Re: [Sipping-emergency] Re: Emergency-req: remarks 1-4

At 01:28 PM 2/23/2003 -0500, Henning Schulzrinne wrote:
>>There are several installations that use HFC as primary line. They are
>
>We're still not connecting. HFC might well be used for regular 
>telecommunications subscribers, but the 'last-mile' model is constrained 
>to the case that the PSAP uses IP access, while the emergency callers only 
>use regular PSTN, however they get there.

now I understand your direction....

>>installed in most of the largest cities in the US. The products are from 
>>Arris (co-owned by Nortel at one time, I use to work on the Nortel team 
>>of that partnership several years ago). Dallas/Fort Worth (where I am) 
>>has had the opportunity to convert over to HFC and off wire-pairs for 
>>more than a year for my primary phone service. The provider is a little 
>>company called AT&T. The business goal of AT&T is to penetrate all the 32 
>>NFL cities (their term).
>>At the MSO Headend, there is connectivity to a Class 5 switch (either 
>>co-located, or feed to it). Thus, this MSO might be quite a ways outside 
>>of the PSAP jurisdiction (likely not 100 miles in AT&T's case in the near 
>>term - but we are talking about years from now also)
>
>That's all true and important for the end-to-end model, but completely 
>irrelevant to the last-mile model.

noted (knowing now the direction you are referring to).

BTW - I'm fine with all your other responses to the listed comments and 
questions.

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cheers,
James

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