Transcript NIOC Active Issues

NIIF General Session
#66 Report
Activities since the NIIF #65 meeting
January 23, 2008
Stu Goldman
NIIF Co Chair
Todd Rodgers
NIIF Co Chair
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NIIF Leadership 2009
Network Interconnection/Interoperability Forum
NIIF Co Chair:
NIIF Co Chair:
Stu Goldman (Alcatel-Lucent)
Todd Rodgers (Qwest)
Network Inter-Operability Committee
NIOC Co Chair: Ann Marie Cederberg (Qwest)
NIOC Co Chair: Robin Meier (AT&T)
Network Routing Resources Information
Committee
NRRIC Co Chair: Karen Riepenkroger (Sprint)
NRRIC Co Chair: Joan Ross (Telcordia)
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Meetings Held from October 20,
2008 to January 20, 2009
October 22, 2008 – NIOC Issue #0281R1, Need for Emergency Notification
Best Practices, Conference Call from 12:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
October 23, 2008 – NIOC Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms and
Definitions Document, Conference Call from 11:00am – 1:00pm EDT
October 27, 2008 – NIOC Issue #0294, ENS Survey Questions while Interfacing
with the Telecommunications Network, Conference Call from 1:00 – 4:00pm EDT
October 30, 2008 – NIOC Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 1:00pm EDT
October 30, 2008 – NIIF General Session Conference Call from 2:00 – 3:00pm
EDT
November 17, 2008 – NIOC Conference Call regarding Issue #0294, ENS
Survey Questions while Interfacing with the Telecommunications Network,
11:00am – 12:00pm EST
November 18, 2008 – NIOC Issue # 0294, ENS Survey Questions while
Interfacing with the Telecommunications Network, Conference Call from 12:00 –
3:00pm EST
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Meetings Held from October 20, 2008
to January 20, 2009 (Cont’)
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November 19, 2008 – NRRIC Issue #0264, Update the NIIF Mergers and
Acquisitions Document, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EST
November 20, 2008 – NIOC Issue #0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer Controlled
(TFC) Message support will degrade the probability of completion for NS/EP
calls, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EST
November 21, 2008 – NIOC Issue #0281R1, Need for Emergency
Notification Best Practices, Conference Call from 12:00 – 3:00pm EST
December 1, 2008 – NIOC Co Chair Election Conference Call from 1:00 –
2:00pm EST
December 2, 2008 – NIIF Co Chair Election Conference Call from 1:00 –
2:00pm EST
January 7 – 8, 2009 – NRRIC #39 Virtual Meeting
January 9, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EST
January 12-16, 2009 – NIOC #66 Virtual Meeting
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Correspondence Received since NIIF
General Session #65:
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NIIF Correspondence #081119-001: PTSC to
the NIIF-NRRIC providing a response to NIIF
Correspondence #080502-001 regarding NIIF
Issue #)296, Elements and Guidelines for IP
Routing Database
NIIF Correspondence #090112-001: INC to
the NIIF regarding notification of INC revisions
to the Term Code Holder after discussion of
Issue 604: Code Holder vs. LERG Assignee
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Correspondence Sent since NIIF
General Session #65:
NIIF Correspondence #081212-001: NIIFNIOC to ENS Users regarding Online ENS
User Survey
 NIIF Correspondence #090114-001: NIIFNIOC to the WTSC
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NIIF New Issues
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N/A
* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.
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NIIF Issues in Initial Closure
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Issues in Initial Closure:
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N/A
* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.
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NIIF Issues in Initial Pending
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Issues in Initial Pending:
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NIIF Issues in Final Closure
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NIOC Issue #0268, Update NIIF Part XIII Terms
and Definitions Document
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Resolution Statement
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The NIIF reviewed and updated the NIIF Part XIII, Terms and
Definitions Document, as needed, with input and assistance
from other ATIS committees (INC & PRQC) who utilized the
same terms as contained in our document. The updated terms
may be found in ATIS-0300036.
NIOC Issue #0258, National Security/ Emergency
Preparedness (NS/EP) calls may encounter
difficulties when some portion of the call is served
by VoIP technology
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Resolution Statement
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Please see Issue for full statement
* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.
