 Identification Plan for Land Moblile Stations
E.213 Telephone Numbering Plan for Land Mobile Stations in Public
Land Mobile Networks (PLMN)
F.69 Plan for Telex Destination Codes
1.330 ISDN Numbering and Addressing Principles
X.12l International Numbering Plan for Public Data Networks

The guidance contained in these Recommendations will be shown as it

relates to three general areas of ISDN network planning: numbering,
addressing, and the actual provisioning of an ISDN connection.
Recanmendation 1.330 best differentiates betwe,en the threee concepts. An
"ISDN address" canprises an ISDN number and mandatory and/or q>tional
addressing information. -Providing an "ISDN connection" requires not only an
ISDN address but also nonaddress information. The subsections below provide
the logical buildup fran the ISDN number (and its parts) to the provision of
an ISDN connection.

3.1 Numbering
Because the ISDN will evolve (gradually in same cases), Recommendation
I .330, states that all ISDNs should evolve tow,ard a single ISDN numbering
plan and that this plan should be developed by enhancing E.163. The
"Numbering Plan for the ISDN Era", E.164, ther1efore, has been considered
with that thought in mind.
Recanmendation 1.330 notes that sane prese:nt data networks could retain
X.121 numbering structure and interwork with ISDN's, or evolve from X.12l
data networks to multiservice networks. The X.l21 structure must also be
examined for application to ISDN formats.
In the following subsections the pertinent recamnendations are discussed
in detail so that differences can be noted. We begin with Recommendation
E.l64 which describes the International ISDN Number.

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3.1.1 The International ISDN Number (E.164) Appendix D
The International ISDN Number is illustrated below as describ~ in
E.164.

INTERNATIONAL
-------------IS~ NUMBER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . .
(15 DIGITS MAX)

COUNTRY I NATIONAL SUBSCRIBER

CODE (eC) + II IESTINATION + NUMBER (SN)
CODE (NOC)
(UP TO 3 DIGITS)
"'-------------...r",.-------fIIIIIIII',1
NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT)
NUMBER (N(S)N)

This 15 digit (maximun length) number is canposed of the following

parts:
o
Country Code (CC): a combination of one, two, or three digits
characterizing the called country. Nine digits (fran I to 9) are
CC's or first digits of a CC. These digits define "world numbering
zones" (per E.163). Assignment of CCs is by the CCITI'.
o
National (Significant) Number (N(S)N) or National ISDN Number: the
number used, following the trunk prefix, to obtain a subscriber in
the coontry (or group of countries using one integrated numberineJ
plan) but outside the same local network or numbering area. The
following equations illustrate the N(S)N as defined in the
respective documents:
N(S)N = NDC + SN (E.164)
N(S)N = Trunk Code + SN (E.160)
National ISDN No. = NDC + ISDN SN (1.330)
o National Destination Code (NOC): one or more decimal digits
characterizing a numbering area in a country (or group of countries
using one integral numbering plan). The NOC varies in length to
accommodate the requirements of destination countries. It can be
used to select a destination network (e.g. an ISDN or public
swi tched telephone network.) I t may be used in a trunk code (TC),
as defined in E.l60, to route calls over a destination network.
NDC's are assigned by countries.

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 o
Subscriber Number (SN): a number used. to reach a subscriber in the
sane local network or numbering area. This number varies in length
in accordance wi th the requirements of the destination country. It
is the number nonmally found associated with a subscriber in the
network directory. ISDN subscriber numbers may be allocated fran
the range of subscriber numbers available in the local ISIl'J
excharYJe and nay be assigned to custaners who subscribe to only
telephone service, one or more data services, or a mixture of
telephony and data services. ISDN subscribers always are called by
the sane SN irrespective of where in th.e network the call
originated. The assigrment of subscriber numbers is a national
res{X)nsibility.

3.1.2 The International (Telephone) Number (E.163) Appendix C

Recanmendation E.163 {X)rtrays the "International (Telephone) Number" for
basic telephone service in the same configuration as the "International ISDN
Number," i.e., a CC plus an N(S)N. The primary differences between the two,
however, are the absense of a defined NDC field in the standard plan and the
maximum allowable digits to be dialed by subscribers in the autanatic
international telephone service (E.163) are 12 (excluding the international
prefix. )

3.1.3 The International Data Number (X.121) Appendix F

The International Numbering Plan for PDN presented in X.121 is designed
to penmit identification of a country, a public data network located within
it, and a data terminal operating in the PON. An "International Data
Number" is depicted below. This is the number that will allow a particular
data tenninal in one country to be reached fran a data tenninal in a
different country.

INTERNATIONAL
DATA NUMBER
(14 DIGITS MAX)

DATA NETIDRK NETIDRK TERMINAL NUMBER

IDENT. CODE + (N'IN)
(~IC)
(4 DIGITS) (UP ~ 10 DIGITS)

A total of 14 digits are authorized for th.is number. Its structure is not
unlike that of the International ISDN Number. The following elements exist
within the International Data Number:

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 o
Data Country Code (OCC): a canbination of three digits
characterizing the called country. The first digit (2 through 7)
represents a designated WOrld zone and is followed by two digits in
the 0 through 9 range, completing the country's identification.
CCITI'-assigned OCC's are provided in Annex V to X.121. There is a
potential for 600 different OCC's.
o Network Digit: one digit which llnmediately follows the nec digits
and specifies a particular PDN within the country. Because this
digit may be in the 0 through 9 range, only 10 different PON's may
be designated for a OCC. (A country with more than 10 PON's may be
assigned nore than one nec.) Network digi t assignments are made
nationally.
o
Data Network Identification Code (DNIC): formed by the nec and
Network Digit, this four digit number identifies a PDN anywhere in
the w::>rld. In a country or area where all networks are contained
within one integrated numbering scheme could be assigned to
specific services. !here are potentially 6000 INle's that may be
assigned. The assigned ONIC's (neC's + Network Digits) are
published in the Operational Bulletin of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU).
o
Network Terminal Number (NTN): analogous to the ISDN Subscriber
Number, this number is used by a terminal to reach another terminal
within the same PON. Recommendation X.121 restricts the NTN to a
maxllnurn of 10 digits.
In a national integrated numbering scheme for PON's, the network digits
became part of the National Number (NN). The international number composed
of a nec and a NN is shown below.

L~ I~~~~~ J
I.... '( 14 DIGITS MAX) ~ I
DATA COUNTRY
CODE (OCC) + .I NATIONAL (~BER I
3 DIGITS) (UP TO 11 DIGITS)
The OCC was defined above. The NN is defined as follows:

o
National Number (NN): the number used to call a data terminal fran
another terminal within the national numbering scheme. The first
digit of the NN is the last digit of the DNIC defined above, i.e.
the network digit. The entire NN may not use more than 11 digits.

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3.1.4 The International Telex Number
In 1980, the CCITT resolved that the control of international transit
circuits for Telex required the selection of Telex Destination codes (TDC's)
to identifycOJntries (or networks) in a unifonn manner. Recamnendation
F.69 was established, not as a canprehensive numbering plan for Telex, but
as an aid toward havi~ Telex fit into other numberil1C] plans. Recamnend-
ation X.121 identified an "International Telex Number" as shown below. The
fonmat of the number is consistent with both the International Telephone
Number and the International Data Number.

~ INTERNATIONAL ............
I TELEX NUMBER

TELEX NATIONAL
DESTINATION + TELEX
CODE (TOC) NUM.BER
(2 OR 3 DIGITS) (UP TO 11 DIGITS)
The TOC is defined in F.69 as follows:
TOC a two or three digit number used to identify a country, ge(XJraphical
area, or network. A list of TOCs are provided in Annex A to
Recanmendation F.69. See Appendix E.
Table 1 illustrates the allocation for the first digit of the TDC. (The
ge(XJraphical bOJndaries of the continents have not been rigidly followed to
pennit the code system to be more flexible.) The last one or two digits may
be in the 0 through 9 rarYJe. The number of two-digit codes available is
rather restricted. The CCIT!' h.as stated that it is undesirable to allocate
these to serve individual networks in countries where several networks exist
but do not have a coordinated internal numbering scheme.
Table 1. Allocations for First Digit of TDC (F.69)
o - not to be used as first digit
1 - available for additional destination codes
2 - North American and adjacent a~eas
3 - South American and adjacent areas
4
5 - Europe, U.S.S.R., and adjacent areas
6
7 - Pacific and adjacent areas .
8 - Middle East, Far East, and adjacent areas
9 - Africa, Near East, and adjacent areas

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3.1.5 Summary of Numbering Plan Observations
A review of the international numbering plans for the ISDN, telephone
network, and the public data networks, leads to a few general conclusions
relative to the basic numbering structures that exist and how E.164 might
accommodate present designs into future integration efforts. These
enclusions are:
o sane fom of a ccontry code is used in all networks to pinpoint a
destination country or geographical area. The ISDN (E.164) limit
of three digits is adequate for telephone (E.163) and data (X.121)
concerns.
o Provision is made for identifying a particular network, numbering
area, or trunk code within a country. The E.164 latitude of
allowing one or more digits for a network destination code
satisfies telephone and data requirements
o
A large subscriber (teminal) number is permitted in E.164 to
accommodate various national needs. ISDN network flexibility
through E.164 is demonstrated by the theoretical potential to
accept 13-digit subscriber numbers for voice or data service in
countries with I-digit country codes and I-digit network
destination codes.
o A size limit for the international number is provided that is
canmensurate with service needs. A IS-digit maximum allowable size
still pertains for the ISDN number.
o National or international prefixes, language digits, address
delimiters, etc. are not included in the international number.
These fields are added during dialing or call processing in
exchanges and are discussed . below.
o The international number (ISDN, telephone, or data) does not
identify selection procedures for network service parameters, e.g.,
nature of service, type of connection, transit network, or quality
of sevice required. "Service identifiers" describing the
requirements of the calling tenminal will be in the signaling
information.
o The maXllnUffi number of digits allowed in an international number
e.g., 15 for the ISDN plan, is not the total capacity required in
switch registe~; for example, prefix digits, signaling,· etc., may
require additional digits.
Table 2 outlines and compares the numbering structures found in the
ISDN, telephone, and public data numbering plans.
 Table 2. Canparison of ISDN, Telephone ,and Public Data Numbering S.tructures

International ISDN Telephone pm

Ntnnber (per E.164) (per E.163) X.121 Telex
Country CC= TCC= OCC= TOC=
Identification 1,2, or 3 1, 2, or 3 3 2 or 3
! Note 1
Network NOC= NOC (Trunk Code) Network Digit
Identification 1 or nore 1 or ffi()re =1
or (e.g. ,5) (e.g,. ,5) (integrated scheme
Ntnnbering =0)
Area
Subscriber Subscriber No • Subscriber No. Network Terminal
Ntnnber varies = varies = No. = 10
4 to 13 4 to 10 (integrated scheme
NN = 11)
Total
I Maximum International International International
,I
I
No. of ISIN No. = 15 TelephonE~ Ntnnber Data No. = 14
Digits = 12
INote 1: More than one nec may be assigned to c()untries or geCX]raphical areas
havinJ ffi()re than 10 PONes.

3 .2 Address ing
Identification within a subscriber's installation of a point beyond the
ISDN (telephone, data) number requires a transfE~r of address information
fran the public network to the subscriber's equipnent. This can be
accomplished through three techniques: direct dialing-in, subaddressing and
a canbination of these.

3.2.1 Direct Dialing-In (DDlyl

In 001 the last few digi ts forming the end ()f the Subscriber Number are
transferred to the subscriber'S installation as shown below. The number of
digits varies depending on the requirements of the called subscriber's
equipment and numberirg plan limitations. (NotE~ Table 2.) An address
delimiter, "end of address", may be inserted at the end of the 001 to
indicate the end of the subscriber's number.

IDirect dialing-in (001) as defined in CCITT Yellow Book, Vol. II-Fascicle

1I:2, Sup. 1, has the same meaning as direct inward dialing (DID) as defined
in Federal Standard-l037A (to be published).

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 ----------- N(S)N----------...

+ SN DOl
l:---NOC_

3.2.2 Subaddressing
Subaddress is optional and in many cases may not be used. It may be
added to an ISDN number to allON addressing beyond the subscriber network
address.
The "ISDN Address" consists of an "ISDN Number" and an "ISm Subaddress"
(I.330). Depending on the different cases and stages identifiable within an
addressirYJ process, the ISDN Number may be an International ISDN Number, a
National IS~ Number, or an ISIN Subscriber Number. The network address
extension method, subaddressirYJ (SA) is depicted below. The (SA) is sent by
the calling party within the call setup procedure and passed transparently
through the network separate fram both the ISDN number and user-t~user
information. The SA provides a unique identification on an end point that
may reside in a te:r.:minal or private network.

r------ N(S)N---..-

I NOC
__
+ SN
J---
""'"-------- t
SA

Address )
Delimiters

The SA field is provisionally limited to 32 decimal digits. Later

'~-

prcposals extended this to 40 decimal digits. Address delimiters surround

the SA (i.e., "beginning of SA" and "end of address").
Subaddressing procedures are the subject of a separate CCITT
Recanmendation not yet approved.

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3.2.3 Direct Dialing-In + Subaddress
This method canbines the DOl and SA techniques described above. The
structure is illustrated below.

~ N(S)N
~
NOC + SN DO!
I---~
~ Address)
I

Delimiters

3.3 Connection
Connection of one party to another involves access and routing, and if
necessa~, internetworking functions. These functions may be perceived
directly fran the standpoint of applicable CCTTI' standards (i.e.,
Recommendations E.164, E.163, E.160, E.l31, 1.330, and X.12l) but should
also be related to the Open Systan Interconnection Reference Model (OS!-
RM). The subsections belON provide insight through both perspectives. It
should be noted that much ¥K)rk continues to be done by the CCIT!' in the area
of- "Connection" provision in interworking situations.

3.3.1 Access
Recamnendation E.160 specifies two prefixes, which are not part of any
national or international number or address, b'ut which may be required by a
subscriber to gain access to various networks:
1. Trunk Prefix: digit(s) to be dialed :by a subscriber to someone in
his ovm count~ but outside his ovm numbering area. This prefix
provides access to autanatic outgoing trunk equipment. For
countries tied together under one integrated numbering plan the
trunk pref ix is also used fran one country to another. (e.g., North
American) In the international service, the trunk prefixes of the
destination country are not used [i .e., between the country ID and
the N(S)N]. ---

It is recommended by the CCIT!' that countries that have not yet adopted
a trunk prefix for access to their national (automatic) network should adopt
a single-digit prefix, preferably O. Irrespective of what digit is chosen,
it should be precluded fran being used also as a first digit of the trunk
codes (E.163).

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 2• International Prefix: canbination of digi ts to be used by a
subscriber in one country, making a call to a different country, to
obtain access to the outgoing international equipment. This prefix
is not used between countries using one integrated numbering plan.

Rec'anmendation E .163 recanmends that countries that have not yet introduced
international operation, or that are revising their numbering plans, should
adopt an international prefix of "00".
In sane countries two or more international prefixes may be used
(E.160). This procedure allows additional capability; for instanc~" (1)
abbreviated dialing (i.e. shorter country codes) for calls to defined groups
of countries, via different groups of switching equipment, and (2) ability
to obtain different classes of call (e.g., station call or personal call for
telephone service) for charging purposes. Illustrations of trunk and

r---
international prefixes are given below.

INTERNATIOOAL DATA NUMBER -------~

00
INTERNATIONAL
+ I DNIC I + I NrN I

r--
PREFIX

NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER,------1

1
TRUNK
+ I TRUNK CDDE +
___SUB_S_C_RI_B_E_...IR_NUM_B_E_R-,I
PREFIX
One other type of access that is linportant to remember, particularly in
light of addressing, is access to supplementary telephone services.
"Supplementary service" is any service provided by the telephone network in
addition to the fundamental telephone service. Supplementary services
include:
mobile radiotelephone services
radio paging
telephones on transport systems (air, rail, etc.)
direct dialing-in
abbreviated dialing

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Recanmendations E.l3l and E.132 sI;)ecify contre>l procedures for not only
these supplementary services, but also for services other than telephony
that can be initiated with tone dialing. In the event that telephone sets
used in a dedicated telephone network are usecl as subscriber instruments in
service-integrated networks, "it is desirable that the procedures still
apply." However, the fact that tone dialing can be used to generate
requests for other services as well as address should not nnply that such
requests are part of the address.
Recommendation E.131 presents three code schemes for access to
supplementary telephone services: an AT&T coeie scheme (USA), a CEPT code
scheme (Europe), and an NTr code scheme (Japarl). (Administrations are asked
to apply one of the three schemes rather than establish a new one.) The
basic fundamental elements for supplementary services access using any of
the three code schemes are as follows:
AT&T: access prefix *. (Cusanters are pennitted to dial the digits
11 in place of *)
CEPT: service code prefix * or #
NTT: prefix digit 1 for services available fram both dial and
push-button telephones, prefix # for services available fran
push-button telephones only.

3.3.2 Routing
Recommendation 1.330 indicates that the routing of ISDN connections
should take into account the following information, when supplied by the
user:
o ISDN numbers, including destination network identification and
digits for direct dialing-in, where applicable
o Service type and attributes, possibly including requested quality
of sevice parameters such as transit delay, throughput, cnd
security
o Multiple transit RPOA/network selection, when I;)enmitted by the
originating ISDN.

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 In national networks, on a particular connection, the user may choose to
specify same or all of this information at either subscription time or
connection-establishment time. The principles of ISDN routing have not yet
been detennined.

3.3.3 Interworking
None of the CCI'IT Recanmendations referenced above precludes any
country's adminstration, or geographical area, fram having single or
multiple telephone, data, telex, or ISDN networks. In like manner,
individual numbering plans may be utilized in a country for the individual
PDN's, PSTN's, or ISDN's, or integrated plans may be used for single-service
network categories (e.g, all PDN's), or multiservice networks (ISOO's). The
world objective is that all ISDN's should evolve toward one numbering plan,
the ISDN numbering plan. In the meantime, existifYJ numberirYJ plans may
inte~ork/coexist with the ISDN numbering plan (Rec. E.164 or 1.331).

"Interworking" (nationally and internationally) is an issue for CCITT

further study. All interworking cases fran ISDN to dedicated networks (and
vice versa) have to be addressed by appropriate CCI'IT Study Groups.
Although specific standards are not yet approved, broad interworking
principles have been established (e.g., inCCITT Recommendations E.164,
1.330, X.300). These will be presented below.
Interfacing networks adds requirements to monitor and ananlyze numbering
for network management purposes. This will also be discussed below.

Basic Principle of Interworking

Two basic principles were stated in E.164 relative to interworking:
o
The ISDN subscriber should be able to .setup calls to subscribers,
or services, terminated on "public dedicated networks"
o A single-stage selection procedure should be used for interworking
wherever pJssible, however, a two-stage procedure can also be
anployed where necessary. The selection procedures will be
explained first.
Interworking by single-stage selection may be accomplished in two ways-
through a special prefix method or a national destination code (NDC)
method. In the first method, interworking is achieved by an arrangement

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where the calling party accesses a network by dialing a special prefix
followed by the necessary identification required for that particular
network. The special prefix may be one or nore digits or a nonnt.mterical
address qualifier. An example of this method (See CCI'IT Rec. X.l2l) is
shown below where a data tenminal on a public data network can access a
terminator or public telephone network by using a special prefix "9" after
the international prefix and before the Telephone Country Code.

INTERNATIONAL, TELEPHONE
INTERNATIONAL NUMBER
PREFIX
,
I
/
/
I
P + 9 +
_____TC_C I + I N_(S_)N I
Single-stage selection using the NDC method can be accomplished by using
several NOC's assigned to each network. The total number of digits cannot
exceed the maxllnum number of digits penmitted in the numbering plan.
Two-stage internetworking is achieved by an arrangement wherein the
first stage of selection provides the calling party access via the ISDN to
an "Internetworking Unit" (IWO) associated wi.th a {X)int of tenmination of
the required dedicated network. This is done by using an assigned local,
national, or international number. W1en a connection is established, the
IWU res{X)nds. The necessary address information for that particular
dedicated network is then forwarded, as a secc~nd stage of selection, through
the ISDN and IWO to complete the call into the dedicated network. A graphic
illustration of the two-stage method is depict.ed below•

./
. --1ST---... .--- ..........

