enum/e.164 and other goodies for the weekend

Finally got around to setting up ENUM support in my dialplan on Asterisk. The real benefit to using ENUM is that it is pretty seamless from a user perspective; at least when it is configured correctly. ENUM works by performing lookups on the destination number, which is typically stored in a few DNS servers. The goal with ENUM is to provide a set of protocols and standards that link the telephone system numbering (e.164) to internet standards, with the use of DNS NAPTR records.

Instead of providing my own lookups, I use Sip Broker to provide the ENUM service for me and so far it is working pretty good.

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