Ask Mr. Andrews: What is ENUM?

August 12th, 2008

Dear Mr. Andrews,
What is ENUM, and why should I care about it?
ENUM is a protocol developed by the IETF (www.ietf.org) that uses the Internet DNS system to translate traditional telephone numbers into IP addressing schemes.

From the IETF ENUM Charter:
The ENUM working group has defined a DNS-based architecture and
protocol [RFC 3761] by which an E.164 number, […]

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Ask Mr. Andrews: What is ENUM?

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