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NIOC Report to
NIIF General
Session
#66
January 23, 2008
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NIOC GS Report
Summary of Issues:
 New Issues since GS #65: 0
 Open Issues: 25
 Issues in Initial Closure: 0
 Issues in Initial Pending: 0
 Issue Withdrawn since GS #65 : 0
 Issues in Final Closure since GS #65: 2
 Issues in Tabled Status: 1
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NIOC G.S Report
Issues in Tabled Status:
 Issue #0233R1: Terminating Switch
Identification Architecture (Accepted
8/14/03)
 Returning
this issue into active status or
withdrawing this issue is dependant on the
Missoula Plan or other future regulatory action
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Issues Related to Network Management or Management of Network:
Autodialer or SMS Congestion
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Issue #0281R1, Need for Emergency Notification Best Practices (Accepted
6/21/06)
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This issue relates to municipalities or government bodies using autodialer type equipment
(ENS) to send emergency notifications within areas of the community resulting in potential
network congestion.
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Issue #0294, ENS Survey Questions while interfacing with the telecommunication
network
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This issue was created from issue #281 to finalize the set of questions developed for ENS
Users, Service Providers and ENS vendors and have the ability to send them out without
waiting for issue #281r1 to go to final closure.
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The NIOC is working via conference calls with ENS vendors, ENS Service Providers, and ENS users to
find equipment, educational and process solutions. A draft testing procedure has been developed and is
being sent to wireless SME’s to review wireless aspects.
The questions and glossary have been developed, with a cover letter. The questions were placed on
the ATIS website for response by SME’s. The responses will be used to assist in solutions for issue
#281r1.
Issue #0293, Potential SMS Inter-Network Congestion
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This issue relates to congestion caused by SMS messages, typically in emergency or ‘event’
notification.
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This issue was created from other related ENS issues, solutions on the above issues may play a role in
solutions for this issue.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Issues Related to Network Management or Management of
Network:
Autodialer or SMS Congestion
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Issue #0266, Mass Call Blast Impact on Telecommunication Networks
(Accepted 8/15/05)
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This issue relates to telemarketer large call volumes impacting and congesting
networks
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Issue #0277, Auto-Dialer Focused Overloads (Accepted 6/21/06)
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This issue relates to ‘social unrest instigators’ who may intentionally try to target
or harm the network.
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Solutions for issue #281r1 may assist in solutions for this issue. The ENS community is
actively participating in a solution for issue #281r1. It may encourage the telemarketer
community in seeing the benefits in avoiding network congestion situations.
The focus has been on issue #281r1 as solutions for that issue may help us deal with
this issue. Additional information may be obtained from NIOC Co-Chairs.
Issue #0302, Develop Auto-Dialer Guidelines This issue will create a stand
alone document with Auto-dialer guidelines for SME’s, users, vendors and Service
providers.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Issues Related to Network Management or Management of Network:
Issue #0247, Network Management Controls for High Volume Call In (HVCI) Events when VoIP
Technology is Involved (Accepted 8/9/04)
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Identified general areas for development of minimum standards that should be considered as requirements
for companies that will by interconnecting VOIP technology networks and traditional digital switch or analog
switch networks within and between companies which are part of the PSTN.
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PTSC-SAC is working on a set of scenarios/questions identified at the 2008 AMOC. A status
meeting is being requested for AMOC 2009. NG-CI work plan item.
Issue #0269, Call Forwarding is Causing Looping When New Technology is Involved
(Accepted 8/15/05)
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The NIOC is concerned about a case where a call starts in a network and is forwarded to a new destination number in an IP
network and then is further forwarded to another destination number in the PSTN.
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Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening (Accepted 8/24/06)
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This issue is looking at guidelines for carrier screening and other related screening issues
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Questions have been referred to PTSC-SAC and a joint meeting was held at AMOC 2008 with a status
meeting being requested for 2009 AMOC. NG-CI work plan item.
Conference calls are being held with SS7 SME’s a screening table was developed, along with
introductory text and a glossary for inclusion into the NIIF documents.
Issue #0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer Controlled (TFC) Message support will degrade the
probability of completion for NS/EP calls (Accepted 5/3/07)
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This issue explores the relationship between NS/EP calls and TFC
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Vendor survey questions have been completed, sent and responses have been compiled, SP
implementation questions have been developed, completed, and responses have been compiled .
