RFC 3690 (rfc3690) - Page 1 of 7
IP Telephony Requirements for Emergency Telecommunication Service (ETS)
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group K. Carlberg
Request for Comments: 3690 UCL
Category: Informational R. Atkinson
Extreme Networks
February 2004
IP Telephony Requirements for
Emergency Telecommunication Service (ETS)
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document presents a list of requirements in support of Emergency
Telecommunications Service (ETS) within the context of IP telephony.
It is an extension to the general requirements presented in RFC 3689.
Solutions to these requirements are not presented in this document.
1. Introduction
Effective telecommunications capabilities can be imperative to
facilitate immediate recovery operations for serious disaster events,
such as, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks.
Disasters can happen unexpectedly, at any time or place. Quick
response for recovery operations requires immediate access to any
public telecommunications capabilities at hand. These capabilities
include: conventional telephone, cellular phones, and Internet
access via online terminals, IP telephones, and wireless Personal
Digital Assistants (PDAs). The commercial telecommunications
infrastructure is rapidly evolving to Internet-based technology.
Therefore, the Internet community needs to consider how it can best
support emergency management and recovery operations.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in [1].
Carlberg & Atkinson Informational
