Subject: [Ecrit] Add'l-Data-22: GCaron clarification/terminology comments

From: "Caron, Guy (A162859)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:39:28 -0400

Hi ECRIT,

This email contains less substantive, hopefully non-controversial, clarification comments.

Thanks for considering these.

Guy

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TERMINOLOGY-RELATED

COMMENT 11: There are various permutations of the term "emergency services authority(ies)" in the document (Emergency Authority, Emergency Services Authority, Emergency Service Authority). Consider using the same terminology consistently.

COMMENT 12: The term "emergency service provider" is used in a few places in the document. I'm not sure what this term refers to, PSAPs/Responders, system service providers, something else? Clarification would be helpful.

COMMENT 13: The terms "access network provider" and "access network operator" are used however the subtlety between the two usage is not totally clear to the reader. If they are used interchangeably, consider using only one of them in the document.

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CLARIFICATIONS

COMMENT 14: In the 1st paragraph of Section 1. Introduction (page 4), the text states that the emergency service number is conveyed to PSAPs. Not sure this is always the case. If the sos service URN is used, the dialled string is not conveyed to the PSAP, unless I'm mistaken.

COMMENT 15: In the sub-paragraph about Data about the Caller of Section 1. Introduction (page 5), it is noted that emergency contact data is provided. While it could be expected to be provided in the Additional Data about the Caller,  the vCard/xCard schema has the capability (admittedly limited but still a capability) to support emergency contacts under Additional Data about the Call. Should guidance be provided in this document about this?

COMMENT 16: In Section 3.1.2. Data Provider ID, under Use (page 8), note that NENA Company IDs are not necessarily used outside of the U.S.. Consider replacing "North America" for "the U.S.".

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