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Jurisdiction Issues:
Are being worked via conference calls with OBF and AMATSG
assistance:
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Issue #0227, Clarification to Resolution Statement of Issue #0199 Toll
Free Number in Calling Party Field (Accepted 4/10/03)
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Issue relates to jurisdiction parameter looking for greater billing accuracy
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Waiting for either Missoula or other regulatory action. May determine other possible
actions in the interim especially since the ‘Phantom Traffic’ initiative. Will determine
path forward when direction from new administration has been identified.
Issue #0250, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field (Accepted
9/21/04)
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Issue relates to jurisdiction parameter looking for greater billing accuracy
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Waiting for either Missoula or other regulatory action. May determine other possible
actions in the interim especially since the ‘Phantom Traffic’ initiative. Will determine path
forward when direction from new administration has been identified.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
NGN or New Technology Issues
(note some NGN issues may fall under other
categories)
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Issue #0287, Development of NGN Documentation
(Accepted 08/09/07)
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This issue is to create new NGN Documentation similar to the NIIF
Reference Document
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The NIOC is going in a new direction with this issue. Work has begun
to review and revise NIIF documents to include/update NGN and
develop new sections where required. NG-CI item.
Issue #0254, IP QoS and IP/PSTN Convergence as it
relates to the PRQC Work (Accepted 10/13/04)
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There are PRQC documents relevant to NIIF work and should be
referred to in the NGN document
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PRQC work has completed and the NIOC will identify relevant text to
either include in NIIF documents or refer to PRQC documents.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Disaster Recovery or Outage Reporting issues
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Issue #0278, Interoperability and Services Restoration Guidelines
for Telecommunications Disaster Recovery (Accepted 6/21/06)
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Develop NIIF guidelines related to disaster recovery
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This issue needs to be looked at to determine if this work isn’t being done
elsewhere and if a NIIF document would be redundant.
Issue #0292, NIIF Documentation Outage Reporting
 The NIOC needs to review and update the NIIF reference and
other documents as they relate to outage reporting utilizing
ATIS-0100012.2007, Standard Outage Classification.
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The report work has been completed in ATIS, however there may be FCC
action that we are waiting on.
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NIOC Active Issues (cont.)
Testing Issues:
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Issue #0260, VoP/VoIP and NIIF Testing Guidelines (Accepted 1/14/05)
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Look at needs for VoP/VoIP testing in NIIF Documentation
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Issue #0241, ATM High Speed Link Test Plan (Accepted 3/22/04)
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This issue looks to revise NIIF documents to include ATM High Speed tests
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Contributions have been submitted and need to be reviewed by participants. If
accepted then the issue should go to initial closure
Issue #0262, Interconnection Guidelines for Meet Point SONET
Architectures (Accepted 3/31/05)
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This issue is to update tables on SONET architecture not covered in NIIF
document.
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Abstracts will be created in NIIF and or NGN documentation pointing to relevant
areas in the VoIP NNI Testing Framework document.
PRQC has completed their work, which is being looked at by ANSI. When the
NIIF identifies that all work has been completed by other groups then the NIOC
will determine and make changes required in NIOC documentation.
Issue #0301, Revision of guidelines for abbreviated DS1 testing
standards when HDSL performance monitoring is available remotely
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This is a relatively new issue and work has not begun.
NIOC GS Report
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NIOC Active Issues (cont.)
SS7/IP issues not in other categories:
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NIOC Issue #0299, Potential Impact of SIGTRAN on SS7 to IP
Interworking
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Work has not begun on this issue
NIOC Issue #0300, Review and Update of SS7 Message Relay
Service Section of the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document
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Significant work has been completed on this issue and is ready to
review with NRRIC in a joint meeting to be scheduled.
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NIOC Active Issues (cont’):
Other:
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Issue #0288, Minimum Time Frames for Mergers and Acquisitions
(Accepted 10/19/07)
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It was identified that a minimal time frame for mergers and acquisitions
was not in ATIS 0300046, Recommended Notification Procedures to
Industry for Changes in Access Network Architecture, Attachment B
“BIRRDS Minimum Time Interval” section.
Participants are to review the suggested 90 day time frame
and report back at the next meeting.
Issue #0295, Documentation Updates for 500/800/900 Series
Expansion
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Information within NIOC Report
Changes have been made in strawman documents. These
changes are being reviewed and accepted by NIOC
participants.