/
STAGE
'"'"\ I
/"'" 2ND
STAGE " "
CALLING \ CALLED
ISDN DEDICATED ) PARrY
PARrY
\
, / NE'lW)RK
""'-- - ----- /
" ""-.........
--- -- ./
/

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 The CCITI' recrJgnizes (E.164) that sane countries may not be able to
offer an interworking capability; therefore, interworking is permitted
either in the country of origin or the destination country. lhe choice is
made by bilateral agreement. If interworking happens in the country of
origin, both methods of single-stage selection and two-stage selection are
allowed. In the destination country, only the NOC method or two-stage
selection can be used.
Looking back at the first basic principle of interworking [i.e., that a
subscriber (terminal) should be able to interface with a subscriber
(tenminal) in a different network] in light of the interworking methods
described llnmediately above, will allow a more specific discussion of that
principle.
Figure 11 shows ISDN reference configurations for user/network
interfaces. From a user's perspective, an ISDN is completely described by
the attributes that can be observed at an ISDN usernetwork interface (i.e.
physical, protocol, operational characteristics, etc.) Reference points and
functional groupings are shown in the figure. Reference points are snnply
the conceptual points dividing the functional groupings. A reference point
may correspond to a physical interface between pieces of equipnent.
However, two or more functional groupings may be embodied in a single
physical equipnent and a specific reference point may in fact not exist or
be accessible. Functional groupings are sets of functions that may be
needed in user access arrangements. (See Table 3 for nore detailed
definitions of the various reference point and functional groupings.) All
ISDN'S shall be able to assign an ISDN number to an interface at reference
points "T" or "S" (1.330). That is, 'an ISDN number should be able to
identify a particular:
physical, virtual, or multiple interface at reference point "T", or
physical, virtual, or multiple interface for point-to-point
configurations at reference point "S".
The CCITT objective has been that single stage interworking be used wherever
possible. More specific CCITT guidance regarding various interconnections
is summarized here: (CCITT Recommendation 1.330)
1. A particular interface, or multiple of interfaces, may be assigned
more than one ISDN number. This interface, for example, may be to
private canmunication facilities (LAN's, PABX' s, etc.) at an "s" or
liT" reference point.

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 TE2 ~1 TA ~~ NT2 ~1 NT! ~U* Transmission line

T_E_l_~-----..... ~
_____ NT2 r1.. _N_T_l_~~_T_ra_n_s_m_is_s_io_n_L_in_e _ _

TEl . 1~~~--~.~~~_N_T_2_+_N_T_l ~ Transm~~onL~e

PRIVATE
COMM'UNICATIONS 1----........T~ NT! ~ Transmission line
FACILITIES "

*This interface was formerly designated as the nUll interface. See the
U.S. network termination equipment (NT1) viewed as customer prem.ise
equipment. This implies that the HU" interface is the connection
between customer premises and the network.

Figure 11. ISDN reference configurations for user/network interfaces

(from CCITT 1.411 and 1.330).

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 Table 3. ~finitions of ISDN Reference Points and Functional Groupings

R.eference Point "Rn This is the reference point corresponding to

existing standard interfaces that are expected to
work with the ISDN. physical interfaces not
included in CCITr Recamnendations may appear here.
Today's analog telephone has an R interface that
carries analog voice plus signaling infonmation
[pulses or dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF)
signaling]. An X.25 host has an R interface that
operates using X.25 protocols at one of the
transmission speeds specified in CCITT
Recommendation X.I. Other R interface examples for
data include CCITT X.21 for circuit switching and
RS-232-C for asynchronous tenninals. The R
interfaces for facsimile are those defined for Group
I, II, and III Facsimile equipment.
Reference Point "S" This is the reference point corresponding to the
all-digital interface for TEl. The S interface will
be available in a configuration that penmits
subsets. Basic ISDN access is through an S
interface containing one or more transparent user
channels and a separate signaling channel. The S
interface may have four wires for data transfer and
an additional two or four wires for power
transfer. The S interface is considered to
represent the smallest individually addressable unit
within the ISDN.
Reference Point "T" This is the interface between NTl and NT2. In sane
other countries, T will not exist; a PI'T may choose
to provide both NTl and NT2 functions in a single
box with no visible T interface. In the United
States NT-I is considered customer premises
equipment and so another interface is defined. This
is sometimes denoted the "U" interface.
Terminal Equipment, TE This includes functions broadly belonging to layer 1
and higher layers of the X.200 (OSI) Reference
Model. Digital telephone, data terminal equipment,
and integrated work stations are examples of
equipment or combinations of equipment that provide
the functions. The TE functions are:
- protocol handling
- maintenance functions
- interface functions
- connection functions to other equipments.

Terminal Equipment This includes functions belonging to the functional

Type 1, TEl TE, with an interface that complies with the ISDN
user-network interface Recamnendations.

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 Table 3 (cont'd)

Terminal Equipment This includes functions belonging to the functional

Type 2, TE2 group TE, but with an. interface that oamplies with
interface Recommendations other than the ISDN
interface Recommendation (e.g., the X-series
interface Recommendations) or interface not included
in CCI'IT Recommendations (e.g., pre-ISDN era).
Terminal Adapter, TA Includes functions b~oadly belonging to layer land
higher layers of the :X.200 (OSI) Reference Model
that allow a TE2 terminal to be serviced by an ISDN
usernetwork interface. Adaptors between physical
interfaces at reference points Rand S or R and T
are examples of equipment or oambinations of
equipment that provide TA functions.
Network Tennination 1, This includes funqtions broadly equivalent to Layer
NTl 1 (physical of the OS1 Reference Mode). These
functions are associated with the proper physical
and electranagnetic t1errnination of the network. NTI
functions are:
line transmission tenmination
layer 1 line maintenance functions and
performance monitoring
- timing
- power transfer
layer 1 multiplexing
interface termination, including
multidrop termination employing layer 1
contention resolution.
Network Termination 2, This includes functions broadly equivalent to layer
NT2 1 and higher layers of the X.200 (OSI) Reference
Model. PABXs, local ,area networks, and terminal
controllers are examples of equipment or
combinations of equipment that provide NT2
functions. NT2 functions include:
layers 2 land 3 protocol handling
layers 2 and 3 multiplexing
- switch.ing
- concentration
- maintenance functions
interface termination and other layer 1
functions.
Note: TE, NT1, am NT2 definitions are fran Draft Recommendation 1.411

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2. For mobile services, the ISDN number identifies an interface in the
mobile subsciber's premises (at an "s" reference point).
3. In the case where an ISDN number identifies a nobile TE, or a TE
served by several interfaces or networks, an ISDN may neeCi to map
fram the ISDN number on to a specific interface designation.
4. The ISDN number is not required to identify. a connection (or
ch.annel) directly where, on an interface, more than one connection
(or channel) may be present at a given instant. An indirect
identification of channels may occur (e.g., the ISDN number
identifies an interface and there is only one channel).
5. As stated above, where a number of public or private ISDN's exist
in a country, it is not mandatory to integrate their numbering
plans. It is a CCITT objective however, that connections between
the TE's on the various networks can be completed using only the
ISDN address.
6• For a private network that spans nore than one country, the
International ISIl\J Number will cause the delivery of a call to the
particular private networks in the country specified by the CC.
7. TEl's are always allowed to use ISDN numbers when originating a
connection. sane ISDN's may also permit other numbers to be used,
conveyed with an identification of the relevant numbering plan.
8. At an interface between an ISDN and a dedicated bearer service
public network, an interworking unit (see Figure 11) shall convert
between ISDN addresses and Dedicated Bearer Service Network (DBSN)
numbers when required.
9. When a TE2 calls a user of a ISDN, the TE2 may use the dedicated
bearer service access number. In the case of a TE2 placing an
outgoing call via an ISDN that uses only the ISDN numbering plan,
the dedicated service number will be converted into an ISDN
number. Numbering conversion should (preferably) be performed at
the point of interworking between the ISDN and dedicated network.
Sane networks may also provide numbering conversion as an inherent
function.
10. At the person-mach.ine interface, a method of distinguishing between
abbreviated and complete representations of an ISDN Number is
required. This method demands further study by the CCITr. The
method of distinguishing between an ISDN Number and a number from
another numbering plan shall be by separate identification of the
applicable numbering plan. CCI'IT procedures are not yet
established for this method.

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Nonzoned Services
Sane of the networks with which the PSTN's have had to interwork are the
so-call~ "Nonzoned" services. The term "non:zoned" refers to such non-f ixed
networks as the VHF/UHF and Maritnne Mobile-Satellite Services and the
Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMN). The interworking between the PSTN,
whose numbering plan functions in accordance 'Nith E.163, and the Maritline
Mobile Services (VHF/UHF and Satellite), also bound to the 12-digit
numberirYJ plan, has been addressed "by Recamnendations E.210 and E.211.
These Recamnendations set up the numberiI1CJ system whereby PSTN subscribers
can call ship stations in the Maritilne Mobile Services and vice versa.
Draft Recamnendations E.212 and E.213 provide guidance relative to
numberin;J for the Public Land Mobile Networks. E.212 proposes an
identification plan for land mobile stations, while E.2l3 specifies a
telephone numbering plan for land mobile stations in a PLMN.

A. Maritime Mobile Service

Recommendation E.211 standardized the numbering and dialing procedures

for subscribers in the public switched telephc)ne network calling ship
stations in the VHF/UHF and Maritnne Mobile-Satellite Telephone Services and
the procedures for calling a subscriber, or an operator, in the PSTN fran
ship stations. The routiOJ and numberineJ techniques adopted were designed
to require as little change as possible to national and international PSTNs.
Each ship is allocated a unique 9-digit station identity in accordance
with E.210. The initial three digits define ,the nationality of the ship.
The first digit of these Maritilne Identification Digits (MID) identifies the
geographical region to which the nationality (registry) of the ship
relates. For example, "2" signifies Europe; "3" is North America. (Only
the digits 2 through 7 are used.) The second digit of the MID may be 1
throogh 9, and the third digit may be 0 throu~gh 9. A minimum number of
digits is used for ship station numbers to pennit maximum autanation. (Sane
countries find it practical to only use six-digit ship station numbering.)
TrailirYJ zeros are added to ship station numbers (received fran an autanatic
PSTN network) to fonn nine-digit ship station identities.

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 Dialing procedures for various origin-tenmination combinations present
in the Maritime Mobile Service are shown below. Generally, these plans
contain a 'prefix, country code, and station (subscriber) number as defined
in E.211.
Use-Pair Canbination Numbering Structure
(Origin-Tenmination)
Shore-to-Ship P + 87 + S + MIDKXXXXX
Ship-to-Shore 00 + CC+ N(S)N
Ship-to-Ship 00 + 87 + S + MIDKXXXXX

Notes: P = international prefix

S = ocean area and satellite system designator
MID = maritime identification digits
CC = 1, 2, or 3-digit country code

For automatic shore-originated calls, international dialing procedures

include the use of an international prefix, and "87" country code [also
called a Maritilne International Code (MIC)] with accompanying digit to
indicate applicable ocean area or satellite system, and a ship station
number. For automatic ship-originated calls to terrestrial subscribers, the
international dialing procedure will include a standardized prefix, 00,
i.e., all ships in all ocean areas will use the same prefix to identify an
automatic international call.
Prefixes are also used to identify other functions for the satellite
system. See Table 4 for a list of prefix allocations.
The type of interworking illustrated immediately above is considered
single stage selection. A modification to E.211 (Annex 2) has been proposed
by CCIT!' Study Group II, whereby th.e shore-to-ship dialing procedure would
include a service tenmination designation as follows:
P International Prefix
87 MIC
S OCean area and satellite system
8Y Service Tenmination
NIDXXXXXX Ship station number

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 Table 4. Allocation of Telephone Prefixes and Telex Access Codes for
the Maritime Mobile Service (E.211)

Prefix or access code

Category Applications
(Notes 2 and 3) Telephone Telex Data
Digit t Digit 2

1 0 Spare - - -
t 1 International dutgoing operator A A NA
1 2 International information service A A FS
1 3 National operator A A NA
1 4 National information service A A FS
Operator 1 5 Radiotelegram service FS A NA
1 6 Spare - - -
1 7 Booking of telephone calls (Note 4) A A NA
1 8 Spare - - -
1 9 Spare - - -
2 0 Access to maritime PAD (Note 5) A NA NA
2 t Store-and-forward (international) NA A I NA
2 2 Store-and-forward (national) NA A NA
Automatic 2 3 Abbreviated dialling (short c()de A
' ""'"
NA
facilities selection)
2 4 Telex letter service NA A NA
2 5 - - -
2
2
6 - - -
7 Spare - - -
2 8 - - -
2 9 - - -

3 0 Spare - - - I
3 1 Maritime enquiries A A A
3 2 Medical advice A A A
Specialized 3 3 Technical assistance A A A
assistance 3 4 Person-to-person 'cal~ A NA NA
(Notes 6
and 7) 3 5 Collect calls A NA NA
3 6 Credit card calls A A NA
3 7 Time and charges requested at end A A NA
of call
3 8 Medical assistance A A A
3 9 Maritime assistance A A A

4 0 Spare - - -
4 t Meteorological reports A A A
Ship 4 2 Navigational hazards and warnings A A A
reporting 4 3 Ship position reports A A A
(Note 6)
4 4 - - -
4 5 - - -
4 6 Spare - - -
4 7 - - -
4 8 - - -
4 9 - - -
--- .

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 Table 4. (Cant'd)
Prefix or access code
Applications
Category Telephone Telex Data
(Notes 2 and 3)
Digit 1 Digit 2

5 0 Spare - - -
5 1 Meteorological forecasts FS FS FS
5 2 Navigational warnings FS FS FS
5 3 Videotex (international) FS NA FS
Information 5 4 Videotex (national) FS NA FS
retrieval 5 5 News (international) FS FS FS

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5 6 News (national) FS FS FS
5 7 - - -
5 8 Spare - - -
5 9 - - -

Specialized 6 Administration specialized use, A A FS

use (Note 8) e.g. leased lines

7 Spare - - -

8 Spare - - -

9 0 Spare - - -
9 1 Automatic test line A A FS
9 2 Commissioning tests A A A
9 3 Spare - - -
Test 9 4 Spare - - -
(Note 6) 9 5 Operational coordination A A A
9 6 - - -
9 7
Spare - - -
9
9
8 - - -
9 - - -

Note I The same table is contained in Recommendations E.211, F.121 and X.350.
Note 2 The entries in the columns under Telephone, Telex and Data have the following meanings:

A Applicable for access by this service

NA Not applicable for access by this· service
FS For further study.

Note 3 - The prefix or access code may be followed by an optional telephone country code, data country code (or data
network identification code) or telex destination code, or other optional digits.

Note 4 - Via some coast earth stations it would be possible to book telephone calls using the telex service.

Note 5 - PAD = Packet Assembly/Disassembly facility. The prefix 20 should be followed by two digits indicating the
required data rate (see Recommendation X.351).

Note 6 - Some of the facilities under this category are defined in Annex B.

Note 7 - The prefixes 34, 35, 36 and 37 may be followed by the international number of the called subscriber.

Note 8 - Digits following digit 6 will be allocated on a national basis.

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The value of digit "y" would be different for each service termination.
Several things should be noted about this dialing procedure:
o The digits 8Y cannot be used for in-~dialing for discrimination
between several tenminals of the same kind.
o
The digits 8Y should not be dialed for ordinary telephone calls.
o
The first digit of the MID cannot take the value "8" for ships
participating in the maritime satellite service as long as the
digits 8Y are used for the above~defined purpose.
B. Public Land Mobile Networks

The design considerations for the identification plan for land mobile
stations, proposed in new draft Recommendation E.212, are listed below:
1. There could be a number of public land mobile networks (PLMN's) in
a country. (Country in th.is Recanmendation is also used to mean
geographical area.)
2. Wlen a number of PLMN's exist in one country, it should not be
mandatory to integrate' the identificlation plans for the various
networks.

3. The identification plan should penmit the identification of the

country as well as the PLMN in which the mobile station is
registered.
4. The number of digits compriSing the code used to identify the
country and a specific PLMN should be the same in all countries.
5. The number of digits used to identif,Y a specific mobile station
should be a national matter.
6• The identification plan should provilde for substantial spare
capacity to accommodate future requirements.

7. It should be pJssible to assign diff1erent international numbers to

a mobile station for different servilce and network interconnection
(e.g. PSTN's, ISDN's, PDN's) and still relate them to the same
unique international identity.
It can be seen that there is a correlation between the above design
considerations and those listed for Recommendations X.12l (PDN) and 1.330
(ISDN Numbering and Addressing Principles). IThere is also a numbering
structure proposed for the PLMN similar to thlat recanmended for ISDr\J. At
this time, however, the ISDN-NP and the data numbering plan for land nobile

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stations (i.e., the integration thereof) are for further CCITr study. One
of the unique problems facing the PLMN is that it is desired to have the
mobile station number remain the same regardless of mobile station
location. Also, the followinJ is stated in E.212: "Since the International
Mobile Station Identity is not used for dialing and routing purposes through
the PSTN, PONes, ISDN, etc., its length would not be influenced by any
numbering constraints to these networks." In other words, even if the IS~­
NP allows up to 15 digits, the PLMN-NP may require even more and may not be
directly compatible. This type of situation would almost certainly require
either a one or two-stage method for network interworking. The PLMN
structure is as follows:
MCC = Mobile Country Code (3 digits, 2-7)
MNC = Mobile Network Code «6 digits)
MSIN = Mobile Station Identification Number
= National

,
NMSI Mobile Station Identity (assigned by administration)
IMSI = International Mobile Station Identity (~ 15 digits)
IMSI

1-- M.CC
I I
+
MNC
I+ I MSIN
I
~ NMSI
1
Monitoring and Numbering Analysis
In order to perfonn network management functions (routing, billing,
etc), calls (messages) are monitored and analyzed by th.e originating
country, the transit country or counties, and the destination country. The
numerical analysis requires certain configurations of digits to appear
within the ISDN, telephone, or data number. The requirements belCM for
international IS~, international telephone, and international data numbers
were defined fran Recanmendations E.164, E.163, and X.121:

A. The Originating Country needs to determine the country of

destination, the most appropriate network routing, and proper
charging. This is accanplished by lookinJ at a canbination of
country code and network identification infonmation. Depending on
the length (number of digits) of the country code, the number of
network identification digits need only be the lengths shown below.

so
 For ISDN Networks
Count~ Code digits N(S)N digits
3 3
2 4
1 5

For Telephone Networks

TeC digits N(S)N digits
2 or 3 2
1 3

For Data Networks

OCC digits Network digit
3 1

B. Transit Countries require complete international numbers to process

and monitor traffic.
C. The destination country should recei~Je canplete international
numbers. (For International Data Nurnbers, however, arrangements
should be rrade to suppress nec's if the country does not want to
rece i ve them.)
If rrore than 10 Public Data Networks exist in a country, the nec
identifies the group of networks wittlin which the called network is
included and verifies that the call reached the correct country.
If less than 10 PDN's exist, the nec verifies that the correct
country has been reached, but the Network Digit identifies the
network.

3.3.4 Open Systems Interconnection

In the Recommendation X.200 Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference
Model, addresses identify "service access poirlts" at each layer. As the
essential 'purpose of the OSI Network Layer is to achieve routing of
information within the OSI envIronment, the ISDN number has an llnportant
relationship to the X.200 Network Layer Service Access Point (NSAP).
The ISDN Address may serve to help to iderltify OSI Network Layer Service
Access Points and to roote to it.
When needed, the ISDN Number is related to the OSI Network Layer Address
according to the following methods:
o For scme OSI Network Layer Addresses, the OSI Network Layer Address
is based on the ISDN number with no additional subaddress
infonmation necessary to identify the~ associated NSAP
o For other OSI Network Layer Addressest, the'OSI Network Layer
Address is based on the ISDN number and users information in the
ISDN subaddress to further identify the associated NSAP

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 o For the remaining OSI Network Layer Addresses, the OSI Network
Layer Address is not based on the ISDN number. The entire OSI
Network Layer Address must be conveyed in the ISDN subaddress and
the corresponding ISDN number must be derived fran the OSI 'Network
Layer Address.

The ISDN address is not directly related to a physical, data link,

transport, session, presentation or application layer entity, or service
access point. Indirect relationships may occur as one or same of these
entities or service access points may be in correspondence with netWork
layer service access points.

3.4 CCITT Study Objectives 1985-1988

The VIlIth CCITT Plenary Assembly charged Study Group II with studies on
Question 17/11 entitled "Development of the Vbrld Numbering Plan for
Telephone and Ism Application. (see Appendix A). Objectives identified
for study during the 1985-1988 study period included the following.

o
methods for selection of the required service(s), and of access to
other dedicated networks, considering the infonmation needed for:
- a destination address used in a ISDN
- a bearer service between ISDN interfaces
- teleservices, for te~inal-to-tenminal communications
- tenminal selection in a point-to-multipoint configuration
o
sub-addressing and shared address space techniques;
interworking between an ISDN and dedicated networks providin<]
services such as packet and circuit switched data; telex, mobile,
and satellite facilities and services; and broadband services

o human factors issues relatirg to the need for information to assist

users of ISDN services, and for universal infonmation and emergency
services

o the requirements for digit or number analysis of address

infonmation received by exchanges

o provision of guidelines that will assist the evolution of the \\brld

Numbering Plan from Recommendation E.163 to E.164.

The first three are considered major study items.

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 3.5 NumberirYJ Plan Comparisons
Tables 5 and 6 can be used to canpare numbE~rirYJ plans fran standards
given in Section 3 and as currently implemented as described in Appendix
B. These comparison tables include the plan name, the pertinent standard
nonmenclature, prefixes used, the national significant number, and pertinent
remarks and references relatil1C] to the plan. I~xplanatory notes concerning
both tables are given in Table 7.

