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BT Wholesale Overflow and High Usage Options Overflow and High Usage Options Current position - Overflow Current position - Overflow Principle for Route Dimensioning is that Principle for Route Dimensioning is that all Traffic Routes be fully provided. all Traffic Routes be fully provided. Overflow allowed between fully provided Overflow allowed between fully provided Traffic Routes i.e where an Operator has Traffic Routes i.e where an Operator has more than one Traffic Route to a BT Switch more than one Traffic Route to a BT Switch then they can request calls to overflow then they can request calls to overflow between them. between them. No restrictions on how “own” traffic is No restrictions on how “own” traffic is carried in owning party’s network. carried in owning party’s network.

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• Current position - OverflowCurrent position - Overflow

• Principle for Route Dimensioning is that all Principle for Route Dimensioning is that all Traffic Routes be fully provided.Traffic Routes be fully provided.

• Overflow allowed between fully provided Traffic Overflow allowed between fully provided Traffic Routes i.e where an Operator has more than Routes i.e where an Operator has more than one Traffic Route to a BT Switch then they can one Traffic Route to a BT Switch then they can request calls to overflow between them.request calls to overflow between them.

• No restrictions on how “own” traffic is carried No restrictions on how “own” traffic is carried in owning party’s network.in owning party’s network.

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• Current position - Overflow post NTS Links Current position - Overflow post NTS Links Reversal.Reversal.

• Fully Provided requirement (Annex A par. Fully Provided requirement (Annex A par. 5.4.2) applies to this traffic type.5.4.2) applies to this traffic type.

• Therefore, Overflow from Switch Connections Therefore, Overflow from Switch Connections for BT-Operator NTS is limited to Operator for BT-Operator NTS is limited to Operator Traffic Routes from that Switch Connection Traffic Routes from that Switch Connection only (but see DLEs).only (but see DLEs).

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• Current position - Manual Operational Current position - Manual Operational Intervention.Intervention.

• In the case of operational difficulties, In the case of operational difficulties, Operations departments may agree expedient Operations departments may agree expedient re-routing for a limited time using any re-routing for a limited time using any available capacity.available capacity.

• Increase the likelihood of successful CallsIncrease the likelihood of successful Calls

• Only where this does not affect the GOS of Only where this does not affect the GOS of other services.other services.

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• Proposed Changes - Overflow from DLEsProposed Changes - Overflow from DLEs

• Recognising the growth in DLE connection BT has Recognising the growth in DLE connection BT has been looking at the possibility of making overflow been looking at the possibility of making overflow available via the tandem layer where Calls available via the tandem layer where Calls temporarily exceed available Capacity.temporarily exceed available Capacity.

• Principle of Fully Provided Routes still applies Principle of Fully Provided Routes still applies therefore this would only be used as a temporary therefore this would only be used as a temporary measure pending Route Augmentation. measure pending Route Augmentation.

• Reflecting changes in types of Calls we have Reflecting changes in types of Calls we have looked at the following scenarios :-looked at the following scenarios :-

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Overflow and High Usage Overflow and High Usage OptionsOptions• Proposed Changes - Overflow from DLEsProposed Changes - Overflow from DLEs

• Voice - overflow will be made available for voice services Voice - overflow will be made available for voice services number ranges in accordance with agreed routing plan if number ranges in accordance with agreed routing plan if requested.requested.

• Data - no overflow can be made available for these Data - no overflow can be made available for these number ranges due to factors such as aggressive redial number ranges due to factors such as aggressive redial characteristics. This covers calls to the internet including characteristics. This covers calls to the internet including VOIP.VOIP.

• Mixed number ranges - where a voice number range is Mixed number ranges - where a voice number range is contaminated by data services then no overflow facility contaminated by data services then no overflow facility will be available.will be available.

• Contract text will be amended to allow this.Contract text will be amended to allow this.

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Overflow and High Usage Overflow and High Usage OptionsOptions• High Usage Rules -High Usage Rules -

• Available for traffic Available for traffic toto BT DLEs from an BT DLEs from an Operators Network or Operators Network or to to Operator Local Operator Local exchanges from the BT Network only. - Annex exchanges from the BT Network only. - Annex A par. 5.3.3A par. 5.3.3

• Limited HU option that was made available for Limited HU option that was made available for Surftime type services no longer available.Surftime type services no longer available.

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•Any Questions ?Any Questions ?