Intellectual Property Rights
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions and abbreviations
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Abbreviations
4 Background
   4.1 The rationale behind this guide
   4.2 The structure of the guide
   4.3 Potential users of the present document
5 Generic (high level) requirements
   5.1 Unifying the control of communications
   5.2 Reducing the impact of network boundaries
   5.3 Increasing the options available to the sender
   5.4 Increasing the options available to the receiver
   5.5 Dealing with communications conflicts between
        sender and receiver
   5.6 Maintaining backward compatibility
   5.7 Providing privacy
   5.8 User control of personal user agents
   5.9 Trust
6 Communication control requirements
   6.1 User as communications manager
   6.2 User as sender
   6.3 User as Receiver
7 Identifier requirements
   7.1 Uniqueness
   7.2 Memorability
   7.3 Length
   7.4 Stability
   7.5 Terminal independence
   7.6 Searchability
   7.7 Robustness
   7.8 Meaningfulness
   7.9 Additional information
   7.10 Authenticity
8 User identifiers in common use
   8.1 Name and address
   8.2 Telephone number
   8.3 Email address (internet)
   8.4 Implications arising from current identifiers
9 Rejected solutions
   9.1 The directory-based multi-identifier solution
   9.2 The meta-search solutions
   9.3 Internet "Common Name" (CN)
   9.4 Internet URN
   9.5 Comparison of personal identifier solutions
10 The proposed solution
   10.1 Characteristics of the identifier
   10.2 Usage of the Universal Communications Identifier
   10.3 Meeting user requirements
   10.4 Comparison with rejected solutions
11 Implications of the proposed solution
   11.1 Universal Communications Identifier allocation
        and authentication
   11.2 Information Records
   11.3 Directories
   11.4 User Interface
   11.5 Identification
   11.6 Verification
   11.7 Efficiency of communications set-up
12 Benefits of the proposed solution
   12.1 UCI owner
   12.2 Person contacting UCI owner
   12.3 Communications service/application suppliers
   12.4 Terminal manufacturers
   12.5 Providers of new functions
13 Migration
14 Required standards and agreements
   14.1 UCI format
   14.2 UCI resolution services
   14.3 PUA intercommunication
   14.4 Directories
Annex A (informative): Summary of user requirements
      A.1 User requirements
Annex B (informative): Future scenarios
      B.1 Future scenario 1 - Establishing contact
      B.2 Future scenario 2 - Filtering and re-routing
      B.3 Future scenario 3 - Anonymity
      B.4 Future scenario 4 - Universal terminal
          capability
      B.5 Future scenario 5 - Security
      B.6 Future scenario 6 - Privacy
Annex C (informative): The current environment
      C.1 Identification schemes
      C.2 Technical enhancements to basic schemes
      C.3 Users' strategies for managing their
          communications
      C.4 Mobility M
      C.5 Personal User Agents
      C.6 Directories
      C.7 Real-time Vs Store-and-Forward
      C.8 Security/Privacy
      C.9 Terminals not people
Annex D (informative): Emerging architectures
      D.1 3GPP
      D.2 TIPHON
      D.3 ITU SG13
      D.4 The Internet
      D.5 Implications
Annex E (informative): Security
      E.1 Security
Annex F (informative): Background information
Annex G (informative): Bibliography
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