4. AREAS FOR FURTHER A'ITENTION

In the previous sections we have attempted to acquaint the reader with
the ISDN philosophy and the complexities invol~led in establishirYJ a
numbering/addressing/connection plan to bring the, philosophy to operational
life. Desirable numbering plan attributes were offered early in the report,
and were acknowledged frequently later as CCITJr Recanmendations and
Questions applicable to ISDN numberirg were cited. The standards documents
themselves provide many desired plan characteristics through their
specifications.
There are still several technical areas remaining where concerted
efforts are necessary to standardize numbering, addressing, or connection-
related approaches particularly in ihterworking situations. An examination
of actual numberil1C] plans (Appendix B), and thE~ ISDN service-concepts show
areas that have not been addressed. These areciS are outlined below.

4.1 Transition fram PSTN to ISDN

The ISDN-NP (Rec. E.164 or I.331) specifies 15 digits to be used for the
ISDN number. This creates one of several transition problems that will have
to be studied and resolved as ISDN's begin to take shape. Since switches
with 15 digit register capacity will be introdllced only gradually, sane
questions requiring consideration are:
o will the use of l5-digit numbers eventually effect a change in the
composition of the N(S)N?
o Wi th area codes presently at a premiUIn, will new schemes have to be
developed to extend the capability of this three-digit code, such
as:

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 Table 5. CCITT Recommended Numbering Plans

ex ITT .Rec: °1 NUMbering rlAR

No. (fCP) S.tructure{ s) ReNrks

1.121 I Interntttonal HP To DIE not part of

natton.r-Tntegrated

fl
for PON's p2 + Humber
numbering sche-e
To OlE's on PON's
.. To DIE thAt is part
I I of Mtto~l Tntegrated
p2 + nuMbering sch...

Spectal
Pre'ix ID ~f DlE on a PSTN •
2 ... 9 • cc~ssed to or fno- •
PON

Specl~l
Prefix' 10 of OTE on a Public
Telex Network. accessed
p2 + 8 -to or frOM a PON
UI
I I I
~

I E.163 I NuMberIng Plan for

ill. InterMttOni r
Tel.phOne Sirvlce I p2 ...

(.210/ Ship Statton ldenti- only one exaMPle

E.211 'tcatlon for VHf/UHF shown. per E.211,
ana Rirft'.. MObtle- t' .. .. 0 C « --
showing Shore-to-Shlp
call. See £.211
Sitellite servIces'
RUi6erlng .na Dfalfnar AppendiX this report)
ProcedUres for VRF/U for all situattons.
PI • Prefix or access number assigned by E.211
Ina Mirttt-e ~btle­
Sitellite Telephone
services

E. 164 N~ertng Plan for

the ISM Era rl
~~)
-'-j
_ _ _-
Subscriber Number
__
Sub-
Address ,I ~nly.
Sub-address not part
of ISON NUlibeM part
of ISON Address
 Table 6. Actual and Proposed Numbering Plans

Country or CCITT Rec.

Agency NP Followed Structure( s) Remarks

France E.163 l~~ermediate Phase (1985): (After Collett, et al,

(New NP) 1981)
""Preflx Trunk~oae ~uDscriber7Dlrectory~er

16 NXXX XXXX
16 NXXX XXXX Provinces to Paris Region
NXXX XXXX Paris Region to Provinces
NXXX XXXX Province to Province
Intra-Paris Region

Final Phase (1989):

I Trunk Coae ~ubscrlDer/Directory-]ijffiDer

01 NXXX XXXX Inter-Zone to Paris Reaion

(w = 2-5) OW NXXX XXXX Inter-Zone (other than-to Paris)
NXXX XXXX Intra-Zone
NXXX XXXX Intra-Paris Zone

Dutch X.121 TIata

UI Datanet Country National Number.(NN) (van der Graaf, 1982)
UI p2 + I Code
7
DCC A Geog. Zone ISeria1 No. within Geog. Zone I Future Sub-
NumberinQ
perX.T2l xxx I YYY ~-.T4Digltsj

Denmark E.163 National (Significant) Number (Nielsen, 1980)

and CEPT p2 + ~ Trunk Prefix I~Co-de-- Subscri ber Number
X = 0-9
None Req'd XV bc de f g V = 0-9
b = 2-9
P = 009 outgoing; 45 incoming (TCC) • all others = 0-9
No Trunk Prefix required; whole country becomes one numbering area

North E.163 Trunk Prefix Orrec. No.

American Toll to FNPA No Inter-
0/1 N 0/1 X NNX XXXX Toll to HNPA changeable
0/1 ---- NNX XXXX Local CO code

I J
--- ---- NNX XXXX
p2 +
Toll to FNPA with inter-
' 0/1
0/1 0/1 X~
N---- NXX
NXX I XXXX
XXXX
Toll to HNPA changeable
Local CO code
( --- ---- NXX XXXX
- -
P = 011 outgoing; 1 incoming (TCe for integrated numbering area)
 Table 7 Notes for Table 5 and 6

Integer value ranges: N = 2 through 9

X = 0 through 9
Z = 2 through 7 (or, see Note 1)

1. DNIC = Data Nebwork Identification Code First digit, Z, values:

0-
1- Reserved
2 -7- For DNIC's
8- For interworking wi th telex networks
9- For interworking with telephone networks

2. P = International Prefix: For outgoing calls, a national matter.

3. DCC = Data Country Code assigned 9Y X.121
4• TCC = Teleph.one Country Code ass igned by E .163
5. TDC = Telex Destination Code assigned by F.69
6. National Destination Code (NDC) provides for a Trunk Code (TC)
and/or a network identification function (E.164)
7. A = 1 for dedicated X.25 connections. Other numbers reserved for
future use.

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 a. Extending the allowable middle-di.git values beyond the present
o or 1; or,
b. Expand area codes to 4 digits?
o Should central office codes be expanded?
o
Should subscriber numbers be expanded?1

A very fundamental problem is haw a subscri.ber connected to an "old"

excharlJe can call a subscriber connected to a "new" exchange, as his
exchange cannot handle a 15 digit address (or corresponding longer national
number, as canpared to the present number length). One way to resolve this
problem is to delay introduction of 15 digit numbers .until essentially all
exchanges have been replaced or m:>dified. At plresent, no clear cut solution
to this problem is available.
These are but a few of the issues, among many, that are all part of the
fundamental issue of haw the transition from PSTN to ISDN should be handled.

4.2 Interconnection of Private Networks to Public Networks and ISDNs

Private voice networks [such as the Autanatic Voice Network, AuroVON,
the Federal Telecommunication Service (FTS), and the Defense Switched
Network (OON) may operate canpletely independent of all other public voice
networks, or they may be embedded within them. It is not yet clear, how
private networks operating within an ISDN or PSTN can address and
interconnect with another private or public network operated by a different
administration. Various documents have suggested that prefixing, sub-
addressing" or signaling techniques may be appropriate to provide a
connection mechanism. This is precisely the problem which the OS1 NSAP
addressin;] schane is designed to solve.
Further study appears to be required relative to this question.

4.3 Special ISIX\J Features

One of the most llnpressive characteristics of the Integrated Services
Digital Network (or set of ISDN's) is the ability to incorporate special
service features on a broad scale. This characteristic has two aspects.
First, many different features can be introduced into the network(s). And
second, a tremendous number of ISDN subscribers could have access to a

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 variety of features provided for example, by the many separate networks.
Special features provided by value-added networks might include such
capabilities as:
priority/precedence: the ability to assign certain services or
users the capability of accessing and maintaining a network
connection at better than a randan probability
security/privacy: the ability to protect (fran eavesdropping or
tampering) selected communications fram end-t~end (including
voice, data, facsllnile, video, etc.)
special access cooes: the ability to use short codes (e.g.,
three digits) to invoke special network services (e.g.,
directory information, emergency human services) not only within
a subscriber's network, but into other networks as well
- multiaddressing: the ability on a contract basis to communicate
to more than one subscriber simultaneously without having to
"dial" each subscriber separately (e.g., for data transmissions)
- user transmission media selection: the ability of a user to
select a particular transmission path for a certain
communication action (e.g., choosing a terrestrial path instead
of satellite path for a data message)
- user quality of service (ooS) selection: the ability to select
fran various levels of network quality for a particular
communication action (e.g., choosiOCJ exttemely-Iow, bit-error-
rate perfonmance for a critical data message)
- delayed transmission for econany-voice storage, etc.

CCITr documentation has indicated that "service identifiers" describing

the requirements of the calling tenminal will be in the signaling
. infonmation and will not be reflected in a formal international ~er,
(e.g., an ISDN number). International and national trunk prefixes are used
to access large, automatic switching equipment, and subaddressing suffixes
are. used to reach subscriber tenminals within private communication
facilities through local switches (e.g., PABX's). These and other
intelligent-switch processing, related specifically to ISDN types of
functions must still be considered.

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 4.4 Gateway Traffic Mlalysis
With a global integrated services network concept carnes the requirement
to provide "gateways" (i.e., interface and protocol conversion nodes)
between private networks, public networks, ISDN's operating with other
ISDN's within a country, and ISDN's that are the sole networks for their
respective countries. The design of gateway capacity is dependent upon the
projection of traffic type and volume for the networks connected by
gateways. The United States and other countries, therefore, need to know
present and anticipated traffic flow statistics.

4.5 Integration of Numbering Plans for PLMN and ISDN

CCITT Recommendations E.212 and E.213 for the Public Land Mobile
Networks may not provide adequate standardization to accommodate ISDN
(E.164) numbering plan restrictions. That is, there is no apparent PIMN
requirement to limit land mobile numbers to thE~ IS-digit ISDN limit.
Present numbering arrangements in E.212 and E.213 require escape codes or
two-stage interworking procedures to be used tC) interface wi th ISDN
subscribers.
Integration of PIMN and ISDN numbering plarls is required.

4.6 Subaddressing Procedures

Although broad guidelines are offered for direct dialing-in and
subaddress techniques for reaching inside a subscriber's premises, more
definitive specifications appear to be in order, particularly in light of
local area network (LAN) popularity and the USE~ of these networks in an OSI
envirorffient.
Addressing schanes are currently being exaInined by the OSI Network
Services Access Point to detenmine applications where organizations use
optional bypass networks to skirt around the conventional transmission
paths; i.e., public switches are avoided in fa\7or of private dedicated paths
(or systems).

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 4.7 Recent Actions by TIDI
These and other issues are continually being addressed by u.s. standards
organizations who make contributions to the CCI'IT via the USCCITr Can;mittee
on ISDN. One such organization is the TIDI subcanmittee formed under the
auspices of the Exchange Carriers Standards Association. Because this group
is constantly engaged in various standards activities that continually
change or are completed it is linpossible to keep current with their
results. The interested reader is referred to the TIDl workirYJ documents.

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 APPENDIX A
Question 17/11: - Development of the World N\mbering Plan for Telephone
and ISDN Application
Considerirg
that the ISDN numbering plan in accordance with Recommendation
E.164 is based on and sh.all evolve fran the World Numbering Plan
for Telephony;
that the ISDN numbering plan envisages a maximum number length of
15 digits;

that ISDN custaner access arrangements have been specified by CCln

and may be offered to users in the near future;
that number allocation for ISDN custaners is likely to be more
complex than current practice in telephony;
that the development of the ISDN numbering plan may have an nnpact
on existing numbering plans;
that public networks such as public datci networks have been
specified by the CCITT;
that many of these public networks are already established in same
administrations and in other Administrations such networks are in
an advanced state of planning or linplementation;
that there is a need for these networks to provide international
service;
that the capability of accessing the~e public networks from the
public telephone network is being ~plemented and shall be required
fram the future ISDN.
What rules could facilitate ISDN number allocation and what are the
implications on numbering, selection and access procedures and routing of
interworking between public telephone networks and other public networks
(including ISDN)?
What new Recommendations or modifications to existing Recommendations
would be required?
Note 1 - The interconnected networks will carry voice and nonvoice
services. Close c()()peration with Study Groups I, III, VII, XI, and XVIII is
required and an account will need to be taken of human factors studies

Note 2 - In conjunction with the development of the Wbrld Numbering Plan,

the following aspects require further study:
Instructions to subscribers on selection procedures, including
methods of indicating service and RPOA/network selection in the
ISDN era. In addition further study is required on subaddressing
and shared address space addressing techniques.

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The necessary steps and the methods to be applied for the numbering
plan evolution fram Recommendation E.163 to E.164 needs careful
consideration. Such guidance 'hUuld be of assistance to ensure a
worldwide uniform approach and to recamnend dates of implement-
ation.

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 APPENDIX B
EXISTING AND PROroSED NUMBERING PLANS

B.l Introouction
Just as a telecommunication system should be designed to meet the
requiranents of its users, so should the numbel:-ing plan, used to implement
that system, meet those same needs. The numbering plans resultiOJ frcm
different CCIT!' Recamnendations, are each used for a specific type of
network and have been designed generally to embrace the philosophy of that
network. ExistiO] and. proposed numbering plans of various networks
throughout the world need to be designed for the most understandable and
expedient employment by the network users. In this appendix several plans
are reviewed. They can be canpared against thE~ type of network used, the
CCI'IT Recamnendation generally follCMed, the rne~thoo used for interworking
with other networks, and any other features of particular interest. The
summary canparison chart for the network described here is given in Table I
of Section 3.5.

B.2 North American Numbering Plan

The North American Numbering Plan Area (NPA) includes the entire United
States and Canada, parts of Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands excepting
Cuba. The systems that service this integrated numbering area include the
American Telephone and Telegraph Canpany (AT&T), the Bell Operating
Canpanies (BOC), and over 1500 Independent Telephone ,Canpanies and Other
Cammon Carriers (CCC). In addition, literally thousands of private branch
exchanges (PBX) and local area networks (LAN) within organizations and
institutions, cammon control switching arrangements (CCSA) such as the
Federal Telecommunications System (FTS), value-'added networks (VAN) such as
TELENET and TYMNET, and many other dedicated networks must all interwork
with and have access to the North American Public Switched Telephone Network
(PSTN) •
The numbering plan uses a unique 10-digit address that confonms to CCITT
Recamnendation E.163. The present numbering plan format has grown and
changed fran necessity, much as the ISDN Numbering Plan is expected to
evolve. All Number Calling (ANC), which is the destination code routiing
system used, .employs a three-digit Numbering Plan Area (NPA) Code and a

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seven-digit telephone, or directory, number. These unique 10 digits make up
the National (Significant) Number (NSN). The seven-digit subscriber or
"directory", number consists of a three-digit Central Office (CO) code plus
a four-digit station number. The structure of the (national) network
address, or "destination code," is shown below.

NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER --1

r-w~ -J N I 0/1 N I N I N I X I X I X f X I X I
C-~.-J
Trunk
'----- Y'
NPA/l'runk ./:~CO
Code'" Station
=-y- 1
Prefix Code Number 1

I I
~ Directory Number ~

N = 2-9
0/1 = digit zero or one
X = 0-9

The NPA cooe, also called the trunk code (E.160) detennines the general
(geographical) location of th.e directory number called. In addition to the
N(S)N, a caller must use a trunk prefix (E.160) if calling a number within
the same country or integrated numbering area but outside of the caller's
Home Numbering Plan Area (HNPA). The called area in that case is referred
to as a "Foreign" NPA (FNPA) and may be directly dialed using a "I" trunk
prefix. By usirYJ a "0", operator assistance may be requested. A call arode
to a station within an HNPA dc>es not require the HNPA. code but, depending
upJn the location of the called station, may need the trunk prefix "1" or
"0". The "a.. or 1" used as the second NPA code digit, and the digits 2
15

through 9 used in the second CO code pJsition, solve the problem of

distinguishing between the two adjacent codes in a cammon control system.
Because of increased applications, the structure shown above is evolving
such that the CO code has, in sane limited areas, presently taken the fonn
NXX. Ultimately, both the NPA and CO codes will have this form. The less
restrictive NXX fonmat embodies the concept of interchangeable codes,
wherein end office (i.e., CO) codes and NPA codes will no longer be
characterized by mutually exclusive formats. Sane special area codes (SAC)
have been designed and reserved for such use as Wide Area Telephone Service
(WATS) 800, DIAL-IT services (900), TWX, services, etc.

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 While the ISDN is still only conceptual in nature, the many acc's and
their networks that operate in the North American NPA, as well as AT&T
Canmunications (fonnerly AT&T Iong Lines), offer some or all of \the
integrated services that are envisioned. It is-recognized that existing
networks are predominantly analCX]. There are other capabilities such as the
Local Area Data Transport Capability (LAm') and the Data Bridging Capability
that support an eventual ISDN.
The evolvirrJ Local Area Data Transport (LAD!') capability is intended for
two types of users; the occasional user who is satisfied with not having
voice oammunications While accessing a data base and the user who requires
more continuous voice canmunications while acc;essirrJ a data base (see Figure
B-1) •
The upper half of the figure shows alternate analCX] or low-speed data
through the interface to an analog switch. This user can seize a port on a
statistical multiplexer at a central office by pushbutton telephone and then
send 1200 b/s data through a :mc>dem fran the terminal. The user terminal
will need X.25 support, based on the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference :mc>del,
Level 2, Link Layer. Packetized data will then be sent between the user and
the data base through a packet switch. The multiplexer will concentrate
incoming data from multiple users so that data is sent at 56 kb/s to the
packet switching facility.
The second component of the LAD!' capability penmits sllnultaneous analog
voice and digital data. A user who requires more continuous voice service
along with data transmission can reach the statistical multiplexer through a
dedicated line by usirYJ the data over voice (JX)V) concept. Through
apprcpriate equipnent at both ends, digital data up to 8 kb/s can be sent
while analog voice conversations are routed to the analog switch.
The data bridging capability provides a service where there is a need to
transmit digital data, such as graphics or tel1econferencing, fran one user
location to several. A data bridge can be added to a No. 4 ESS switch that
would route data fram a single input to multiple receiving sites. The input
data coold came over a standard analog l()(){) at 4.8 kb/s, or at 56 kb/s,
through the public switched digital or LADT capabilities.

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 I I
USER LOCAL CENTRAL
PREMISES LOOP OFFICE

VOICE I

• ANALOG
• (Voice or Data)

(~~~A) X~25 ~ I ~~~ig~'-I--~...-

Level 2 (No.1 A
Required ESS)

c:h
a\
cr:T- ANALOG
(Data)
ANALOG
(Voice) DIGITAL
01 (Data)
PACKET HOST
• 56 kb/s -'-
VOICE • SWITCHING
.........-,
(Data
•
I ..... > .U2 X.25 Base)
SIMULTANEOUS SUPPORT
NEEDED
(Voice & Data)
X.25
Level 2 Required

Figure B-1. Local area data trans.port capability (after Handler, 1981).
 The physical configuration of a North American NPA ISDN is not the
subject of this reIX'rt. The technical details, as well as those dealing
with IX'licy issues are covered in other reIX'rts and documentation, same of
which are in the references, others in the bibliography. The main intent of
this reIX'rt is to discuss the various aspects ()f numbering schemes as well
as how they may be used to provide network intE~rworking. Regardless of the
technical characteristics (i.e., analog or digital) of a network or its
size, for it to fulfill its pr~ry purpose of acting as a telecommunication
link for information of any type (e.g., voice, data, facsimile, video,
electronic mail, telemetry, etc.), it must interwork with other networks.
To accanplish this end, the individual numberirlg plans used may be as varied
as the networks themselves.
The FrS, which is the largest private netw()rk in the North American NPA,
. uses an escape code method of interworking, as does the ~partment of
Defense Autanatic Voice Network, AUI'OVON. Usirlg this rrethod, the caller
dials one access digit in the same way as is done to go fram PBX (or PABX)
to a PSTN. with FTS however, the access level code 8 is generally routed
over leased trunk lines without switching in tl1e PSTN «private communica-
tion) Hull et aI, 1984). Once access is gaine<j to the FrS network, the
numberiI1CJ plan used requires the first three digits of the called ITS
I

intraexchange switch instead of the camnercial end office CO code; the

station number remains the same.
Until recently a subscriber *accessed a Specialized Cammon Carrier (SCC)
network such as General Telephone Electronics (GTE) SPRINT, Microwave
Communications Incorporated (MCI), or Southern Pacific Communications
Corporation (Sl?CC) using a two-stage escape code. One example of the method
used (for SPRINT) required the subscriber first to access the sec office by
dialin;J that seven-digit directory number. (Under existing agreements and
tariffs, only the dual-tone rnultifrequency (DrNF) signaling could be used
for SCC access.) After reaching the SCC office, a special dial tone was
presented and the subscriber then dialed a unique 6-digit identification
code plus the IO-digit N(S)N (NPA code plus directory number) of the called
station. The SCC then routed the call either by PSTN or ·a bypass (e.g.,
satellite). Exchange Network Facilities for Interstate Access (ENFIA)

*An "equal access" arrangement 61 will 'change the scenarios. See Section
2.4 for details.

