> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Kyzivat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > As I've said elsewhere it doesn't upset me to have pstn routing used
as
> > a fallback. But the common behavior we've been discussing has never
> > stated the sip routing will be preferentially tried.
> 
> Ah.  Well, in my world it's not a black-white thing.  I 
> always like to think sip end-end is preferential, but there 
> are cases due to least-cost-routing or regulatory 
> requirements that the PSTN is used when there was a sip path. 
>  But anyway, if you think it's ok to use PSTN as a fallback 
> for a sip: request, then I'm not sure what the problem is?  I 
> mean that effectively weakens the scheme to be basically what 
> we have now, no?

Seems that way to me.  Any such rule would have to allow for network
policy, and there are lots of legitimate policies e.g., least cost
routing and the necessity of SIP peering agreements, that would result
in its not being followed.  In the end this is a business issue not a
technical one.

tim
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