Terminology

The following lists explains the terminology used later.

  • X is any digit having the value 0 through 9
  • N is any digit having the value 2 through 9
  • 0/1 is a digit having the value of either 0 or 1
  • NXX is a form of Numbering Plan Area (NPA).
  • CC is a 1, 2, or 3 digit country code used in international dialing
  • NN is a national number that can be a four to fourteen digit national number used in international dialing, where the combination of CC+NN is a 7 to 15 digit number.
  • + symbol in E.164 indicates that an international prefix is required
  • E.164 numbers are globally unique, language independent identifiers for resources on Public Telecommunication Networks that can support many different services and protocols.
  • N11 number is any of the three-digit dialing codes in the form N11 used to connect users to special services, where N is a digit between 2 and 9