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tariffs provided the mechanism for th.e SCC' s to interconnect their toll
traffic to local exchange areas for local call origination and completion
A third method of network interworking.can be illustrated by the way the
value-added networks (VAN's) access the PSTN. Such networks lease trunk
facilities for long-haul operations (e.g., AT&T DIE). The access method
employed by these '·networks is known generally as the :port method. Because
of varyirYJ procedures and protocols, cross-network (i.e., VAN-to-VAN)
operations are not encouraged. Within one VAN, however, the DrE/OCE-to-host
interface is made by access address, via local public telephone lines and
switches, to a network central office. A called orE :port is "seized" by the
caller using the accepted address which may include, typically, the caller's
name, an access identification code, and the called address. In VAN's using
packets, the packet fonmats confonm to CCITT X.25 while the access address
format conforms to CCITT X.121. The access address comprises a 4-digit node
number, which is actually a Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) and a
lO-digit Network Terminal Number (NTN). A partial listing of access codes
for a VAN (TYMNET) is shown in Table B-1.
In addition to the networks and services already mentioned, it should be
remembered that the maritline radio service must be considered when
discussing ISDN and ISDN Numbering Plans. Presently, this network conforms
generally to CCITr E.210 and E.211. If an ISDN numbering plan for the North
American NPA is to be conceived, the maritime community must, necessarily,
be a part of that conception, as should the Public Land Mobile Network
(PLMN). The public switched telephone service and the maritime communi-
cation service in th.e {Jnited States have distinct characteristics that
differ from many other countries (Linfield and de Haas, 1978).

B.3 Numbering Plan for Dutch Data Network -DATANET I

The Dutch data net~ork is a public (packet) switched data network (PSDN)
that operates in accordance with CCITT X.25 and uses a numbering scheme
conforming tb CCITT X.121. ThIS network has its own switchirYJ resources
(described briefly below) and rrodems that connect it to line circuits in the
existing cable and/or radio relay routes of the telephone transmission
network. The to:poiogy of the Dutch PSDN is straightforward (Figures B-2
thru B-4). One network operation and management center (NOMC) is lined to

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Table B-1. Sample Listing of Va1ue-Added-Network Access Codes

i[TY"NET]f
rnt£T ACCESS SORTED BY STATE 4/12/1983 PA(E ,"lIl.
ij

NO~ CITY STATE DEN ACCESS I HOoet

-----
2247 HCtIST~ TEXAS HIGI 713/977-4000
2245 OOJST~ TEXAS HIGH 713/9n-7671 ( 212A )
2434 + OOJSTON TEXAS LOW 713/556-6700 (VADIC ,3476)
2245 HCtISTOO TEXAS HIGH 713/975-0500 (VADIC 3467)
21n lCtOJIEW TEXAS LOW 214/758+1756 ~VADIC 3467)
2706 LUBBOCK TEXAS L~ 806/76210136 (VADIC ?167)
3127 + rtfUEN TEXAS l~ 512/631-0020 (VADIC 3467)
2706 I1IrtAND TEXAS ttED 915/683-5645 (VADIC 3467)
'2434 + t£DERlAND TEXAS LOW 713/724-0726 (VADIC 3461)
2700 OrESSA TEXAS LOW 915/563-3745 (VADIC 3467)
2753 ~ ANTONIO TEXAS HIGt 512/225-8002 (VADIC 3467)
21n + TYLER TEXAS LOW 214/592-1372 (VADIC 3467)
21n + WACO TEXAS L~ 817/752-1642 (VADIC 3467)
2177 + WICHITA FALLS TEXAS LOW 817/761-1315 (VADIC 3%7)

2737 + OODEN UTAH LOW 801/627-2022 (VADIC 3467)

2131 + PROVO UTAH La. 801/375-0645 (VADIC 3467)
2737 sri.T LAKE CITY UTAH HIGtf 801/364-0780 (VADIC 3467)

2554 BlRINGTON VERf100 lOW 802/658-2123 (VADIC 3467)

2616 + CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA L~ 804/971-1001 (VADIC 3467)

2544 FAIRFAX VIRGINIA HIGH 703/691-8200 (VADIC 3467)
2613 LOCHBURG VIRGINIA LOW 804/528-1903 (VADIC 3467)
2616 t1I11.0THIAN VIRGINIA HIGH 804/744-4860 (VADIC 3467)
1563 tBlPOOT NEWS VIRGINIA HED 804/596-7609 (VADIC 3467)
2251 tmFOlK VIRGINIA MED 804/625-B301 ( 212A )
2616 + PETERSBURG VIRGINIA Lcw.. 804/862-4700 (VADIC 3467)
2616 RICHfDiD VIRGINIA HIGI 804/744-4860 (VADIC 3467)
2705 ROAUO(E VIRGINIA lflf 703/345-4730 (VADIC 3467)
1503 WILLIAt1SBtJRG VIRGINIA f1ED 804/872-9592 (VADIC 3467)

2503 ENJHCtAW WASHINGT~ LOW 206/'015-6576 (VADIC 3467)

2503 OlYMPIA WASH IN(3TCti LOW 206/754-3900 (VADIC 3467)
25M RICHlAND WASHIr«3TON HEn 509/375-3367 (VADIC 3467)
2503 SEAmE WASHIOOTOO HIGH 206/285-0109 (VADIC 3467)
2n6 SPfJKAtE WASHI~TON t-ED 509/747-4105 (VADIC 3467)
2503 TACOMA WASHINGT~ lOW 206/473-1810 (VADIC 3467)
2540 + VftlCCWER WASHINGTOO lOW 206/693-0371 (VADIC 34b7)
2503 + Y~n1A WASHINGTON L~ 509/453-1591 (VADIC 3467)

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 c::::? c;= c:.~
/? ~ i

o (f

.//:
:1
.,' j

/./
.'.'/ :
iI/I....
...
~
)

Figure B-2. The Dutch data network

o NO.HC
o PSE Fi gure Topology of the Dutch data network
PDS Asd = Amsrerdaln Gv
hOlUu.lar.v of Cl PS E area The Hagut!
All = Arnhe'n trunk
trunk henveen I'SEs or hetween the
.VO:~IC and tl PSE
trunk b~tween Cl PDS and aPSE

Figure 8-4. Dutch data and telephone integration

a. StntClUr~ ol the Dmcl1 telephone and the t').'pe of transmission li"k.' tmplo~'ed: b. Inle~ration (,f rlre data nenVlJr!c
imo the e.ti.ttilll~ telephone network structure. The switching facilities (PSE. PDS) are separate bUlth'e sume transmLuioll re.tources
(lrt "ted lor hoth dLlta and telephone connections.
() = .fub.fcriher EC = terminal e.tChllll!(1!
= c:ircuil Wilh FD.\I carrier s~·stem., ~VKC =- local e:cchullge
=circltit without FD.\t c"rrier sy.uem., PSE = packet s",itchin~ exchallge
DC -= c1i'itrict excJulnl{e PDS = packet data satellite
I\C = lIoc/al ~.tcilallf{e

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three packet switchiOJ exchanges (PSE's) which, in a rresh-type configuraton,'
are linked to 60 packet data satellites (POS's) throughout the country (van
der Graaf, 1982). Message routing is accanplished by a zone number in the
netgram header which is canpared wi th routing tables stored in nOde data
bases (NDB's) with each PSE. This method of directory and routing storage
lends permanensY to the numbering plan since subscriber numbering need not
be changed wi th charYJes in network topology.
Netgram protocol follows the X.25 datagram principle with the added
capability for reassembling the packets into correct order at the
destination end. Netgram protocol may be placed at level 3 (network) in the
OS1 model and level 3 (packet) of the X.25 DrE/OCE interface. More about
this principl~ and its associated philosophy may be found ~n the literature
in general and in the references in particular.
Non-X.25 terminals have access to, and are able to interwork with the
PSDN by means of packet assemblers and disassemblers (PAD's). This means
that during the early years of the network, a large group of small and
medi~size companies that do not have the reso~rces needed to acquire their

own X.25 adaption provisions, will have access to the network ('Drukarch and
van den Burg, 1980).
The X.12l numbering format used in the Dutch PSDN is shown in Figure B-5.
Since the Netherlands, like most European countries, will in the long term
have only one PSDN, a network identification code (NIC) was considered
unnecessary and the three-digit data country code (OCC) operation was
chosen. '!his left 11 digits for the national number (NN) (van der Graaf,
1982) •
The last four digits, ZZZZ in Figure B-5, may be used at some future
time to identify specific te~inals or programs within the structure of the
total network. This affords both expandibility and adaptibility to the
numbering plan. Further adaptibility is provi.ded in the plan by making
special network services available to subscribers through the use of the
digit 9 as the first geographical zone digit. The longevity of this
numbering plan has been virtually assured by the intitially large numbering
potential, 9 x 10 5 plus special numbering, compared to projected needs.
Flexibility was also built into the plan by tlle number of zones that can be
covered by each PDS ( a geographical zone corresponds to the area served by
a telephone nodal excharYJe). The allowable nlunber of seven-digit terminal
connections in each PIl3 is 1000; a second zone number can be assigned if
more connections are needed.
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 ~ NATIONAL NUMBER (NN) 1
__ D_~A zl.zlz~
Where: A = first digit of NN detenmining the category of tenminal
connection. Dedicated X.25 connections to the network
identified by A = 1, other values of A to be assigned in
future
XXX = geographical zone
YYY = serial number within geographical zone
ZZZZ = for possible future subscriber use of subnumbering

Figure B-5. DJtch PSDN numberiI'YJ format

(after van der Graaf, 1982)

The Dutch data network may be considered to be a dedicated PSDN

that makepo- cannon use of the existing telephone and radio relay
network. It is not very difficult to envision, therefore, that at
same future date, this network could became the packet switched part
of an ISDN. For the introduction stage of ISDN evolution, it is
foreseen that use will be made of specialized nodes at the trunk
network level. Such nodes may be the exchanges (e.g., PSE' s) of the
current dedicated networks (CEPI' 1982).

B.4 Proposed Danish Numbering Plan

The Technical Canmittee of the Danish Public Telephone Services
Supervisory Canmission has taken steps to accommodate a large increase
in subscribers in the next few decades. The number of subscribers in
1980 was about 2 million and the existing numbering plan contains 8.1
million subscriber numbers. This is expected to be insufficient in
several areas of the country in less than 10 years (Nielsen, 1980).
In 1978, a working group was formed to study the problem and propose
one, or several, new numbering plan(s) for consideration. (The
existing numbering plan shown in Table ~2 confonms with CCITT
Recommendation E.163.) It is interesting to study the terms of
reference used by the working group and shown in Table B-3, and to see
hCM closely they parallel many of the design considerations and
criteria for both the X.121 (data) and ISDN numbering plans.

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 Table B-2. Existing Danish Numbering Plan (Nielsen, 1980)

Trunk prefix: Oa-bcdefg

Trunk code: Oa-bcdefg a = 1-9

The Faroe Islands: 042-cdefg
Greenland (future): 041-cdefg
Automatic mobile
telephone (future) : 049-cdefg

Subscriber number: Oa-bcdefg b = 1-9

In the Faroe Islands: 042-cdefg c = 1-9
In Greenland: 041-cdefg c = 1-9
Automatic mobile
telephone (future): 049-cdefg c = 1-9

National (significant)
number (NSN): Oa-bcdefg

International prefix: 009 outgoing

(TCC) : 45 incoming

Special service codes

and emergency calls: CX)de and 000

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 Table B-3 Tenus of Reference for Danish Technical Canmitte
Working Group ·(Nielsen, 1980).

1. Simple and unifonn dialing procedure.

2. Easily comprehensible and unifonm presentation of numbers in telephone
directories.

3. long lifetime (30-50 years), but a ION number of digits for calling.

4. Confonnity wi th CEPI' and CCITT recamnendations.

5. Short and uniform emergency and special service codes.

6. Possibility for direct PBX in-dialing, for the same subscriber number to
various branches of the same institution or canpany, for "called
subscriber pays", and for numbering in connection with other telecarmu-
nication services, e.g. text canmunication, data canmunication, etc.

7. Simple change to the new plan for the subscribers, avoiding confusion
with numbers in the old plan.
8. Technical, practical and administrative practicability.

The working group settled on six evaluation models after going through
an analysis of how many digits to use, the values of those digits, and the
structure of the total number, all as functions of the tenus of reference.
By conforming to those terms, an eight-digit National (significant) Number
(NSN) was selected, with a six-digit subscriber number as shown below.

xy - b c d e f g

where x =0 - 9
Y = 0- 9
b = 2 - 9
all others =0 - 9.
By making the whole country one numbering area in the new numbering plan
(Bornholrn, t-he Faroe Islands,.,°and Greenland are expected to have their own
international country code), the need for a trunk prefix was eliminated and
use was made of the first two digits as a trunk code. (Remember, the North

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American NPA code is a trunk code.) The subscriber number, bcdefg, was left
intact. To agree with CEPT recamnendations, the first dialed digit, "b", of
the subscriber number should be neither a "0" nor a "1". With only those
restrictions (i.e., b = 2-9), the new numbering scheme could then accamodate
up to 80 million numbers for telephone and other telecanmunication services.
The nodel selected and recanmended for use replaces the trunk prefix and
trunk code allowing for a roogh and fine placanent in the national numbering
plan. The nodel was approved in November 1979 for future use and work has
since been concentrating on the technical, practical, ·and economic aspects
of introducing such a plan.

B .5 The New French Numblering Plan

When the existing numbering plan was est&)lished in 1955 (See Figure ~6),
France had less than 2 million telephone' subscribers. In 1983 there were
over 20 million and the figure is expected to rise to 30 million by the end
of the 1980's. In view of this sharp increase, the numbering plan is
reaching a saturation {X'int. It has a maximum capacity of just under 30
million numbers. '!he study of a new plan was launched in 1972. Taking into
account the technical requirements (preparation of the nodifications to be
.made to the exchanges involved and on-site work to carry out the necessary
adjustments), this plan will came into force in 1985 (Telecommunications,
1984) • The new plan is based on one central <:=riterion: the assignment to
each subscriber of a definitive eight-digit number. This number is obtained
by inco~orating the current tw~ or one-digit area code in the current six
(provinces) or seven-(Ile-de-France, Lyon, et<:=.) digit number. (Canpare
Figure ~6 with the new number structure sho~1 in Figure B-7). It will thus
simply be a matter of deletin] the brackets, thereby meeting one of the
public's (and ISDN's) main requir~ents, namely that the subscriber numbers
be altered as little as {X'ssible. For example, (70) 294799 will became
70294799 and (7)893 50 50 will became 7893 50 50.
There will, however, be one exception for Paris and the suburbs where
"4" will replace "1" at the beginning of the current 7-digit number. For
example, (1) 538 32 32 will became 4 538 32 32.
France will be divided into two areas (instead of the current 64), with
the provinces constituting a single 8-digit zone and the Paris Region the
second 8-digit zone, identified by the area code "1". The "16" will then be
used for traffic transfer between these two areas.

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 National Number

Regional (Local) Number

National
Indicator Switch Serial Number Switch Position
(Trunk Area Code) (Central Office) (Subscriber Number)

Province NX XX XXXX
Paris Region N XXX XXXX

Figure B-6. Original (1955) French numbering scheme

(after Collet et al., 1981)

FRCM TO Paris Region I Province

i,
Province 16 + 1 + XXXX XXXX NXXX XXXX
(11 digi ts) (8 digits)
,
I

j
Paris Region XXXX XXXX 16 + NXXX XXXXX
(8 digits) (10 digits)
J

I
Figure B-7. French numberiOJ plan change: intennediate phase structure

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 After the "16" is dialed, a second dial tClne is presented. At that
time, the eight digits of the local subscriber number may be dialed if
leaving the Paris Region and, if calling fran the Provinces to the Paris
Region, a "I" plus the local subscriber number (nine digits) may be
dialed. It can be seen that the available number of subscribers has been
expanded with the introduction of prefix cueing (i .e., access code), but not
at the expense of losin;} the original local number. In the initial phase of
the changeover (1985), the plan is till Provin,ce-oriented as shown in Figure B-
8.
The final phase configuration, which is expected to be canpleted in 1989,
is shown in Figure B-9. The plan now becomes zone-oriented and more
streamlined by the use of automatic switching throughout. The country is
divided into five zones instead of just inter- or intra-zone with the Paris
Region being one of the zones. Calls fram one ~ne to another will be made
by selecting "0" followed by the zone (area) code and an eight-digit
number. The final phase numbering structure is depicted as follows.

Intra-Zone Call: NXXX XXXX (8 digits)

Intra-Zone (in Paris Region): XXXX xxxx (8 digits)
Intra-Zone Call: OZ NXXX XXXX (10 digits)
Intra-Zone (to Paris Region): 01 XXXX XXXX (10 digits)

Note: Z = 1-5 (For the Paris Zone, Z=l)

The plan will therefore be snnple, durable, insofar as it will increase

capacity four-fold in relation to 1985 while imposing the fewest possible
changes on users, and will offer an acceptable level of technical
performance while at the same time meeting international requirements.

B.6 NumberiO{J Plan for the Automatic Voice Network (AurOVON)

The AUTOVON is the principal long-haul, nonsecure voice communications
network in the u.s. cefense Canmunications System (OCS), and has over
500,000 users connected by 15,000 access lines. It handles approximately
750,000 originatiO{J calls a day. Approximately 60 automatic switches
located in the United States and Canada are connected in a polygrid scheme
and are leased fran independent and Bell Operating telephone canpanies. In
addition, there are 16 AUTOVON switches located overseas.

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Figure 8-8. Intermediate phase of new French numbering plan
(after Collett et al., 1981)

Figure 8-9. Final phase of new French numbering plan

(after Collet et at, 1981),
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 The numbering format for the DCS, as pres.~ribed in MIL-STD-187-310, is
canprised of the followiOJ parts, which will c:lppear in the order indicated·:
P F E A
where P is the precedence code, F is the special features code, E is the
escape code, and A is the address infonmation.
The precedence code is the first element dialed by the subscriber, if
that cption is exercised. The subscriber may assign to any call any
precedence up to and including the highest level he is authorized by using
only one digit. The levels in order of decreasing precedence are:
Fa - Flash Override
F - Flash
I - Irrnnediate
P - Priority
The Routine (R) precedence is indicated (activated) by the absence v~ ~~y

other precedence indicator at the start of the dialiOJ sequence.

The special feature code is optional and its absence causes the call to
be treated as an ordinary voice call, contingent on the subscriber's
classmarks* • The various special features aV4ailable are as follows:
conferencing (progressive or preprogrammed)
call transfer
data service
compressed dialing (two-digit code to remote-switch subscriber)
attendant access
call forwardi OJ
abbreviated dialing (three to five digit code to local-switch
subscriber)
trunk access
Digital Access Exchange (DAX) Tieline access
A two-digit feature code is presently being used to invoke a certain
feature. A three-digit prefix is planned for future use as the number of
features increases.
Escape codes, as defined in MIL-S~187-310, are one-digit prefixes used
before abbreviated dialing, and therefore are not implemented in all
cases. These escape codes should not be confused with what is normally
regarded as an escape code, i •e ., a pref ix dig i t (s) used to make a
transition fram one numbering plan to another. In this numbering plan, the
digits used for that function are called access digits.

*Classmarks are designators used to describe the service privileges and

restrictions for lines accessing a switch, e.g., precedence level,
conference privilege, security level, zone restriction.

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 The address digits confonm to the same basic 10-digit fonmat (E.163) as
the North American Numbering Plan, and that is:

Line or
Area Code switch Code Station Number
NYX NNX xxxx
wh.ere N = 2-9
X = 0-9
Y = 0 or I
An example of an AUTOVON calling number using precedence and special
features is shown below. Illustrated is a data call at flash priority to a
subscriber using a distant switch. The local (caller's) switch has an
abbreviated dialing capacity.
P F E Address Digits
F 3C 9 NNXXXXX

B.7 Defense Switched Network Wbrldwide Numbering Plan

The Defense Switched Network.(DSN) numbering plan must be compatible and
interoperable with the AUTOJON and the European Telephone System (ETS) both
of wh.ich are, in turn, compatible and interoperable with the North American
Numberirg Plan. This means that all four systems conform to Recanmendation
E.163. The Worldwide ffiN Numbering Plan (DSN-NP) as proposed by the Defense
Communications Engineering Center (Private Communication from Defense
Canmunications Engineering Center [OCA/OCEC], OCEC 1983 informal report) of
the Defense Canmunications Agency (DCA), will accommodate at least the
following:
o Unifonm DSN Dialing Worldwide
o OON/AUTOVON and Administrative Dialing from a Single Telephone
o Open Numbering Structure
o ISDN and Worldwide Digital Systems Architecture (WWDSA) Features
and Functions
o
Use of Authorization Codes
o
Most Economical Routing (MER)
o
Modern Telephone Switch Features
o
Abbreviated Local Service and Emergency Codes
o
Seven Digit Local Dialing (four or five Digit Optional)

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 o Precedence Service for Rotary Dial and 10, 12, 15, or 16 Button
Keysets
o
Direct Dial Access to and Fram NATO and Tactical Systems
o
Satellite Link Control
o
Local and Remote DSN Assistance Operator Service
o
Direct Dial Access to Local and Long Distance Public System:
(l) Public systens and services for local, national and
international calls
(2) The private line and software defined p:>rtions of DSN for
local, national, and international voice or data calls.
o Present AUTOVON NumberiO]
o
Direct Dial Access to and fran Other Government and Canmerical
Networks, and special cammon carrier services.

