ISP Information:
An embedded serial number in Intel Pentium III microprocessors. It allows software manufacturers and websites to identify individuals more precisely. Intel caught a lot of flack for this "feature," and there is no benefit to home users, as websites are not using this technology. Network management could use the software to identify systems, but AMD and other brand microprocessors do not support the PSN--neither do earlie
ISP Glossary:
Processor Serial Number - Stanley settled back into the couch, and Mark J Cuccia said to him: The first four characters identify the town/city. The second two characters identify the state/province/country/island (5th and 6th positions). The next two characters identify the "building" where the switch or network element is located (7th and 8th positions). The final three characters identify the actual switching unit or other network element (9th, 10th, 11th positions).Can you clarify how it might be that *every switch in my county* has a"building" of "XA":SGBHFLXA39HNGBHFLXA39HBAYUFLXA54F....I thought it was sort of neat how GTE coded the NXX into the CLLI:it's the first two digits of the prime prefix on the switch, andwhether it serves Half the prefixes in that block, or Full.Stanley settled back into the couch, and obsidian said to him: An interesting insight. You mentioned that NL was assigned for the Netherlands. NL is also the asignment by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 element for the Netherlands. A question here, does the CLLI code follow the ISO 3166 list or merely borrow from it? Perhaps the NL was just a conicidence?It's likely that they based their list on it, but did not *specify it*as their official mapping; this isn't an uncommon approach. See'DNS'. :-)Cheers,Jay R. Ashworth jra@baylink.comMember of the Technical Staff BaylinkThe Suncoast Freenet The Things I ThinkTampa Bay, Florida http://baylink.pitas.com +1 727 647 1274God, unlike Anya, is fond of bunnies. -- Chelsea Christenson
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