This Recommendation provides definition of the address translation service, the service provided to its customers, the functions at the network interface and functions within the network when providing this service. The address translation service provides customers the ability to use addresses in formats other than X.121 or E.164 (e.g. user friends addresses like mnemonic addresses, etc.). The addresses can be any of the alternative addresses defined in Recommendation X.25. The network will translate the address in the Call Request packet to the desired address to complete the call.
ITU-T X.115 FRENCH-1995 history
1995ITU-T X.115 FRENCH-1995 DEFINITION OF ADDRESS TRANSLATION CAPABILITY IN PUBLIC DATA NETWORKS