The structure of the DSN number is shown in Figure B-IO. An explanation

of the com[X)nents comprising the IEN number fc)rmat follows, and the
assignments of digits are listed in Tables B-4 through 8-6.
The "Access Cooe" consists of the access digit, A, and a [EN precedence
or service digit, P or S. The access digit allows a properly classmarked
subscriber to dial a [EN precedence fram a rot.ary dial or a push but.ton
telephone, or to choose other government or ccmmercial networks where
available. until a Most Economical Routing (MER) feature is incorporated,
the subscriber will have the choice of network.s. While DSN ROUTINE calls
may be dialed without an access cooe, time-outs are required to resolve
number ambiguities. Table B-4 lists the DSN precedence digits. Table B-5
lists the service digits. The access digit fOlr C,overnment (e.g. military)
networks is "8". Th.e access digi t for canmercial networks is "9".
The "Route Cooe" is a special purpose Il3N cooe used to progressively
infonm switches in the call setup of special routing or tenmination
requirements. Present usage of the route cooe is 1imited in the [EN
(including AUTOVON), to detennining whether a call will use data or voice
grade trunklng, or to indicating that the number dialed is either in the ITS
or canmercial network. In the future, the route cooe may be used to disable
echo suppressors or override satellite link control when that feature is
incoqporated. For voice calls with no required special features, no route
cooe is necessary. The first digit of the route code (See Table B-6)
infonms the sWitch that the next digit dialed will be a route digit.

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 Access Code Address Digits

Access Precedencel Route Area Switch Line

Digit Service Code Code Code Number I
Digit
A pis ( lX) (NYX) NNX XXXX

Military Header --~

A =8 (Government Access) or 9 (Commercial Access)
pis = 0-9 or D'IMF tone associated with FO, F, I, or P Keys on a 15 or 16
button keyset.
N = 2-9
Y = 0 or 1 Note: Digits shown in parentheses ( ) not
X = 0-9 subscriber dialed on all calls

Figure B-10. Dialirg format for DSN numbering plan

Table B-4. DSN Precedence Digits

Precedence 15/16 Button

Digit Function Keysets Only
(Rotary Dial)
o lEN - FLASH OVERRIDE Fa
1 ffiN - FLASH F
2 IbN - IMMEDIATE I
3 ffiN - PRIORITY P
4 lEN - ROUTINE
5 FTS
6 Reserved
7 Spare
8 Spare
9 Spare

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 Table &-5. Il3N service

Service Function
Digit
o Canrnerical Operatc)r
1 Spare
2 Spare
3 Spare
4 Spare
5 Spare
6 Reserved (Other Ccmmercia1 Carriers)
7 Reserved (Other Ccmmercia1 Carriers)
8 Reserved (Other Canrnercia1 Carriers)
9 Public Telephone Network

Table B-6. Il3N Route Code Assignments

Route Function
Code
10 Voice or data grade trunking may be used
11 Data grade trunking required
12 Unassigned
13 Unassigned
14 Unassigned
15 lJnass igned
16 Unassigned
17 FTS Numbering Plan (Not required at switches
using canrnercial clccess codes)
18 Unassigned
19 Cammerica1 Number Plan (Not required at switches
using commercial access codes)

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 The "Address Digits" canprise the final three sections of the call
destination routing. The three parts are then Area Code, the Switch Code,
and the Line Number. The Area Code has the same NO/lX format, (N = 2-9, X =
0-9), and is used in the same way as the North. American Plan Area Code.
There are 160 area codes available for use worldwide; 50 area codes have
been assigned to tactical networks.
The Switch Code indicates the location of a switchin<] center within a
nuUbering plan area and is used in the same way as the commercial Central
Office. There are 640 switch codes available in each nlUllbering plan area.
The three-digit switch code usually is of the form NNX (N = 2-9, X = 0-9).
At selected locations, however, the switch code will be a four-digit code of
the form NNX-N.
The Line Number is th.e unique subscriber identification and is usually
of the form XXXX (X = 0-9). At those locations where the switch code uses
the 4-digit code, the line nlUllber will use the form .XXX. The line nlUllber,
while unique within a switch location, can be reused fram switch to switch;
as many as 9 ,999 subscriber nlUllbers rer switch can be identified. (All zero
digits are not customarily used.)
The proposed DSN will alIso provide many types of special features and
services at each of the switches and, although a universal nlUllbering scheme
is proposed for the use of those features and services, they are not part of
the DSN-NP a.nd should not be used as a basis of comparison. The DSN-NP as
proposed (Figure B-10) , indicates that the Address Digits portion of the
numbering structure is the same as the North American Plan. The military
header portion of the address, which consists of the route code and access
code, allows additional flexibility. Recommendation F.164 states that the
international prefix and trunk prefix are not part of the international ISDN
number. In the DSN-NP the access digit is equivalent to a trunk prefix.
Following the trend toward an ISDN concept, the DCEC has proposed a
future USN-NP for the 1995timeframe. The proposed numbering format is
shown in Figure B-ll.

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 Precedence/ I Trunk Code
Access Service Route
I Country Network Subscriber Sub-
I
Digit Digit Code Code Identification Number Address
I
A pis
j

( !X) (X) (X) (X)

I
(NYX) NNX-XXXX I (X •••••••• )

1
Military Header ·------Network Number --....-01~

STATION DIALING

Precedence/ Trunk
Service Route Country Network Subscriber Sub-
Digit Digit Code Identificationl Number Address

pis X (X) (X) (X) (NYX) NNX-XXXX (X ••••••• )

L...- Military Header J.. ~ Network Number ---~

rr (Fixed) .~ (Variable)
MACHINE OUTPlJLSING

Figure B-l1. Far-term lEN numbering structure (OCEC, 1983)

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 The objectives of the fut,ure DSN-NP are as follows:
o Direct dialing of either DNS, or commercial local, long distance or
international numbers
o
Addresses based on physical locations
o Utilization of North American ISDN numbering fonmats in the DSN
o Use of an open numbering plan
o
Numbering compatibility with the commercial world
o Dialing of network features using commercial procedures and codes
o
Easy addition of new government or commercially available features
o
Use of cammerically available equipment with little modification
o Use of canmercial numbers for administrative calling in North
American portion of DSN
o DSN-unique numbers for overseas and selected military locations in
the continental United States

The military header portion of the address will be identical in fonmat

to the earlier version DSN-NP and will provide a means for the subscriber to
indicate to which numbering plan the call is being placed, the DSN
precedence of the call, and the ~oute treabment desired. The network number
will include the called subscriber's address and, by use of a sub-address,
the network features desired. The OCEC plan proposes the subaddress as
dialable, whereas draft Recanmendation 1.311 calls for the ISDN subaddress
information to be transmitted transparently through the underlying network
architecture. The structure and general use of the ISDN subaddress is an
nnportant point upon which the CCITT must still agree and make
recanmendations.

B.8 References
Collet, Pi D. fraysse, and E. Paul, (1981), Lenouveau plan de numberotage
(The New Numbering Plan), Echo Rech. (French), No. 105, July.
Nielsen, J.A. (1980), The New Danish Numbering Plan, Teleteknik (English
Ed.) (Dermark)~, No.1, pp. 1-8.

van der Graaf, B.V. (1982), Technical Aspects of th,e Dutch Data Network and
its Operation, Ret PIT-Bedrijf (Neth.erlands) XXII, No.3, February.
Handler, G.J. (1981), Planning switched data transport capabilities in the
Bell System, IEEE National Telecommunications Conference, New Orleans,
Louisiana, Vol. 1 of 4, pp. B2.3.1 to B2.3.4.

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Linfield, R.F., and de Haas, T. (1978), Interfacing the automated maritime
mobile telephone system with the u.s. public"'--switched telephone network,
NTIA Report 78-7.
Drukarch, C. Z., and Van Den Burg, J.M. (1980), The Dutch datanet, general
aspects arrl typical network structure, Dat.a Network: Development and
Uses; ProveedirYJs of Networks 80, pp. 233-49, June.
CEPT(l982), Report on Integrated Services Digi.tal Network Studies (ISm IN
EUROPE) Doc. T/CCH(82)30i Ibc. T/GSI(82)71, Stockholm, November.
CCITr(l983), Red Book, Vol II, -Fascicle 11.2, Definitions relatirYJ to
national and international numbering plans, Rec. E.160.
CCITT(l985), Red Book, Vol II, Fascicle 11.3, Numbering plan for the
international telephone service, Rec. E.163.

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 APPENDIX C

Recommendation E.1631)

NUMBERING PLAN FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE SERVICE

Introduction

This Recommendation describes the numbering plan for the International Telephone Servi:::~. R.ecommen-
dation E.164 describes the numbering plan for the ISDN era. It is for each Administration to choose the method
of application from the two Recommendations which would provide the optimum approach to meeting their
future national numbering plan needs. Evolution between the plans is for further study. Ho\vever, for ne\v
equipment, it is recommended that E.164 be adopted.

t) This Recommendation is also included in the Series Q Recommendations under the number Q.l1 bis.

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1 National numbering plan

1.1 Each telephone Administration should give the most careful· consideration to the preparation of a national
numbering plan 2) its own network. This plan should be designed so that a subscriber is always called by the same
number in the trunk service. It should be applicable to all incoming international calls.

1.2 Number analysis

1.2.1 The national numbering plan of a country should be such that an analysis of a minimum number of digits
of the national (significant) number (see definitions in Recommendation E.160):
a) gives the most economical routing of inc~ming international traffic from various other countries;
b) indicates the charging area in those countries where there are several.

1.2.2 In the case of a country with a two- or three-digit country code, not more than two digits of the national
(significant) number should be analyzed for these purposes.

In the case of a country with a one-digit country cQde, not more than the three digits of the national
(significant) number should be analyzed for these purposes.

1.2.3 In the case where an integrated numbering plan covers a group of countries, the digit analysis specified in
§ 1.2.2 should also determine the country of destination.

1.2.4 For the requirements relating to frontier traffic, see Recommendation D.390 R [2].

2 Limitation of the number of digits to be dialled by subscribers

2.1 International number

The CCITT recommended in 1964 that the number of digits to be dialled by subscribers in the automatic
international service should not be more than 12 (excluding the international prefix). It is emphasized that this is
the maximum number of digits and Administrations are invited to do their utmost to limit the digits to be dialled
to the smallest possible number.

2.2 National (significant) number

Noting that:
a) the international number (excluding the international prefix) consists of the country code followed by
the national (significant) number;
b) the smallest possible number of digits to be dialled in the automatic international service is achieved
by limiting the number of digits of the country code and/or of the national (significant) number;
c) in some countries where telephony is already developed to an advanced ·stage, the national numbering
plans in force enable the number of digits of the international number to be limited to less than 12;
d) some other countries which drew up their national numbering plans some time before 1964 have taken
steps to ensure that the number of digits of the international number will not exceed 12 and may even
be less;

the CCITT recommends that the number of digits of the national (significant) number should be equal to a
maximum of 12 - n, where n is the number of digits of the country code.

2) See the CCIIT manual cited in [1] for a comprehensive study of for national numbering plans from the national point of
view.
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3 Digit capacity of international registers

The CCIlT considers it advisable to recommend that the digit capacity of registers dealing with
international traffic should allow for future conditions that may arise, but not possible to specify at the present
time. In this regard, registers dealing with international traffic should have a digit capacity, or a capacity that can
be expanded, to cater for more than the maximum 12-digit international number envisaged at present. The
increase in the number of digits above 12 is left as a matter of decision to be taken by individual Administrations.
However, for new applications a minimum digit capacity of 15 digits is recommended (see Recommenda-
tion E.164). Administrations are recommended, when making such a decision, to take account of the new
applications likely to be introduced in the international service, and which are now being studied by the CCITf.

4 Prefixes and codes

4.1 International prefix 3)

It is recommended by the CCITT that the Administrations of countries that have not yet introduced
automatic international operation, or Administrations that are, for various reasons, revising their numbering plans
should adopt an international prefix (a code for access to the international automatic network) composed of the
two digits 00.
The reasons for this recommendation are:
to provide a maximum degree of standardization such that dialling is made as easy as possible for a
person travelling in different countries (many countries already use the code 00),
to minimize the number of digits to be dialled in automatic international operation,
to simplify, for a future time when the use of the international prefix might have become a universal
international standard, the format for writing an international telephone number.

4.2 Country code 3), 4)

4.2.1 Country codes will be used:

in semiautomatic operation, to route calls to the required country when the calls are transit calls or
when, on the outgoing positions, there is common dialling access to all the outgoing routes;
in automatic operation.

4.2.2 A list of country codes was prepared by the CCITf within the framework of a worldwide automatic
telephone numbering plan.
This list was set up according to the following principles:
a) The number of digits of the country code is one, two or three according to the foreseeable telephonic
and demographic development of the country concerned.
b) The nine digits from 1 to 9 have been allocated as the country code- or as the first digit of the country
code. These digits define ·world numbering zones.
c) In the case of Europe, owing to the large number of countries requiring two-digit codes, the two
digits 3 and 4 have been allocated as the first digit of the country codes.

4.2.3 The list of country codes already assigned is given in Annex A.

4.3 Assignment of country codes

4.3.1 The existing world numbering plan should be maintained and codes presently assigned should not be
changed, unless consolidation of an existing numbered area yields' an advantage in terms of code usage.

3)
See definitions in Recommctndation E.160.
4)
A "country code" may be assigned either to an individual country or to a geographical area.
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4.3.2 All spare country codes will be assigned on a 3-digit basis, as detailed in Annex B. The list of spare
country codes for the international semiautomatic and automatic service is given in Annex C.

4.3.3 In the case where all the country codes in a world numbering zone have been assigned and an additional
code is required in that zone, a spare country code from another world numbering zone can be used in
accordance with the following rules:

4.3.3.1 Preference should be given to the assignment of a spare country code from an adjace~t world numbering
zone.

4.3.3.2 If spare ·codes are not available from an adjacent world numbering zone, assignments will be made from
the zones with the most spare codes.

4.4 Codes for new international services

The introduction of some international services requires the allocation of a country code. In such cases,
the assignment of a country code will be determined by the rules detailed in Annex B.

4.5 Trunk prejix S)

4.5.1 The national (significant) number (see definition 6 of Recommendation E.160) does not include the trunk
prefix. Accordingly, in the international service, the trunk prefix of the country of destination must not be dialled.

It should be noted that, in some countries, it is customary to consider for national purposes that the trunk
prefix is included in the national number [which is then not the national (significant)' number]. A careful
distinction must therefore be made between such national definition or practice and the ccrn~ definition, which
is internationally valid. In order to avoid misunderstanding, the CCITT definition includes the word "significant"
between brackets, reading as follows: "national (significant) number".

4.5.2 It is recommended by the CCIlT that the Administrations of countries that have not yet adopted a trunk
prefix for access to their national automatic trunk network should adopt a prefix composed of a single digit,
preferably o. Irrespective of what digit is adopted as a trunk prefix, this digit should be precluded from being used
also as a first digit of the trunk codes.

The reasons for this recommendation are:

to provide the maximum degree of standardization of the trunk prefixes used in different countries, so
that dialling is made as easy as possible for a person travelling from one country to another,
to minimize the number of digits to be dialled in the autoolatic national service,
to reduce user problems which arise because of the requirement, in automatic international operation,
that the trunk prefix of the country of destination must not be dialled.

4.5.3 In the automatic international service, following the international prefix and country code of the called
country, the caller should dial the national (significant) number of the called subscriber (i.e. without dialling the
trunk prefix).

4.5.4 The use and prIntIng of symbols and separators in national and international telephone numbers is
detailed in Recommendation E.123.

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S) See definitions in Recommendation E.160.
 ANNEX A

(to Recommendation E.163)

List of country codes incorporating amendments proposed

by the World Plan Committee, 1984

World numbering ZONE 1

Canada 1 a) Bermuda 1 a)
United States of America, including Bahamas (Commonwealth of the) 1 a)
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 1 a) Dominican Republic 1 a)
Jamaica 1 a) Grenada 1 a)
Barbados 1 a) Montserrat 1 a)
Antigua and Barbuda 1 a) St. Kitts 1 a)
Cayman Islands 1 a) St. Lucia 1 a)
British Virgin Islands 1 a) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 a)

a) Integrated numbering area.

World numbering ZONE 2

Egypt (Arab Republic of) 20 Zaire (Republic of) 243

Morocco (Kingdom of) 21 a) Angola (People's Republic of) 244
Algeria (People's Democratic Guinea-Bissau (Republic of) 245
Republic of) 21 a) Diego Garcia 246
Tunisia 21 a) Seychelles (Republic of) 248
Libya (Socialist People's Libyan Sudan (Democratic Republic of the) 249
Arab Jamahiriya) 21 a) Rwandese Republic 250
Gambia (Republic of the) 220 Ethiopia 251
Senegal (Republic of) 221 Somali Democratic Republic 252
Mauritania (Islamic Republic of) 222 Djibouti (Republic of) 253
Mali (Republic of) 223 Kenya (Republic of) 254
Guinea (Republic of) 224 Tanzania (United Republic of) 255
Ivory Coast (Republic of the) 225 Uganda (Republic of) 256
Upper Volta (Republic of the) 226 Burundi (Republic of) 257
Niger (Republic of the) 227 Mozambique (People's Republic of) 258
Togolese Republic 228 Zanzibar (Tanzania) 259
Benin (People's Republic of) 229 Zambia (Republic of) 260
Mauritius 230 Madagascar (Democratic Republic of) 261
Liberia (Republic of) 231 Reunion (French Department of) 262
Sierra Leone 232 Zimbabwe (Republic of) 263
Ghana 233 Namibia 264
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) 234 Malawi 265
Chad (Republic of) 235 Lesotho (Kingdom of) 266
Central African Republic 236 Botswana (Republic of) 267
Cameroon (Republic of) 237 Swaziland (Kingdo~ of) 268
Cape Verde (Republic of) 238 Comoros (Islamic Federal
Sao Tome and Principe Republic of the) 269
Democratic Republic of) 239 South Africa (Republic of) 27
Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) 240 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 298
Gabonese Republic 241 Greenland (Denmark) 299
Congo (People's Republic of the) 242
Spare codes 247
280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289
290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297,

a)
Integrated numbering area with subdivisions:
Morocco: 210,211, 212 (212 in service);
Algeria: 213, 214, 215;
Tunisia: 216,217;
Libya: 218,219.

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108 Fascicle 11.2 - Rec. E.163
 World numbering ZONES 3 and 4

Greece 30 Denmark 45
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 31 Sweden 46
Belgium 32 Norway 47
France 33 a) Poland (People's Republic of) 48
Monaco 33 a) Gerrnany (Federal Republic of) 49
Spain 34 Gibraltar 350
Hungarian People·s Republic 36 Portugal 351
German Democratic Republic 37 Luxembourg 352
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of) 38 Ireland 353
Italy 39 Iceland 354
Romania (Socialist Republic of) 40 Albania (Socialist People's Republic of) 355
Switzerland (Confederation of) 41 a ) Malta (Republic of) 356
Liechtenstein (Principality of) 41 a ) Cyprus (Republic of) 357
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic 42 Finland 358
Austria 43 Bulgaria (People's Republic of) 359
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland 44

a)
Integrated numbering plan.

World numbering ZONE 5

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 500 Brazil (Federative Republic of) 55

Belize 501 Chile 56
Guatemala (Republic of) 502 Colombia (Republic of) 57
EI Salvador (Republic of) 503 Venezuela (Republic of) 58
Honduras (Republic of) 504 Guadeloupe (French Department of) 590
Nica.ragua 505 Bolivia (Republic of) 591
Costa Rica 506 Guyana 592
Panama (Republic of) 507 Ecuador 593
St. Pierre and Miquelon (French· Department of) 508 Guiana (French Department of) 594
Haiti (Republic of) 509 Paraguay (Republic of) 595
Peru 51 Martinique (French Department of) 596
Mexico 52 Suriname (Republic of) 597
Cuba 53 Uruguay (Eastern Republic of) 598
Argentine Republic 54 Netherlands Antilles 599

World numbering ZONJE 6

Malaysia 60 Vanuatu 678

Australia 61 Fiji 679
Indonesia (Republic of) 62 Palau 680
Philippines (Republic of the) 63 Wallis and Futuna 681
New Zealand 64 Cook Islands 682
Singapore (Republic of) 65 Niue Island 683
Thailand 66 American Samoa 684
Mariana Islands 670 Western Samoa 685
Guam 671 Kiribati Republic 686
Australian External Territories 672 New' Caledonia and Dependencies 687
Brunei 673 Tuvalu 688
Nauru (Republic of) 674 French Polynesia 689
Papua New Guinea 675 Tokelan 690
Tonga (Kingdom of) 676 F.S. of Micronesia 691
Solomon Islands 677 Marshall Islands 692
Spare codes 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699
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 World numbering ZONE 7

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 7

World numbering ZONE 8

Japan 81 Democratic Kampuchea 855

Korea (Republic of) 82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 856
Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of) 84 China (People's Republic of) 86
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 850 Maritime Mobile Service 87 a)
Hong-Kong 852 Bangladesh (People's Republic of) 880 b)
Macao 853
Spare codes 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809
830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839
851, 854, 857, 858, 859
890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899

a)
The country code 87 is reserved for the Maritime Mobile Service. The following three digit country codes are assigned: 871
INMARSAT (Atlantic),872 INMARSAT (Pacific), 873 INMARSAT (Indian Ocean).
b)
The remaining combinations in series 88 will not be allocated until the stock of spare 3-digit codes for the region is
exhausted.

