[VoiceOps] PSTN Info

[Jared Geiger]

The Newton's Telecom Dictionary and The Essential Guide to
Telecommunications books might have what you're after.

On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 10:01 AM Ross Tajvar <ross at tajvar.io> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the referral! Unfortunately, my interest is academic
> rather than commercial, so I was hoping for a written resource since I
> don't have a budget to hire a consultant. My background is in the MSP/ISP
> space. I have a lot of familiarity with computer networks and SIP, but the
> PSTN has always been a black box for me. So I am just trying to understand
> it better.
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:51 PM Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I came along a bit after UNE-P was dismembered, more mid-late 2000s, but
>> it was a time when a thorough understanding of the arcana of ICAs, CO
>> colos, UNE cross-connects and hand-offs, and SS7 were still what the kids
>> call “trending”.
>>
>> I would agree that Fred’s output on these topics was voluminous,
>> encyclopaedic, and comprehensive.
>>
>> —
>> Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors.
>>
>> > On Feb 26, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Mary Lou Carey <marylou at backuptelecom.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Yes those were the "good old days" when everyone was saying UNE-P and
>> resale were the future of Telecom! My how times have changed huh?
>> >
>> > MARY LOU CAREY
>> > BackUP Telecom Consulting
>> > Office: 615-791-9969
>> > Cell: 615-796-1111
>> >
>> >> On 2020-02-25 04:42 PM, Alex Balashov wrote:
>> >> +1
>> >> Yeah, Fred Goldstein really knows everything and anything about
>> >> absolutely everything. I learned an enormous amount from him back on
>> the
>> >> isp-clec list back in the day, merely as a passive observer, which is
>> >> where I also came to know of Mary Lou. :-)
>> >>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 04:36:56PM -0600, Mary Lou Carey wrote:
>> >>> Fred Goldstein with Interisle Consulting is a Network Engineer that
>> is like
>> >>> the walking "Encyclopedia of Telecom"! I've brought him in on
>> numerous jobs
>> >>> when my needed help with picking equipment or the best method for
>> operations
>> >>> and he's always been helpful.
>> >>> Fred's e-mail is fred at interisle.net and his phone number is (617)
>> 795-2701.
>> >>> MARY LOU CAREY
>> >>> BackUP Telecom Consulting
>> >>> Office: 615-791-9969
>> >>> Cell: 615-796-1111
>> >>>> On 2020-02-25 04:22 PM, Ross Tajvar wrote:
>> >>> > Hi all,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I am looking for some resources to help me understand how to
>> interact
>> >>> > with the PSTN more directly. I have worked for companies which
>> offered
>> >>> > VoIP service, but we've always used other carriers upstream (e.g.
>> >>> > Bandwidth, Flowroute, etc.). I've found a few references to the
>> >>> > regulatory process (e.g.
>> >>> > https://transnexus.com/whitepapers/how-to-get-an-lrn/). What I'm
>> >>> > looking for is a technical description of the equipment required and
>> >>> > how it works.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Does anyone know of any good references for this kind of
>> information?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks,
>> >>> > Ross
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