The INOC-DBA hotline phone system is a global voice telephony network deployed and managed by Packet Clearing House

Packet Clearing House

Packet Clearing House or PCH is a non-profit research institute formed in 1994. It supports operations and analysis in the areas of Internet traffic exchange, routing economics, and global network development.-Overview:...

 that connects the network operations centers and security incident response teams of critical internet

Internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

 infrastructure providers such as backbone

Internet backbone

The Internet backbone refers to the principal data routes between large, strategically interconnected networks and core routers in the Internet...

 carriers, internet service providers, and internet exchanges as well as critical individuals within the policy, regulatory, internet governance, security and vendor communities.

INOC-DBA is a closed system, ensuring secure and authenticated communications, and uses a combination of redundant directory services and direct peer-to-peer communications between stations to create a resilient, high-survivability network. It carries both routine operational traffic and emergency-response traffic. The INOC-DBA network uses IETF-standard SIP

Session Initiation Protocol

The Session Initiation Protocol is an IETF-defined signaling protocol widely used for controlling communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol . The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party or multiparty sessions...

 Voice-over-IP protocols to ensure interoperability between the thousands of users and dozens of different station and switch devices. INOC-DBA was the first telephone network of any sort to provide service on all seven continents.

External links

• INOC-DBA directory of publicly-listed participants
• INOC-DBA technical discussion mailing list archives
• INOC-DBA announcement presentation in PDF format
• [ftp://limestone.uoregon.edu/pub/videolab/video/nanog26/nanog26%20-%20102802%20-%20Peering%20phones.mpg INOC-DBA announcement demonstration in QuickTime format]
• INOC-DBA initial press release, October 28, 2002