World numbering ZONE 9

Turkey 90 Kuwait (State of) 965

India (Republic of) 91 Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) 966
Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) 92 Yemen Arab Republic 967
Afghanistan (Democratic Republic of) 93 Oman (Sultanate of) 968
Sri Lanka (Democratic Yemen (People's
Socialist Republic of) 94 Democratic Republic of) 969
Burma (Socialist Republic United Arab Emirates a) 971
of the Union of) 95 Israel (State of) 972
Maldives (Republic of) 960 Bahrain (State of) 973
Lebanon 961 Qatar (State of) 974
Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) 962 Mongolian People's Republic 976
Syrian Arab Republic 963 Nepal 977
Iraq (Republic of) 964 Iran 98
Spare codes 970, 975, 978, 979
990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999

a)
E.A.U: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeirah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm Al Qiwain.

ANNEX B

(to Recommendation E.163)

Rules for the assignment of spare country codes

The rules listed in this annex are provided as a basis for the most effective utilization of the spare country
codes.

B.t Single isolated 3-digit codes should be assigned prior to the assignment of any 3-digit code which is part
of a series of more than two consecutive 3-digit codes.
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B.2 The assignment of spare codes of a zone, both within that zone and also to another zone, will take place
as follows:
a) When assigning a code to a country in the same zone:
start with the lowest numbered 3-digit codes in ascending order, e.g.· 670, 680 ...
b) When assigning a code to a country in another zone:
start with the highest numbered 3-digit codes in descending order, e.g. 688, 685 ...
c) Within code 87 reserved for the Maritime Mobile Service a third digit will be assigned to codes used
for maritime satellite ocean area systems, with the restriction that codes 878 and 879 may not be
touched because they are reserved for national purposes.

B.3 Country codes for new international services or for the automation of some existing services should be
taken from the world numbering zone with the most spare codes.

ANNEX C

(to Recommendation E.1(3)

List of spare country codes f Qr the nnternational

semiautomatic and automatic service

Spare codes 247

280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289
290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297,
693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699
800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809
830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839
851, 854, 857, 858, 859
890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899
970, 975, 978, 979
990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999

References
[1] CCITT manual National telephone networks for the automatic service, lTV, Geneva, 1964, 1968, 1978.
[2] CCITT Recommendation Accounting system in the international automatic telephone service, Rec. D.390 R.

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 APPENDIX D

Recommendation E.l64 1)

NU~'IBERING PLAN FOR THE ISDN ERA

Introduction

The rapid advances in telecommunications technology coupled with increased diversification of customer
demands served by a number of different types of dedicated public switched networks (telephone, telex, data, etc.)
have created a need to provide a uniform customer access and network structure. Such a structure is called the
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). Implementation of ISDNs have begun in a number of countries and
eventually these will carryall existing and new services.

1) This Recommendation appears in the Series I Recommendations as Recommendation 1.331 (Fascicle II1.5).

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 To facilitate ISDN evolution internationally and recognising that during the transition period there will. be
a·need for access between the ISDNs and other dedicated public switched networks, this Recommendation defines
the numbering arrangements for an ISDN and considers various methods of interworking.

2 Definitions

Within the integrated service environment, the terms used for all networks and services must be compatible
and consistent. A provisional list of terms and their definitions that relate to this Recommendation are given in
Annex A.

3 ISDN Numbering plan principles

3.1 General

The ISDN numbering and addressing principles are described in Recommendation 1.330. The ISDN
numbering plan will be based on and evolve from the existing numbering plans applicable to national and
international public telephone networks.

In view of the evolutionary nature of ISDN, the international numbering plan should provide for
substantial capacity to accommodate future network requirements.

Where multiple destination, i.e. RPOAs/networks" serve the called party's geographic area the' national
ISDN numbering arrangement in the country 2) of destination shall provide for discrimination between these
RPOAs/networks. The procedure for discrimination between multiple transit-RPOAs/networks is not considered
to be a destination address requirement and shall therefore' be .excluded from the ISDN numbering arrangements.

Before the ISDN numbering arrangement attains global penetration, it must allow for network inter-
working between the ISDN and other public networks. Interworking with private networks shall be taken into
account. The definition of private networks and the methods of interworking are for further study and will be
covered in Series E Recommendations. However, the broad interworking principles are contained in § 10 below.

The 10 digit decimal character set 0-9 is used throughout the ISDN numbering plan format including
subscriber number, national (significant) number and the country code.

Prefixes and other information concerned with identifying selection procedures or network service
parameters (such as quality of service or transit delay) do not form iJart of the ISDN number.

The ISDN numbering plan shall include an unambiguous identification of a particular country 2). In
addition, the ISDN number will identify networks and/or ISDNs within these countries 2), if required. In doing
so, it shall retain the integrity of the telephone country code as defined in Recommendation E.160 and E.163.

3.2 Structure of the international ISDN number

The international ISDN number is composed of a variable length of decimal digits arranged in specific
code fields. The international ISDN number code fields are the country code (CC) and the national (significant)
number.

The country code (CC) is used to select the destination country 2) and varies in length as outlined in
Recommendation E. t 63.
The national (significant) number N(S)N is used to select the destination. subscriber. In selecting the
destination subscriber, however, it may be necessary to select a destination network. To accomplish this selection,
the national (significant) number N(S)N code field comprises a national destination code (NDC) followed by the
subscribers number (SN).

The NDe code field will be variable in length depending on the requirements of the destination country 2).
It can be used to select a destination network serving the destination subscriber. It can also be used in a trunk
code (TC) format as defined in Recommendation E.160, to route the call over the destination network in the
called country 2). The NDC code field can, where required, provide' a combination of both the above functions.

2)
Country or geographical area.
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 The subscribers number (SN) varies in length depending on the requirements of the destination country 2)
and is in accordance with Recommendation £.160.
Figure 1/E.164 shows the number structure.
Where appropriate, identification of an ISDN within the destination country 2) shall be through the use of
a national destination code (NDC) incoporated in the ISDN number.

G I_ND_C II_S__ N

National significant number

International ISDN number

COTT-7"'O

CC Country code as defined by Recommendation E.163

N DC National destination code
.SN Subscriber number

Note - National and international prefIXes are excluded as they are not considered to be part
of the international ISDN number.

FIGURE 1/E.164
Nurn ber structure

3.3 Number length

The international number may be of variable length. The maximum number length shall be 15 digits.
However, some Administrations may wish to increase their register capacity to 16 or 17 digits. The decision on
register capacity is left as a matter to be taken by individual Administrations.
The length does not include prefixes, language digit, address delimiters (e.g. end of pulsing signals, etc.)
since these items are not considered as part of the international ISDN number.

3.4 Number analysis

In order to determine:
the c'ountry 2) of destination,
the most appropriate network routing,
the proper charging,
the originating country 2) must analyse a number of digits of the international number. The national destination
code (NDC) increases the potential requirement for number analysis because it provides for a combination of
either a trunk code (TC) and/or a network identification function. Careful consideration should be given. to the
,preparation of the national destination code (NDC) assignments.
On international calls the number analysis performed at the originating country 2) need not be more than
the. country code and:
three digits of the NSN in the case of a country with a three digit country code,
four digits of the NSN in the case of a country with a two digit country code,
five digits of the NSN in the case of a country with a one digit country code.
(Translation beyond this requirement could be arranged by bilateral agreement if required.)

2) Country or geographical area. 98

4 Number allocation principles

The assignment of country codes are administered by the CCITT, whileNSN (NDC plus SN) code
assignments are a national responsibility.
ISDN subscriber numbers may be allocated from the range of subscriber numbers available in the local
ISDN exchange. These will be assigned to customers who subscribe only to the telephone service, customers with
one or more data services and customers with a mixture of telephony and data services.
Subscribers equipped with basic access (the definition of ISDN basic access is given in the Series I
Recommendations) should normally be allocated one unique number.

5 Network identification

In countries 2) served by more than one ISDN and/or Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) the
network identification of each is a national matter.
Network identification within the national (significant) numbc~r shall be such that:
in a country 2) all destination ISDN and PSTN networks shall operate under a single Recommenda-
tion E.163 country code,
the international number maximum length of 15 digits shall not be exceeded, nor shall it be necessary
for the l1:umber of digits for number analysis to exceed that specified in § 3.4,
provision of network identification is not mandatory for countries using a single integrated numbering
plan arrangement for their ISDNs and PSTNs.

6 Service identification

The ISDN number by itself will not, identify the particular nature of the service, type of connection or
quality of service required. An indication of parameters describing the service required by the calling terminal will
be included in a service identifier in the signalling information. This service identifier is not considered to be part
of the numbering plan.

7 Dialling procedures

The subscriber dialling procedures for local, national and international calls shall be in accordance with
Recommendation E.163. However, subscriber's control procedures for supplementary services will be as defined in
Recommendation E.131 or in separate Recommendations for each service.
ISDN subscribers will always be called by the same subscriber number irrespective of where in the
network the call originates. For calls in the same numbering area or local network the subscriber number alone is
dialled. For national calls between numbering areas or local networks the subscriber number may be preceded by
the national prefix and the national destination code.
The addressing procedures for calls using sub-addressing and for interworking with dedicated networks are
described in §§ 9 and 10 respectively.

8 Prefixes

The use of prefixes shall be in accordance with Recommendations E.t60 and E.163. Where necessary
prefixes can also be used for network and service selection.

9 Address i~formation

Identification within a subscriber's installation of a point beyond that. defined by the ISDN number
requires the transfer of address information from the public network to the subscriber's equipment. The following
methods apply:

2)
Country or geographical area. 99
9.1 Direct dialling-in

With direct-dialling-in (001) the last few digits forming the end of the ISDN subscriber number are
transferred to the called subscriber's installation (see Figure 2/£.164). The number .of digits used varies and
depends upon the requirements of the called subscriber's equipment and the capacity of the numbering plan used.

ISDN subscriber numbers used for DDI may be those published in the public directory.

-- ----- -----.....------
Nationai (significant) number

SN SA

001 Sub-addressing only

only

Combined 001 and sub-addressing

CCITT - 11890

N DC National destination code

SN Subscriber number
SA Su b-add ress

FIGURE 2/E.164

9.2 Sub-addressing (network address extension)

Sub-addressing provides a separate additional addressing capacity outside the ISDN numbering plan but
constitutes an intrinsic part of the ISDN addressing capabilities. As shown in Figure 2/E.164, one or more
decimal digits up to a maximum of 32 (provisionally), may follow the ISDN number and form the ISDN
sub-address, which is transferred to the equipment at the subscriber's premises.
When required, the sub-address is sent by the calling party within the call set-up procedure and is passed
transparently through the network as a separate entity from both the ISDN number and user-to-user information.
Sub-address information is not processed within the public network.

Sub-addressing procedures are the subject of a separate Recommendation.

9.3 Combination of sub-addressing and direct dialling-in

Sub-addressing may be used separately or in combination with DDI (see Figure 2/E.164).

9.4 Address delimiters

DDI address information may contain an "end of address" (e.g. ST) delimiter.. In the case of sub-
addressing an "end of -subscriber number/begfnning of sub-address" delimiter and the "end of address" delimiter
are required.
(The use of an address delimiter at the end of an ISDN address is for further study.)

10 Interworking with dedicated networks, nationally and internationally

Interworking is for further study and will be contained in a Series E Recommendation on interworking.
However, the broad principles for interworking are contained below..

The following interworking arrangements can be used to allow an ISDN subscriber to set up calls to
subscribers or services terminated on other public dedicated networks. Single stage selection procedures should be
employed wherever possible, however, two-stage selection can also be employed where necessary.
100
10.1 Interworking by single-stage selection

10.1.1 Special prefix method

Interworking by single-stage selection is achieved by an arrangement where the calling party accesses a
network by dialling a special prefix followed by the necessary identification required for that particular network.
The special. prefix may be:
a) one or more digits
b) a non-numerical address qualifier

10.1.2 National destination code method

Interworking with another network can be accomplished by utilizing NDCs specially assigned for
interworking purposes. The number of digits of these interworking NDCs must be kept small in order not to
exceed the maximum number of digits to be dialled in a single-stage selection procedure.

10.2 Interworking by two-stage selection

Two-stage interworking is achieved by an arrangement wherein the first stage of selection provides the
calling party access via the ISDN to an interworking unit (IWU) associated with a point of presence of the
required dedicated network. The calling party, to gain access to the desired IWU, uses a dialling procedure
consisting of an assigned local, national or international number.
When a connection is established the IWU responds. The necessary address information for that particular
public dedicated network is then forwarded, as a second stage of selection, through the ISDN and the IWU to
complete the call in the dedicated network (see Figure 3/E.164).

Calling
party
can-71tOO

FIGURE 3/E.164
Two-stage selection me thod

t 0.3 International interworking

It is recognised that some countires 2) may not be able to offer an interworking capability, therefore
interworking will be permitted either in the country 2) of origin or the country 2) of destination. The choice will be
by bilateral agreement. Because of administrative difficulties, interw'orking should not be performed across the
international boundary, unless no other interworking possibility exists..
Both single-stage and two-stage selection procedures can be implemented to meet an Administration's
requirements, however, preference should be given to single-stage selection. Interworking can therefore be
performed as follows:
a) interworking in the country of origin:
i) single-stage selection (both the NDC, and the special prefix method are .applicable)
ii) two-stage selection
b) interworking in the country of destination:
i) single-stage selection (only the NDC method is applicable)
ii) two-stage selection.

2)
101
Country or geographical area.
 ANNEX A

(to Recommendation E.164)

ISDN Numbering terms and definitions

General
The definitions set out in CCITT Recommendation E.160 for international prefix, country 2) code, trunk
prefix, trunk code, subscriber number, national (significant) number and international number apply. The
following definitions are provisional and require further study:

A.I address (in network addressing)

The information which is necessary to identify a point in the subscriber's installation (group of terminals,
terminal or specific function of terminal equipment). The point unambiguously defines:
a port where the information flow of the connection concerned passes in outgoing or incoming
direction, or
the point of origin or destination for that information flow, e.g. (N)-Service-Access-Point (Recommen-
dation X.200)

A.2 sub-address (network address extension)

Part of an address, for example which identifies to the subscriber's terminal equipment a point in the
subscriber's installation (group of terminals, terminal or. specific function of terminal equipment). The sub-address
is agreed by the calling and called party and transferred by the network. However, sub-address information is not
processed by the public network.

A.3 address delimiter

A coded character which indicates different parts in an address, e.g. beginning of address, end of address,
etc.

A.4 addressing (network addressing)

The provision of the address by allocation or indication of a number and possibly one or more
non-numeric characters.

A.5 two-stage selection

An interworking method whereby an address in the onglnating ISDN network is used to access an
Interworking Unit (IWU) which is a point of an exit (outlet) or an entry (inlet) to another network. A second
stage of selection is then used to indicate the address in the destination network.

A.6 single-stage selection (special prefix, or national destInation code method)

An interworking method where the information provided includes a code indicating that conventions for
the codes it precedes are other than those defined for the ISDN numbering scheme.

A.7 national destination code (NDe)

A code field, which combined with the subscribers' number (SN), will constitute the national (significant)
number of the international ISDN number. The NDC will have a network and/or trunk code selection function.
The NDC can be a decimal digit or a combination of decimal digits (not including any prefix)
characterising a numbering area within a country (or group of countries included in one integrated numbering
plan).
The NDC has to be inserted before the called subscriber's number 'when the calling. and called parties are
located in different number areas.
NDC assignments are a national responsibility and therefore the NDC structure varies from one country 2)
to another. It may take a trunk code format in accordance with Recommendation E.160, or serve for selection of
a destination network.
The NDC can in some instances, provide a combination of both the above functions.

2)
Country or geographical area.

102 Fascicle 11.2 - Rec. E.l64 117

 APPENDIX E

Recommendation F.69

PLAN FOR TELEX DESTINATION CODES

The CCITT,

considering
(a) that for controlling the selection of international transit circuits, a group of digits, called a telex
destination code, should be used to identify each country (or network) in a uniform manner;
(b) that the CCITT therefore has to set up a· worldwide list of telex destination codes ; for this purpose it
has been necessary to decide whether such codes. should always comprise three digits or whether they should be
made up of one, two or three digits;
(c) that the advantages of uniform three-digit codes are:
i) by allocating the same size code to all countries difficulties would not arise' as to the relative
importance of the various countries with regard to the telex service;
ii) uniform codes afford some simplification of the design of registers - particularly transit
registers;
iii) for the European system a uniform three-digit system could be readily compiled by adding a
uniform digit to the range of two-digit codes already in use by a number of European
Administrations;
(d) that the advantages of a mixed one, two or three-digit arrangement are:
i) the use of shorter length codes reduces the risk of errors by calling subscribers;
ii) the storage capacity of registers can be kept to a nlinimum by allocating shorter codes to systems
having long subscribers' numbers;
iii) the holding time of circuits could be kept to a minimum;
iv) the maximum number of digits to be examined for routing and other purposes could be kept to a
minimum by allocating shorter codes to systems in which the first two digits of a subscriber's
number have to be examined in accordance with Recommendation U.7. Similarly, where a
country has more than one international exchange the allocation of a shorter code would enable
the routing of traffic to be controlled by the examination of a minimum number of digits;
(e) that mixed two-digit and three-digit destination codes have most advan,tages.

103
unanimously declares

(1) that telex destination codes shall comprise two or three digits.
Note - In examining the North American position, it was not possible to allocate a single-digit code that
would have satisfied access to both the telex (RCA, ACR, WUI and WU domestic) networks and the TWX
network in the United States. Therefore it was decided to allocate the first digits 2 and 3 to a series of two-digit
and three-digit codes serving the whole of the American area;

(2) With regard to the allocation of the first digit:

o not to be used as first digit
1 see §§ (9) and (10) below
2 North America and adjacent areas
3 South America and adjacent areas
4 Europe and adjacent areas
5 Europe and adjacent areas and maritime mobile-satellite services
6 USSR and adjacent areas
7 Pacific and adjacent areas
8 Middle East, Far East and adjacent areas
9 Africa, Near East and adjacent areas.
Note 1 - The geographical boundaries of the continents have not been rigidly followed to permit
maximum flexibility within the code .system.

Note 2 - In relations using Type C signalling (Recommendation U.ll) code 000 maybe used for retest
signalling purposes.

Note 3 - In case of the assignment of codes to a mar~tjme mobile-satellite system, a 3 digit code should
exceptionally be assigned to each ocean area of the satellIte system.
(3) the number of two-digit codes available is rather restricted. It is undesirable to allocate these to serve
individual networks in countries where several networks exist but do not have a coordinated internal numbering
scheme;
(4) it is not advisable to allocate all possible two-digit codes, so as to maintain some flexibility to allow
future development in .world telex traffic to be taken into account;
(5) the list of telex destination codes, as established by the World Plan Committee (Paris, 1980) is given
in Annex A. Annex A also shows the corresponding telex network identification codes, which are allocated in
accordance with Recommendation F.68 (§ 2.2);
(6) the Member countries of the Union not mentioned in this list that wish to take part in the
international automatic telex service should ask the Director of the CCITT for the assignment of an available
three-digit destination code. In their request they may indicate the available three-digit code preferred. Where the
numbering scheme for the appropriate region is exhausted, a code from another region may be allocated;
(7) if the requests submitted by Member countries of· the Union involve a change in the telex destination
codes already assigned to them, or if the Director of the CCITf finds difficulty in satisfying a request submitted
in accordance with § (6), these requests will be referred to Study Group I for guidance on technical issues,. any
allocation of a specific code number being decided by the Wo.rld Plan Committee;
(8) additions and changes that are accepted will be published in the ITU Operational Bulletin. They will
become effective on the first day of the third month following publication;
(9) the first digit 1 was initially reserved for special services, which led to its uncoordinated use for a
variety of national and international applications in different networks. In all future networks and as soon as
practicable in existing networks, it should be possible to allocate the 1 series for destination codes for
international purposes.

