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NIIF Summary Report

Activities since the NIIF #45 meeting

October 18, 2004Stu Goldman David BenchNIIF Co Chair NIIF Co Chair

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NIIF Leadership

Netw ork Inter-O perability Com m itteeC o-C hair: R obin M e ier (S B C )C o-C hair: B ob A m ling (T e lcord ia T e chnologies )

Netw ork Routing Resources Inform ation Com m itteeC o-C hair: D ena H un ter (Level(3) C om m u nications )C o-C hair: R od S ha ul (T e lco rd ia T ech nologies )

N etw o rk Inte rco n nec tio n/In tero perab ility Fo rum N IIF Co Chair: S tu G oldm an (Lucent) N IIF Co Chair: David Bench (Nortel Networks)

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Meetings Held from August 13, 2004 to October 18, 2004

• August 26, 2004 - NIIF Issue #0217, Routing IDDD Calls Within 011-870-77 and NIIF Issue #0245, Routing IDDD Calls For 011-870-78

• September 23, 2004 – NIIF Issue #0217, Routing IDDD Calls Within 011-870-77 and NIIF Issue #0245, Routing IDDD Calls For 011-870-78

• September 21, 2004 – Full NIOC Conference Call on NIIF Issues #0227, Clarification to Resolution Statement of Issue #0199 Toll Free Number in Calling Party Field, and NIIF Issue #0239, Telecommunications Relay Service Technology Updates, and 4 Proposed New Issues

• September 29, 2004 – NIIF Issue #0208, Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) - Full NIOC Conference Call with invited industry participation

• September 30, 2004 – NIIF Issue #0244, Additional Date Fields in the LERG, Conference Call

• October 11-15, 2004 NIIF #46, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Key Initiatives• NIOC

– Roaming Wireless Call Difficulties– HPC Call Treatment References (GETS)– Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP)– High Volume Call In (HVCI) Events– VoIP

• NRRIC– Joint OBF/ISOP Initiative to Create Key

Fields between the ASR Process and the Telcordia LERG Routing Guide

– Embedded Wireless NPA-NXX OCNs– Routing to International Satellite Network

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Correspondence

Sent:• NIIF Correspondence #040908-

001: Correspondence to the OBF acknowledging receipt of their correspondence and stating the intention of the NIOC to open a new issue on a full NIOC conference call being held on September 21, 2004

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Correspondence (cont.)Received:

• NIIF Correspondence #041008-001 and #041008-001 Attachment: Email and Attachment Regarding New Category in the NIIF National LNP Contact Directory for post-portcarrier-to-carrier support

• NIIF Correspondence #041018-001: Correspondence from the OBF ISOP to NRRIC regarding OBF/ISOP issue 2711, Correlate the ASR Trunking and Translations with the LERG for Parallel Trunking

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NIIF New Issues• Issue #0249: Additional Testing Scenarios for NIIF

5006 Section 4, Feature Group D Testing • Issue #0250: Guidelines for the Use of Charge

Number Field • Issue #0251R1: Clarification of the Scope of the

NIIF/NIOC Documents • Issue #0252: Define Telecommunications Customer

(TC) and Telecommunications Provider • Issue #0253, Substantive Updates to NIIF 0015,

Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunications Industry document

• Issue #0254, IP QoS and IP/PSTN Convergence as it relates to the PRQC Work

• Issue #0255, NIIF Company Specific Contact Directory and LNP Contact Directory New Category Proposal and Processes for Updating Contacts

• Issue #0256, Establishment of a VoP Sub-Committee • Issue #0257, Updating the NIOC Mission Statement

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NIIF Issues in Initial Closure

Issues in Initial Closure:Issues in Initial Closure:• Issue #0208: Jurisdictional Information

Parameter (JIP) • Issue #0219, Restructure of NRRIC Discrepancy

Reports to Accommodate Thousands-Block Data • Issue #0228, Cross reference information in the

Telcordia Technologies LERG Routing Guide with information required in the OBF Access Service Request process

• Issue #0243, New NRRIC LATA Discrepancy Report

• Issue #0244, Additional Date Fields in the LERG Issues in Initial Pending:Issues in Initial Pending:• Issue #0231: Excessive Call Duration –

Centrex Lines

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NIIF Issues in Final Closure

Issues Placed in Final Closure Issues Placed in Final Closure since since

NIIF GS #45:NIIF GS #45:• Issue #0197, NIIF Interconnection

Template

• Issue #0234, NIIF Documentation Form and Template Review

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Other Issue Activity

• Ongoing work to obtain updates to NIIF Contact Lists

• Status of IAM POTS=0 requested from wireless industry

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Identified Concerns

• Bringing New Technology Issues and SMEs into the Forum

• Translating ATIS TOPS Priorities into Specific Issues

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Future Interim Meetings

• NRRIC Conference Calls– October 27, 2004, Issue #0253, Substantive Updates to

NIIF 0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunications Industry document

– November 8, 2004, Full NRRIC Conference Call, Review drafted correspondence to OBF ISOP to notify them of the status of Issue #0228

• NIOC Conference Calls– November 10, 2004 Conference Call, Issue #0257,

Updating the NIOC Mission Statement – November 10, 2004 Conference Call with industry

participation, Issue #0239, Telecommunications Relay Service Technology Updates

– Date TBD, Issue #0250 Conference Call, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field (Tentative dates: November 19, 2004, December 1, 2004, and December 2, 2004)

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Next NIIF Meeting

• NIIF #47:– NRRIC and NIOC, Atlanta,

Georgia, January 10-14, 2005

– General Session #47 •Virtual Meeting January 19, 2005