Issue #0298, Code Opening Timeline Changes to NIIF
Documentation
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Work has not begun on this issue
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NIOC GS Report
Issues Over 12 Months*:
Issue #
Acceptance Date
Issue #
Acceptance Date
Issue #0227
4/10/03
Issue #0269
8/15/05
Issue #0241
3/22/04
Issue #0277
6/21/06
Issue #0247
8/9/04
Issue #0278
6/21/06
Issue #0250
9/21/04
Issue #0281R1
6/21/06
Issue #0254
10/13/04
Issue #0284
8/24/06
Issue #0260
1/14/05
Issue #0286
5/3/07
Issue #0262
3/31/05
Issue #0287
8/9/07
Issue #0266
8/15/05
Issue #0288
10/19/07
*Please see Active Issues for Issue titles
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Upcoming NIOC Conference Calls:
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February 11, 2009 – Issue #0287, Development of NGN
Documentation, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm
EST
February 12, 2009 - Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier
Screening, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EST
February 17, 2009 - Issue #0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer
Controlled (TFC) Message support will degrade the
probability of completion for NS/EP calls, Conference Call
from 11:00am – 2:00pm EST
February 18, 2009 - NIIF Conference Call regarding NIIF
Correspondence #090112-001 from the INC from 2:00 –
4:30pm EST
February 19, 2009 - Issue #0281R1, Need for Emergency
Notification Best Practices, Conference Call from 12:00 –
3:00pm EST
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Upcoming NIOC Conference Calls (cont’):
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March 10, 2009 - Issue #0294, ENS Survey Questions while
interfacing with the telecommunications network, conference call
from 12:00 – 3:00pm EDT
March 11, 2009 - Issue #0287, Development of NGN
Documentation, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT
March 12, 2009 - Issue #0298, Code Opening Timeline Changes to
NIIF Documentation, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT
March 17, 2009 - Issue #0301, Revision of guidelines for
abbreviated DS1 testing standards when HDSL performance
monitoring is available remotely, Conference Call from 11:00am –
2:00pm EDT
March 19, 2009 - Issues #0293, Potential SMS Inter-Network
Congestion, and #0302, Develop Auto-Dialer Guidelines,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 4:00pm EDT
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NRRIC Report to
NIIF General
Session #66
January 23, 2009
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NRRIC G.S. Report
Summary of Issues:
 New Issues since GS #65: 0
 Open Issues: 3
 Issues Withdrawn since GS #65: 0
 Issues in Initial Closure: 0
 Issues in Initial Pending: 0
 Issues Placed in Final Closure since GS #65: 0
 Issues in Tabled Status: 0
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NRRIC G.S. Report
Active Issues:
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Issue #0264: Update the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document (Accepted
6/20/05)
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This issue is covering the review and updating of the Mergers and Acquisitions
Document to provide companies current information when involved in a merger and
acquisition.
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Issue #0290, Removal of LERG14 (Diverse Toll Routing) (Accepted 11/27/07)
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This issue is to remove the LERG 14 file from the LERG due to minimal data and is not
being used.
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Telcordia contribution is still under review by the NRRIC.
Responses received to date by service providers have indicated that the data in LERG 14 is not
being utilized. It was noted at NRRIC #38 that LERG14 may need to be revisited following the
discussion item in reference to third party tandem providers.
Issue #0296, Elements and Guidelines for IP Routing Database (Accepted
5/1/08)
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As the industry moves in a direction of IP technology, the NRRIC has identified a
business need for developing elements required for an IP routing database.
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It was determined at NRRIC #38 that more information was needed from other
sources/committees before moving forward with identifying the requirements of an IP Routing
Database.
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NRRIC G.S. Report
Issues Over 12 Months:
Issue #
Title
Acceptance Date
Issue #0264
Update the NIIF Mergers
and Acquisitions
Document
6/20/05
Issue #0290
Removal of LERG14
(Diverse Toll Routing)
11/27/07
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Upcoming NRRIC Conference Calls:
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January 28, 2009 – Issues #0264, Update the
NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document, and
#0296, Elements and Guidelines for IP
Routing Database, Conference Call from 1:00
– 3:30pm EST
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Any Questions?
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