(10) a block of ten destination codes (160-169) has been set aside to cover the particular needs for access tc
maritime mobile HF and MF radiotelex services. The choice of code or codes for these applications is left tr
individual Administrations for use by their own subscribers and/or (after suitable bilateral arrangements havf
been reached) by subscribers of other Administrations for transit calls [e.g. via the former Administration's coas
station(s)]. (See also the explanatory figure, Figure I/F.69.)
Note - It is recognized that some Administrations use various codes in the 160-169 series at present fo
national and international applications.
104
 Country 2

Country 1
~4,'- -2i.6-------~
,'. ,
Coast
station

" \," Telex

..,..__'~ terminal Country 3

""-- /'
"'-./'"
163 ""- Coast
Telex 242
:t:t ,,,'I--------...--~------_1 station
terminal -.. y . . --
,

Telex
terminal
Coast
station

/' Country 4
/' Coast CCITT - 74'"
station

Note 1 -
~

c::::!:::J
International gateway exchange

Telex terminal 6 Coast station

Country 1 does not use F.69 codes in the 16x range to access its own coast station.
Note 2 - Country 1 uses F.69 codes 160 and 163 to access coast stations in countries 2 and 3 respectively (as agreed bilaterally).
Note 3 - Cbuntry 2 has agreed bilaterally to use F.69 codes 165 and 163 to access coast stations in countries 1 and 3 respectively.
Note 4 - Country 2 uses F.69 code 163 internally for test purposes and therefore subscribers select a code 246 and this is
translated as the international link to 163.
Note 5 - Country 3 has agreed bilaterally to use F.69 codes 166 and 161 to access coast stations in coun~ries 1 and 2 respectively.
Note 6 - Country 3 does not have code 166 available for subscriber use as this is used as a special operator code. However,
code 160 is available and this is used by subscribers and is translated to 166 at the international exchange.
Note 7 - Country 3 has agreed bilaterally with Country 4 to use F.69 code 165 to access the coast station in Country 4.
This is possible event though Countries 1 and 2 use the same code.
Note 8 - Subscribers in Country 4 do not access coast statIons in other countries.

FIGURE I/F.69

Example of use of F.69 codes in the 16xrange (see § 10)

105
 ANNEXA

(to Recommendation F.69)

List of telex destination codes and

telex network identification codes

Note 1 Codes with no entry have not yet been allocated.

Note 2 (xx): This TNIC is not yet listed in the official TNIC List.

100-149 Temporarily reserved for special 293 CP Cayman Islands

151-159 administrative services 294 WG Trinidad and Tobago
160 295 GY Guyana
161 296 TQ Turks and Caicos Islands
162 297 BS Bahamas (Commonwealth of the)
163 298 MR Martinique (French Department ot)
164 299 GL Guadeloupe (French Department oft
X Maritime Mobile HF and MF Radiotelex
165 300 FG French Guiana (French Depanment ~f)
166 301
167 302
168 303
169 304 SN Suriname (Republic of)
170-179 Temporarily reserved for special 305 PY Paraguay (Republic of)
administrative services 306 FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
200 UA Alaska (United States of America) (RCA) 307-1)
201 DR Dominican Republic (RCA) 308 ED Ecuador
202 01 Dominican Republic (AACR) 309 BV Bolivia (Republic of) (ENTEL)
203 HI Haiti (Republic of) 31 VC Venezuela (Republic of)
204 QN S. Pierre and Miquelon (French Department 32 UY Uruguay (Eastern Republic 00
of) 33 AR Argentine Republic
205 PT Puerto Rico (RCAC) 34 Chile a)
206 PD Puerto Rico (AACR) 35 CO Colombia (Republic of)
207 (PP) Puerto Rico (WUI CARIB) 36 PE Peru
208 VN United States Virgin Islands and S. Croix 37 Central America (integrated code):
209 Puerto Rico (PRCA) 371 BZ Belize
21 CA Canada (except TWX) 372 GU Guatemala (Republicot)
22 ME Mexico 373 SR El Salvador (Republic ot)
23 United States of America b) (except TWX) 374 HO Honduras (Republic of)
240 (PB) Puerto Rico (TR1) 375 NU Nicaragua
241 376 CR Costa Rica
242 377 PA Panama (Republic of) (TRn
243 378 2)
244 379 PG Panama (Republic of) (INTEL;
245 38 BR Brazil (Federative Republic of)
246
390 NA Netherlands Antilles
247
248 391 LA Anguilla
249 392 WB Barbados
25 UQ United States of America (TWX) 393 AK Antigua and Barbuda
26 Canada (TWX) 394 DO Dominica (Commonwealth of)
270 395 GA Grenada
271 396 MK Montserrat
272 397 KC Saint Christopher and Nevis
273
274 398 LC Saint Lucia
275 399 VQ Saint Vincent and the Grenad:nes
276 400
277 401
278 402 LU Luxembourg
279 403 MT Malta (Republic of) (GTe)
28 CU Cuba 404 P Portugal
290 BA Bermuda 405 OK Gibraltar
291 JA Jamaica
406 MW Malta (Republic of) (TELEMALTA,
292 VB British Virgin Islands
407 M Morocco (Kingdom of)

1) Previously allocated to the Republic of Bolivia.

2) Previously allocated to the Republic of Panama. 106
408 DZ Algeria (People's Democratic Republic ot) 592
409 TN Tunisia 593
41 D Germany (Federal Republic ot) 594
42 F France c) 595
42 MC Monaco c) 596
43 I Italy 597
44 NL Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 598
45 CH Switzerland (Confederation of) c) 599
45 FL Liechtenstein (Principality ot) c) 600
46 B Belgium 601 GR Greece
47 A Austria 602
480 603
481 604 AD Albania (Socialist People's Republic of)
482 605 CY Cyprus (Republic of)
483 606 IL Israel (State of}
484 607 TR Turkey
485 608
486 609
487 61 H Hungarian People's Republic
488 62 Y1J Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
489 63 PI., Poland (People's Republic of)
490 BN Bahrain (State of) 64 SU Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
491 IK Iraq (Republic ot) 65 R Romania (Socialist Republic of)
492 SY Syrian Arab Republic 66 C Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
493 JO Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) 67 B(} Bulgaria (People's Republic ot)
494 LE Lebanon 680
495 SJ Saudi Arabia (Kingdom ot) 681
496 KT Kuwait (State of) 682
497 DH Qatar (State ot) 683
498 ON Oman (Sultanate ot) 684
499 685
500 EI Ireland 686
501 IS Iceland 687
502 FA Faroe Islands (Denmark) 688
503 GD Greenland (Denmark) 689
504 VA Vatican City State 69 DO German Democratic Republic
505 SO San Marino (Republic of) 700 GM Guam (United States of America) (RCA)
506 701 FJ Fiji
507 702 FP French Polynesia
508 703 NE Papua New Guinea
509 704 HR Hawaii (United States of America) (RCA)
51 G United Kingdom of Great Britain and 705 HM Hawaii (United States of America) (AACR)
Northern Ireland 706 NM New Caledonia and Dependencies
52 E Spain 707 WrF Wallis and Futuna Islands
530 708 HW Hawaii (United States of America) (WUI)
531 709 Hawaii (United States of America) (WUH)
532 71 AA Australia
533 72 J Japan
534 73 IA Indonesia (Republic of)
535 74 NZ New Zealand
536 75 Philippines (Republic of the) d)
537 760 MN Mariana Islands
538 761 KI Kiribati (Republic of)
539 762 (TL) Tokelau Islands
54 S Sweden 763 Palau
55 DK Denmark 764 F.S. of Micronesia
56 N Norway
765 MS Marshall Islands
766 Australian External Territories 8)
57 SF Finland 767
580 X Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service (available) 768
581 X INMARSAT Atlantic 769
582 X INMARSAT Pacific 770 S:B American Samoa
583 X INMARSAT Indian Ocean 771 NH Vanuatu (Republic of) -
584 772 R.G Cook Islands
585 773 Hawaii (United States of America)
586 (DATATEL)
X Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service (available) 774 TV Tuvalu
587
588 775 ZV Nauru (Republic of)
589 776 NF Niue Island
590 777 TS Tonga (Kingdom of)
591 778 HQ Solomon Islands

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 779 SX Western Samoa (Independent State of) 924
780 BJ Bangladesh (People's Republic of) e) 925
781 926
782 927
783 928
784 929
785 930
786 931
787 932
788 933
789 934
79 AF Afghanistan (Democratic Republic of) 935
800 MH Mongolian People's Republic 936
801 K Korea (Republic of) 937
802 HX Hongkong 938 DG Diego Garcia Island
803 CE Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of)
939 AV Ascension
804 94 GH Ghana
LS Lao People's Democratic Republic 95 SA South Africa (Republic of) k)
80S VT Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of) 960 HL Saint Helena
806 AD Yemen (People's Democratic Republic of) 961 RE Reunion (French Department of)
807 KA Democratic Kampuchea 962 BD Botswana (Republic of)
808 OM Macao 963 LO Lesotho (Kingdom of)
809 BU Brunei Darussalam 964 WD Swaziland (Kingdom of)
81 IN India (Republic of) 965 SZ Seychelles (Republic of)
82 PK Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) 966 IW Mauritius
83 BM 967 ST Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic
Burma (Socialist Republic of the Union of)
Republic of)
84 MA Malaysia
968
85 CN China (People's Republic Qf) f) 969 BI Guinea Bissau (Republic of)
86 TH Thailand 970 KN Cameroon (Republic of)
87 RS Singapore (Republic of) 971 RC Central African Republic
88 IR Iran (Islamic Republic of) 972 BC Benin (People's Republic ot)
890 973 GO Gabonese Republic
891 NP Nepal 974 MQ Mauritania (Islamic Republic of)
892 975 NI Niger (Republic of the)
893 EM United Arab Emirates (EMIRTEL) 976 KD Chad (Republic of)
894 977 TO Togolese Republic
895 YE Yemen Arab Republic 978 UV Burkina Faso
896 MF Maldives (Republic of) 979 DJ Djibouti (Republic of)
897 980 ET Ethiopia
898 981 KG Congo (People's Republic of the)
899 KP Democratic People's Republic of Korea 982 ZR Zaire (Republic of)
900 SM Somali Democratic Republic 983 CI Ivory Coast (Republic of the)
901 LY Libya (Socialist People's Libyan Arab
984 SD Sudan (Democratic Republic of the)
Jamahiriya) 985 MJ Mali (Republic of)
902 986 MG Madagascar (Democratic Republic of)
ZA Zambia (Republic of)
987 KE Kenya (Republic of)
903 UU Burundi (Republic of) 988 UO Uganda (Republic of)
904 MI Malawi 989 TA Tanzania (United Republic ot) (mainland)
90S NO Nigeria (Federal Republic of) 990 TA Zanzibar (Tanzania)
906 SG Senegal (Republic of) 991 AN Angola (People's Republic ot)
907 ZW Zimbabwe (Republic of) 992 MO Mozambique (People's Republic of)
908 WK Namibia 993 CV Cape Verde (Republic of)
909 RW Rwandese Republic 994 KO Comoros (Islamic Federal Republic of the)
91 UN Egypt (Arab Republic of) 995 GE Guinea (Republic of)
920 996 GV Gambia (Republic of the)
921 997 LI Liberia (Republic of)
922 998 SE Sierra Leone
923 999 EG Equatorial Guinea (Republic of)

a) Within this national code and following a decision by the Chilean Telecommunication Administration, the· following codes
have been allocated to identify the different telex networks in Chile:
Telex Chile (Comunicaciones Telegraficas S.A.) 342 CL
TC (Transradio Chilena) 343 CK
I17CHL (117 Comunicaciones Mundiales S.A. Chile) 344 CZ
ENTEL (Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.) 345 CB
TEXCOM (Telecomunicaciones Intemacionales) 346 CT

108
156 Fascicle 11.4 - Rec. F.69
b)
Within this national code and following a decision by the Administration of the United States of America, the following
codes have been allocated to identify the different carriers of the United States:

230 UO Western Union Telegraph Company

231 UT TRT Telecommunications Corporation
232 UR RCA Global Communications
233 VB Graphnet Corporation
234 VI ITT World Communications
235 ITT World Communications (DTS)
236 UW Western Union International
237 Consortium Communications International, Inc.
238 (UF) FrCC· Telecommunications
239 Not assigned

c)
Integrated numbering plan.

d)
Within this national code and following a decision by the Philippines Board of Communications, the following codes have
been allocated to identify the different telex networks in the Philippines:

Capitol Wireless, Inc. (CAPWIRE) 751 PS

Philippine Global Communications, Inc. (PHILCOM) 752 PH
Globe-Mackay Cable and Radio Corp. (I1T) 754 PM
Eastern 'felecommunications· Philippines, Inc. (ETPI) 756 PN
Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (PTT) 758 PU
The following codes are not allocated: 753, 755, 757 and 759

e) The remaining combinations in the series 78 will not be allocated until the stock of spare 3-digit codes for the region is
exhausted.

f) Within this national code, the Telecommunications Administration of the People's Republic of China has notified that the
code 855 has been allocated to the province of Taiwan.
(Reference: Notification No. 1157 of 10 December 1980.)

g) The Australian Administration has also informed that as part of code 766 the telex code for Norfolk Island is 766 3. (NV)

h) As requested by South Africa, the telex network identification codes (TNIC) have been allocated to the following
geographical areas:

BP Bophuthatswana CX Ciskei TT Transkei '1M Venda.

Abbreviations

AACR All America Cables and Radio, Inc.

EMIRTEL The Emirates Telecommunication Corporation Ltd.
ENTEL Empresa Nacional.de Telecomunicaciones
GTC Government Telecommunications Centre (Malta)
INTEL Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
RCA RCA Global Communications, It:\c.,. -'"
RCAC Radio Corporation of America Communications, Inc.
TELEMALTA Telemalta Corporation
TRT TRT Telecommunications Corporation
TWX TWX Network
WCA West Coast of America Telegraph Co. Ltd.
WUH Western Union of Hawaii, Inc.
WUI Western Union International, Inc.
WUI CARIB Western Union International Caribbean, Inc.
WUI Western Union International, Inc.
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APPENDIX F

Rai' IdatieD X.121

(provisional, Geneva, 19781 anended, Geneva, 19801

Malaga-Torreno1 inos , 1984)

The CCITl',

considering

(a) that the purpose of an International NlInbering Plan

for Public Data Networks is to facilitate the introduction of p.1blic data
networks and provide for their inter-\«>rking 00 a worldwide basis;

(b) that there could be a nllftber of p.1b1ic data networks in

a country 1) 1

(e) that the International NlInbering Plan should permit the

identification of a country 1) as well as a specific public data network
in that country 1)1

(d) that the International NlInbering Plan should provide

for substantial spare capccity to _ t e future requirElftents,

unanimously declares the view

the International NlJnbering Plan for Public Data Networks should be

as defined in this RecOt1t\endation.

1 Design oonsideratians

The design considerations that fo~ the basis of this Plan are as
follows:

1.1 'It1e international data nll1\ber is to determine only the specific

D'IE/OCE interface and, in particular, to identify a country 1), and a
network, if several data networks exist in the sane country 1).

1.2 Where a number of public data networks are to be established in

a country 1), it should rot be mandatory to integrate the nlll\bering plans
of the var ious networks •
1.3 'lbe number of digits ccmprising the code used to identify a
country 1) and a specific public data network in that country 1)
should be the same for all countries 1).

1.4 A national data nllt\ber assigned to a IYrE/OCE interface should

be tmique within a particular national network. 'Ibis national data n\Jl\ber
should form part of the international data n\.ll\ber which should also be unique
on a worldwide basis.

1) Country or geographical area.

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1.5 ']be nl:mber of digits to be used in an international data nll1\ber

should be governed by national and international requirements but a reasonable
1 i.mit on the overall number of digits should be imposed.

1.6 The Numbering Plan should make provision for the interworking
of data terminals on public data netlNOrks with data tet"t\inals on pUblic
telephone and telex networks. . -
Note - '!he term "telex" enployed in this RecOllllendation,
includes 'tWX net\\Orks.
1.7 The Numbering Plan should not preclude the possibility of a
single national netlNOrk providing an integrated telecommunications system for
services of all kinds.
1.8 Where multiple RPOA facilities exist providing service be or
within the same country 1), provision for the selection of a specific
RPOA facility should be allowed for in the facilit,y request part of the
selection signals.
Note - 1:he term RPOA in this Recarmendation refers to
RecDgni:zed Private Operating Agercy.
2 O1aracteristics and application of the NlInberinJ Plan

2.1 Number system

2.l.t The lO-digit numeric characte~ set 0-9 should be used for
numbers (or addresses) assigned be DTE/DCE interfaces on public data networks.
This principle should apply be both national and international data numbers.
2.1.2 Use of the above number system will make it possible for data
tenninals on public data networks to interwork with data terminals on public
telephone and telex networks.
2.2 Data network identification codes
2.2.1 A Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) could be assigned as
follows:
2.2.1.2 To non-zoned service, such as the MaritUne Mobile service (see
§ 2.2.10);
2.2.1.3 To a Public Switched Telephone Network (PS'm) for the purpose
of making calls fran DTEs connected be a PON to DTEs connected to that PSTN;
2.2.1.4 To a group of PONs within a country, when permitted by national
regulations;

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2.2.1.5 To a group of private data networks connected to ~s within a

country, were .permitted by national regulations.

Note - For administrative purposes, including charging, a group of

networks which have been assigned a single rNIC, will, in the international
context, be considered as a single entity.

2.2.2 In the system of data network identification codes, the first

digit of such codes should be in 'accordarx:e with Table 1/X.l2l.

TABLE I/X.121
First di.it or data network identification code

o- , Re.erved
I - , tw•• rYed (,.e &1.0 paracraph 2.2.10)

j: I-
4--J
S . For data network'd
I entl'fiIcataon
. codes (DNIC)
6 -
7-
8 - '. MaT be ued tor lntArvorldnc with teleK network.
9 - , MaT be \lied tor lDtervorklnc wl th telephone network.

Note 1 - 'Itle allocation of codes for non-zoned services, other

than the marine satellite servic:es, is for further study.

Note 2 - 'Itle allocation of the two-digit codes 18 and 19 for Cl3I use
is for further study in collaboration with 19:>.

2.2.3 All data network identification codes (rNICl should consist of

four digits. The first three digits should always identify a country 1)
and could be regarded qS a Data Country 1) COOe (~). 'nle fourth, or
network digit, should identify a specific data network in the
country 1).

2.2.4 Each country 1) should be assigned at least one 3-digit

data country 1) code (~). 'It1e data country 1) code (~) in
conjunction with the fourth digit can identify up to 10 public data networks.
The format for data network identification codes (rNIC) should be as
indicated in Figure l/X.12l.

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+~--- Data network identification code (ONIC)

Iz X X X I
-- +l.-_ _ Network digit as ind"i cated in § 2.2. 3
t ~-- - - - Data country code (DCC)
CCITT·38210

X denotes any digit from 0 through 9

Z denotes any digit from 2 through7as indicated in § 2.2 2

FIGURE 1/X.12l
Fomat for data neb«>rk identificaticn codes (IRIC)

2.2.5 The system of data network identification codes (DNICl

indicated in §§ 2.2.2 and 2.2.4 a~e will provide for 600 data
country 1) codes (IX..'C) and a theoretical maximll1\ of 6000 DNIC.
2.2.6 Should a country 1) have more than 10 public data
networks, an additional data country 1) codes (s) (IX..'C) would be assigned
to it.
2.2.7 A list of data country 1) codes (DOC) to be used in the
development of data network identification codes (DNIC) is given in Annex D
to this Recarmendation. This list was prepared in accordance with the
requirement that the first digit of a DNIC, which is also the first digit of
the enbedded data country 1) code (DOC), should be restricted to the
digits 2-7 inclusive (see§ 2.2.2 a~e). As first digits of data
country 1) codes (IX..'C), the digits 2-7 are arranged to represent world
zones.
2.2.8 The assignment of data country 1) codes (DOC) is to be
aaninistered by the CCIr:rI'. Theassigrment of nettNOrk digits will be made
nationally and the CCITT secretariat notified.
The Member countries of the International Telecommunication Union
not mentioned in this list who wish to take part in the international data
service or those Members who require an additional data country 1)
code (s) (DOC) should ask the Director of the CCITr for the assiqnnent of an
available 3-digit data country 1) code(s) (IX..'C). In their request, they
may indicate the available 3-digit code(s) preferred.
Assignnents by the Director of the C:X:ITr of data country 1)
codes (DOC) as well as assignments by countries l} of the network digits
will be published in the Operational Bulletin of the International
Telecommunication Union.
2~2. 9 Exanples indicating how data net\\1Ork idE~ntification codes
(DNIC) could be developed, are given in Annex A to this Recommendation.

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2.2.10 International data nlJtlber for stations in the maritime n'Obile

service
'!be mIC allocated 'to the maritime n'Obile service is 11lS where the
digit S indicates ocean area and/or maritime system. The digit S has the values
as shown in Annex C.
'!be ship station is identified by a unique 9-digit ship station
identity c:x:mnat for te1ephonv, telex. data transnission and other services as
defined in Recommendation E.210/F.120.

'Ibe canplete international data nll1\ber for ships is canposed as

follows: \
111S + ship station identity (Reca1mendation E.2l0/F.120) + X, where X
is an optimal digit which, if present, designates a particular 0l'E on board
the ship.

Note 1 - A subscriber directly CXXlnected to a :Pr.J'J should always use

the complete ship station identity. In Reca1mendation E.2l0/F.120 it is
recognized that a ship station number, shorter than the ship station identity,
may at present have to be used to 'convey the address information through sane
neb«>rks other than :Pr.J'Js (e.g. telephone and telex neb«>rks), due to equipnent
constraints. When concatenation of such nebbrks and :Pr.J'J(s) occurs, the
question of where translation of ship station nll1\ber to ship station identity,
or vice versa, must be done is 'for further study.

Note 2 - In the maritime mobile satellite service, the use of theS

digit for iridicating the ocean area in which the ship station is located at the
time .of the call is considered a tenporary arrangement. It is recognized that
such an arrangement should be avoided in the future if possible since it
requires the calling user to know the e~t ocean area of a destination ship
station at the time of the call, and since such an area may change fran time to
tUne for that ship station.

