Common use of Common Short Code Address Database Clause in Contracts

Common Short Code Address Database. In addition to the addressing information provided in the Registration record the Registry will also provide a centralized CSC Address Database for real time queries from messaging gateways. This capability will not be available upon the introduction of the CSC administration service in 4Q03. The response will identify the application provider's platform associated with the CSC. The query and response will use the domain name system (DNS) protocol—the addressing infrastructure of the Internet. As network infrastructure evolves to the Internet Protocol (IP), addressing for that infrastructure is evolving to the DNS. The CSC address database is offered as a supplement to the addressing information provided in the CSC Registration record and is not necessary for Carriers to address CSCs. Carriers can continue to provision addressing as they do today. 5.1 Overview of Address Database [Exhibit 5.1: Graphic Design] 1. The gateway receives a message addressed to CSC 59876 2. The gateway launches a query to the Addressing Database requesting information about CSC 59876 3. The Addressing Database responds by saying CSC 59876 is assigned to Application Provider 2 4. The gateway uses its internal tables to route the message to the port assigned to Application Provider 2 Provisioning the query capability will reduce operations expense associated with provisioning and trouble shooting each new CSC.