2.3 International data number

2.3.1 A data terminal on a p.1blic data neb«>rk when called fran

another country 1) should be addressed by the international data number
assigned to its 0l'E/OCE interface. 'nle international data nll1\ber should consist
of the data neb«>rk identification code (mIC) of the called public data
neb«>rk, followed by the neb«>rk terminal nLl1lber (Nm) of the called IYl'E/OCE
interface, or, for exanp1e, where\an integrated nll1\bering scheme exists within
a country 1), the data country 1) oode (OCC) followed by the
National Ntmber (NN) of the called DTE/OCE interface, i.e.:

International data number = mIC + NIN, or, OCC + NN

2.3.2 The Network Terminal Number (Nm) should consist of the full
address that is used when calling the data terminal fran within its serving
public data network. The national nll1\ber ('NN) should consist of the full
address used when calling the data terminal fran another terminal within the
national integrated nlll\bering schane. These nllt\bers should consist of all the
digits necessary to uniquely identify the corresponding DTE/OCE interface
within the serving network and should not include any prefix (or access code)
that might be employed for such calling.

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Note 1 - Network Terminal Ntmbers (NIN) or National Numbers ('NN) may

be assl~ned bv a ~ to orEs oonnected to other public networks, ~en
inte~~~~ing capabilities are provided wi~~ that PON.

Note 2 - An exanple of the developnent c)f Nms where a tNIC is

assigned co a group of public or private data networks connected to PONs within
a country, is shown in Annex B.

2.4 Number of digits

2.4.1 International data numbers could be of different lengths rot
should consist of at least 5 aigits but not more than 14 diqits.
With the data net\ttOr1< identification code (ONIC) fixed at 4 digits and
the data country 1) code (OCC) fixed at 3 digits, it would, therefore, be
possible to have a network terminal nll1\ber (NIN) of 10 digits maximum, or, a
national number (NN) of 11 digits maximLlt\.
Note - The l~it of 14 digits specified above applies
exclusively to the international data nlJnber information. Anequate register
capacity should be made available at data switching exchanges to aceatmOdate
the above digits as well as any additional digits~ that might be introduced for
signalling, or other purposes.
2.5 International prefix
2.5.1 TO distinguish between different address fo~ats within a
public data network (e.g. national data nunber and international data nlJ1\ber
formats), a prefix would generally be required. Any such prefix does not form a
part of the data number. Pending further study, the use and canposition of such
a prefix is a national matter. However, the possible need to aceatmOdate such a
prefix with regard to digit register capacity should be noted.
Note - In the case of Recommendation X.25 access, t~e prefix can
only be ooe digit.
2.6 Number analysis - international calls between public data
net\tJOrks .
2.6.1 In the case of international calls bet'Neen p.1blic data networks,
provision should be made in originating countries 1} to interpret the
first three digits of the international data number. These digits constitute
the data country 1) code (OCC) canpot"lent of the data network
identification code (~C) and id~ptify the terminal country 1). This
information is tequired in the originating country 1) for routing
purposes.
2.6.2 In ociginating countries 1), it ~ight also be necessary
to interpret the fourth, or netYtOrk, digit of a [NIC. Such interpret~tion would
pr~ide the identity of a specific network in a country 1) where several
public data networks are in service. This information might be required for
billing purposes or for the selection of specific routes to called networks.
Note - With regard to RPOA selection, see § 1.8 aOOve.

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2.6.3 Countries 1) recelvlng international calls for public

data networks should receive the canp1ete international data nll1lber. However,
where a country 1) of destination indicates that it does not wish to
receive the data country 1) code (OCC) cxmponent of the rNIC,
arrangenents should be made tp suppress the In:.

2.6.4 FOr destination countries 1) with more than ten public

data networks, interpretation of the first three digits of the DNIC [i.e., the
data country 1) code (OCC)] \ttOUld identify the group of networks within
which the called network is included. Interpretation of the fourth, or network,
digit of the rNIC would identify the called network in that group.
Interpretation of the first three digits woold also make it possible to verify
that an incaning call has in fact reached the correct country 1).

2.6.5 In the case of destination countries 1) where there are

fewer than ten public data networks, the first three digits of the rNIC COlld
provide the verification irdicated in § 2.6.4 abcwe. Interpretation of the
foorth, or network, digit of the rNIC would identify the specific network
being called.

2.6.6 In transit countries 1) the canplete international data

nllt\ber must be received. Interpretation of the first three digits would
identify the called country 1). Interpretation of the fourth or network
digit would identify a specific data network in the called country 1).
Interpretation of the fourth digit might be required for billing purposes or
for route selection beyond the transit country 1).

2.6.7 Where a data call is to be routed beyond a transit

country 1) through a second transit country 1), the canp1ete
international data nW\ber should always be sent to the second transit
country 1). Where the data call is to be routed by a transit
country 1) to the country 1) of destination, the arrangements
indicated in § 2.6.3 atxwe should apply.

2.7 Directories and letterheads

2.7.1 Directories for public data networks should include infonmation on

the procedures to be followed for making international data calls. A diagram,
such as that of Figure 2/X.121, could assist the custaner in these procedures.

2.7.2 With regard to the prefix (or access code) shown in

Figure 2/X.12l, it should be noted that the same prefix (designated P) could
be used for all three types of calls. '!be choice of prefix is, however, a
national matter.

2.7.3 With regard to RroA selection (see § 1.8 atxwe), it should be

noted that an RPOA facility request designator \ttOuld be used either in
international data calls or within certain countries. Provision of this
facility as well as the designation of the RroA facility selection designator
is a national matter in the originating country 1) .

2.7.4 With regard to the publication of international data numbers on

letterheads or other written material, it is recommended that the network
terminal number (NTN) or national number (NNl should be easily distinguished
within the international number, i.e. that there be a space between the 4-digit
DNIC and the network terminal number (NTN) or, between the 3-digit data
country 1) code (In:) and the national ntltlber (NN), where the fourth
digit of the rNIC is included in the national ntmber (NN).
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International data number

P+ Io.-__D_NI_C_ _ + I- - - - - - - - -I
Network terminal number
(4 digits) (up to 10 digits)
a) Number is not part of a national integrated numbering scheme
or

P+ DCC I + National number (starting with 4th digit of DNIC)

(3 digits) (up to 11 digits)

b) Number is part of a national integrated numbering scheme

A.International identification of DTE/DCE interface on public data networks

I nternational telephone number

p+9+ I__ T_C_C_...... + National signlflcclnt telephone number

B.An example of the international identification of a DTE/DCE interface on the public

telephone network when accessed to or from a pu,blic data network (see Note)

International telex number

,4 _I
P+ 8 + I- - - TOC ) + I- - - - - - - c c - . n . 2 - - - 6 8 8 0I
National telex number

c.An example of the international.identification of a DTE/DCE interface on the public

telex network when accessed to or from a public data network (see Note)
P international prefix
DNIC data network identification code
DeC data country code
Tee telephone country code
TOe telex destination code

.\'01£1 - This illustrates the case where the data terminal on the public telephone or telex network is identified hy the. telephone or lclc~
number. Other cases are possible. The various inlerworking scenarios will be described in a separate Recommendation.

FIGURE 2/X.121

Intematicmal format

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ANNEX A

(to RecxmneOOation X.121)

Deve1cpDent of Data Heb«Xk Identificaticm Qldes (lBIC)

Exanple 1

In this exanple, it is asstmed for illustrative purposes only, that

the Netherlands has established its first public data network. To develop the
data network identification code (~C) for this network, it would be necessary
for the Netherlands to assign to it a network digit to follow the listed data
coontry 1) code (IXX:) 204 (see Annex D). Assuning that the Netherlands
selected the digit 0 as the network digit, the data network identification code
(~C) for this initial network would be 2040.

Exanple 2

In this example, it is assumed for illustrative purposes only, that

five IXJblic data networks have been established in canada. To develop the data
network identification codes for these networks, it would be necessary for
canada to assign to each of these networks a network digit to follow the listed
data oountry 1) code (IXX:) 302 (see Annex D). Asslll\ing that canada
assigned the network digits 0-4 to the five networks, the resulting data
network identification codes (~C) would be 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023 and
3024.

Exanple 3

In this exanp1e, it is asslJt\ed for illustrative purposes only, that

eight IXJblic data networks have been established in the United States of
America. It is also asstmed that network digits 0-7 would be assigned by the
United States of America to follow the listed data country 1) code (IXX:)
310 (see Annex D). 'n'le data network identification codes (~C) thus formed for
these eight networks would be 3100, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3106
and 3107.

If, same t~e later, four additional public data networks were to be
introduced in the United states of America, two of the four new networks could
be assigned network digits 8 and 9 in association with data country 1)
code (DOC) 310, to produce the data network identification codes (~C) 3108
and 3109. -

For the remaining two public data networks, the United States of
America would have to ask the acITT for an additional data country 1)
code (IXX:). A request for a code next in sequence, i.e. 311, could be made if
this code appeared to be spare. If code 311 could be made available it would be
assigned to the 'United States of America. If it was rot available, a spare code
in the "300" series of data country 1) codes (IXX:) would be assigned.
AsslJt\ing data country 1) oode (IXX:) 311 was available and issued to the
United States of America, the two remaining public data networks could be
assigned network digits a and 1 in association with data country 1)
code (IXX:) 311, to produce the data network identification codes (DNIC) 3110
and 3111.

1) Country or geographical area.

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The data network identification codes (DNIC) for the 12 public nata
networ~s would then be 3100, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 31.0C), 3106, 3107, ·3108,
3109, 3:10 and,3111.

Example 4

In this example, it is assumed for illustrative purposes only, t~at

1 publ~~ data network is to be established in eac~ of two Carihbean islands
that are part of the group of islands known as the French Antilles. The islands
concerned are Guadeloupe and Martinique.

To develop the data network identification codes (DNIC) for these

nublic data networks, it is ass'Jmed that the French Administration would assign
network digit 0 to the network in Guadeloupe and network digit 1 to the network
in Martinique and associate these network digits with the listed data
country 1) code (DOC) 340 for t~e French Antilles (see Annex D). The data
network identification codes (DNIe) thus fanned would be 3400 for Guadeloupe
and 3401 for Martinique.

This example indicates that the system of data network identification

codes (OOIC) is appropri.ate for application to groups of islands or reglUl"lS of
a country 1) since one data country 1) code (DOC) could provide
for up to ten public data networks disJ?ersed over several islands or regions.
At the sane time such island or regional nettt.Orks tt.Ould be distinguishable
fran each other.

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ANNEX B

(to Recx:mneOOation X.121)

Deve10pDent of RlHs mere a IBIC is assigned tD

a group of pj)lic data neb«X:ks
or to a group of private dat:a netxxks cuall!Cted
to pj)lic data netxxks within a 0CDltry

'ttle following is an exanple, for illustrative J;Urposes only, of a

suggested technique for allocating within a coontry data nllftbers for t:1IE/OCE
interfaces on private data networks which are in turn connected to p.1blic data
networks where permitted l:7j national regulations.

Note - In the cnltext of this Annex, a PNIC may also be used to

identify a specific public data network in a group of plblic data networks that
share a CO'II1lCXl ~C.

B.1 A private data network identification oode (PNIC) is assigned

to each private data network contained within a group of private data networks
identified by a specific ~c. '!be private data network identification code
(PNIC)-digits are the first digits of the NTN.

B.2 All private data network identification codes (PNIC) consist of

six digits. 'ttle format for the private data network identification codes (PNIC)
is as follows:

ZXXXXX Private data network identification code CPNIC).

Z denotes any digit fran 2 through 9 as indicated in § B.3.

X denotes any digit 0 through 9.

B.3 In the system of private data network _identification codes

(PNIC), the first digit of such codes is in ac.n>rdance with the following
table:

TABLE B-l/x.121

First dtlit or private data network identificatiop code

~ J ,.......
2
J

,,
~

t . ,rlftt ,._~

1...,lti.Mi (PlltC)
T

,•

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B.4 If a country has more private data networks than can be grouped
under one DNIC or, if the public data networks within a country are not all
interco'1necterl, another rnIC may be allocated for each new qrouD of private
data net'NOrks.
B.5 If a private data network requires more numbers for DTE/DCE
interfaces than can be grouped under one PNIC, multiple PNICs may be allocated
to a single private data network.
B.6 The assignment of private data network identification codes
(PNIC) is administered nationally.

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1RmX C

(to Recammendation X.121)

List of mIlCs far ncn-smed systeII8

Mariti.- nmUe seEVices

COde Area System

1110 Spare
1111 Atlantic ocean Maritime satellite packet switched data
transnissiat system
1112 Pacific ocean Maritime satellite packet switched data
transnissiat syatem
1113 Indian ocean Maritime satellite packet switched data
transnissiat system
1114 Spare
1115 Spare
1116 Spare
1117 Spare
1118 Spare
1119 Spare

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ANNEX 0

(to Recommendation X.12l)

List of data <XXJIltry or geograPtical area oodes

Note - The countries or geograohical areas shown in this

Annex include those that already have code assiqnments in the case of other
public telecommunication networks.

zone 2
Code Country or Geographical ~rea

202 Greece
204 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
206 Belgiun
208 France
212 ~naco
2i4 Spain
216 Hunqarian People~s Republic
218 German Democratic Republic
220 Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
222 Italy
226 Romania (Socialist Republic of)
228 Switzerland (Confederation of)
230 Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
232 Austria
234 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
238 Dennark
240 StNeden
242 Norway
244 Finland
250 Union of SOviet Socialist Republics
260 Poland (People~s Republ ic of)
262 Germany (Federal Republic of)
266 Gibraltar
268 Portugal
270 Luxenbourg
272 Ireland
274 Iceland
276 Albania (Socialist People~s Republic of)
278 Malta (RepUblic of)
280 Cyprus (Republic of)
284 Bulgaria (People~s RepUblic of)
286 Turkey

Zone 2, Spare Codes: 68

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Code camtry or Geographical Area

302 canada
308 St. Pierre and Mi~lon
~10 United States of America
311 United States of America
312 Uni ted States of Amer ica
313 United States of America
314 Uni ted States of America
315 Uni ted States of Amer ica
316 United States of America
330 Puerto ·Rioo
332 Virgin Islands (USA)
334 Mexico
338 Janaica
340 Fre~h Antilles
342 Barbados
344 Antigua
346 cayman Islands
348 British Virgin Islands
350 Bermuda
352 Grenada
354 r.b'ltserrat
356 St. Kitts
358 St. Lucia
360 St. Vincent
362 Netherlands Antilles
364 Bahamas (eatmonwealth of the)
366 oaninica
368 Cuba
370 oaninican Repillic
372 Haiti (Republic of)
374 Trinidad and 'lbbago
376 Turks and caloos Islands

zooe 3, Spare Codes: 68

Code Country or Geographical Area

404 India (Republic of)
410 Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
412 Afghanistan (Democratic Republic of)
413 Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of)
414 Bunma (Socialist Republic of the Union of)
415 Lebanon
416 Jordan (Hashemite Kingdon of)
417 Syrian Arab Repill~c

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ZtxJe 4 (cont'-d)
Code Country or Geographic,al Area
418 Iraq (Republic of)
419 Kuwait (State of)
420 Saudi Arabia (Kingdon of)
421 Yanen (Arab Republic)
422 Oman (Sultanate of)
423 Yanen (people~s Danocratic Republic of)
424 United Arab Emirates
425 Israel (State of)
426 Bahrain (State of)
427 Qatar (State of)
428 Mongolian People~s Republic
429 Nepal
430 United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
431 United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
432 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
440 Japan
450 Korea (Republic of)
452 Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of)
454 Hong Kong
455 Macao
456 Democratic Kampuchea
457 Lao People'-s Democratic Republic
460 China (people~s Republic of)
470 Bangladesh (Peop1e'-s Republic of)
472 Maldives (Republic of)
zone 4, Spare Codes: 67

ZtxJe 5

Code Country or Geographical Area

502 Malaysia
505 Australia
510 Indonesia (Republic of)
515 Philippines (Republic of)
520 Thailand
525 Singapore (Republic o:f)
528 Brunei
530 New Zealand
535 Guam
536 Nauru (Republic of)
537 Papua New Guinea
539 Tonga (Kingdan of)
540 Solanon Islands
541 New Hebrides
542 Fij i
543 Wallis and Futuna Islands
544 Arrer ican Samoa

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zone 5 (oont~d)

Code Country or Geographical Area

545 Gilbert & Ellice Islands

546 New caledonia and DepeOOerx:ies
547 French Polynesia
548 Cook Islands
549 western sanoa

zone 5, Spare Codes: 78

zone 6
Code Country or Geographical Area

602 Fgypt (Arab Republic of)

603 Algeria (Algerian Democratic and Popular Republic)
604 M:>rOCXX) (KingdaD of)
605 TUnisia
606 Libya (SOCialist People'-s Libyan Arab Janahiriya)
607 Gambia (Republic of the)
608 senegal tRepublic of the)
609 Maur i tania (Islanic Republic of)
610 Mali (Republic of)
611 Guinea (Revolutionary People'-s Republic of)
612 Ivory Coast (Republic of the)
613 Upper Volta (Republic of)
614 Niger (Republic of the)
615 Tbgolese Republic
616 Benin (People'-s Republic of)
617 Mauritius
618 Liberia (Republic of)
619 Sierra Leone
620 Ghana .
621 Nigeria (Federal Republic of)
622 O1ad (Republic of the)
623 central African Republic
624 cameroon (United Republic of)
625 cape Verde (Republic of)
626 sao Tane and Principe (DeItoCratic Republic of)
627 Equator ial Guinea (Republic of)
628 Gabon Republic
629 Oongo (people'-s Republic of the)
630 Zaire (Republic of)
631 Angola (People'-s Republic of)
632 Guinea-Bissau (Republic of)
633 seychelles
634 Sudan -(DeItoCratic Republic of the)
635 Rwanda (Republic of)
636 Ethiopia
637 Somali DeItoCratic Republic

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Code Countt:Y,or,Geographical Area

638 Republic of Djibouti
639 Kenya (Republic of)
640 Tanzania (United Republic of)
641 Uganda (Republic of)
642 Burundi (Republic of)
643 Mozambique (People~s Republic of)
645 Zambia (Republic of)
646 Madagascar (Democratic Republicfof)
647 Reunion (French Department of)
648 zimbabwe
649 Nanibia
650 Malawi
651 Lesotho (Kingdan of)
652 Botswana (Republic of)
653 Swaziland (Kingdan of)
654 Comoros (Federal and Islamic Republic of the)
655 South Afr ica (Republi.c of)
zone 6, Spare Codes: 47

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Code COuntry or Geographical Area

702 Belize
704 Guatemala (Republic of)
706 El Salvador (Republic of)
708 Honduras (Republic of)
710 Nicaragua
712 Costa Rica
714 Panana (Republic of)
716 Peru
722 Argentine Republic
724 Brazil (Federative Republic of)
730 Chile
732 Colanbia (Republic of)
734 Venezuela (Republic of)
736 Bolivia (Republic of)
738 Guyana
740 ECuador
742 Guiana (French Department of)
744 Paraguay (Republic of)
746 Suriname (Republic of)
748 Uruguay (Oriental Republic of)
ZOne 7, Spare Codes: 80

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FORM NTIA-29
(4-80)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NAT'L. TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA SHEET

1. PUBLICATION NO. 2. Gov't Accession No. 3. Recipient's Accession No.

NTIA Report 85-182

4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. Publication Date
October 1985
ISDN: NUMBERING, ADDRESSING, AND INTERWORKING 6. Performing Organization Code
NTIA/ITS.Nl
7. AUTHOR(S) 9. Project/Task/Work Unit No.
V. J. Pietrasiewicz, J. J. Austin, R. F. Linfield
8. NP.EF3FDRMIN,G QRQANIZATION NAMEtAND ADD~ESS f t ·
a~lonal lelecommunlca lons -& In orma lon Adml· nl· stratl· 0 '\~I
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences 10. Contract/Grant No.
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80303
11. s.p.oosorinQ,. OrJjlanization Nam.e and Address 12. Type of Report and Period Covered
National lelecommunications and Information Admi'n.
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Herbert C. Hoover Bldg. 13.
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14. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

ABSTRACT (A 200-word or less factual summary of most significant information. If document includes a significant bibliography or literature
15.

survey, 'f{~n ¥gctbrs tha t affect the des i gn of a numberi ng plan for the Integra ted
Services Digital Network (ISDN) involved a complex interplay between existing plans
national priorities and technical system limitations. These factors are the
subject of this report. Desirable attributes of any numbering plan are explained,
existing standards covering various plans are discussed and some actual plans
currently in use are examined. The development of the Numl3'ering plan for ISDN by
the Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone is essentially
complete. However there is still a need to understand and make sense of the
relationship of all of the standardized plans and the implications on interworking
as public net~orks evolve toward the ISDN concept and technology.

16. Key Words (Alphabetical order, separated by semicolons)

addtessing; interworking; ISDN; numbering plans; telephony

17. AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 18. Security Class. (This report) 20. Number of pages

[2g UNLIMITED. Unclassified 134

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