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NIIF Summary Report

Activities since the NIIF #39 meeting

August 14, 2003Stu Goldman David BenchNIIF Co Moderator NIIF Co Moderator

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NIIF Leadership

Netw ork Inter-O perability Com m ittee C o-C ha ir: R obin M eier (S B C ) C o-C hair: B ob A m ling (T elcord ia T echnolog ies )

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 M oderator: S tu G oldm an (Lucent) N IIF Co M oderator: David Bench (Nortel Networks)

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Meetings Held from June 13, 2003 to August 13, 2003

• Issue #0208, Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP) – Several conference calls held without administrative support

• June 25, 2003 – Issue #0206, Substantive Updates to NIIF-0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunications Industry Conference Call

• July 23, 2003 - Issue #0206, Substantive Updates to NIIF-0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunications Industry Conference Call

• NIOC #40, August 11-13, 2003

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Key Initiatives• NIOC

– Roaming Wireless Call Difficulties– HPC Call treatment (GETS)– ATM Interconnection Document– Jurisdiction Information Parameter (JIP)– High Volume Call In (HVCI) Events

• NRRIC– Switch ID Not In CLONES– Embedded Wireless NPA-NXX Codes– Substantive Updates to NIIF-0015,

Educational Document– Routing to International Satellite Network

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Correspondence

• Received – #030701-001 from the ATM Forum to the NIIF

regarding an invitation to participant in forthcoming Operator Action Council

– #030709-001 from T1M1 to INC, with a CC to NIIF regarding INC Issue #397 and NIIF/NRRIC Issue #0210

– #030718-001 from T1M1 to NIIF in response to NIIF Correspondence 020830-001, Proposed Update to ISUP Basic Call Test Procedures-T1M1/2003-061

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Correspondence

• Sent– #030630-001 from NIIF to T1S1 in

response to T1S1 correspondence T1S1/2003-116R1 regarding reservation of MTP point codes for signaling that remain internal to a single network

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NIIF New Issues

• Issue #0231, Excessive Call Duration – Centrex Lines

• Issue #0232, Revision to NIIF Reference Document Part XIII, Terms and Definitions

• Issue #0233, Terminating Switch Identification Architecture

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NIIF Issues in Initial Closure

• N/A

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NIIF Issues in Final Closure

• Issue #0183: V&H Inconsistencies in RDBS and CLONES Due to Rounding

• Issue #0220, Part lll, Attachment H, & NIIF 0008

• Issue #0223, Update outdated terms in Part VI of the NIIF Reference Document “Network Management Guidelines”

• Issue #0225, Public Recognition

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NIIF Issues Over 12 months

• NIOC, Issue #132, Development of NIIF ATM SVC Interconnection/Interoperability Document, was accepted on 11/18/98 at NIIF 14. On May 11, 2000 at NIIF 23, it was tabled until an actual interconnection issue could be identified. At NIIF 31 on December 3, 2001, it was returned to active status. Verizon provided a presentation on ATM SVC Interconnection for NIOC #35. As a result, potential interconnection issues were identified and are being researched by the Committee.

• NRRIC, Issue #0138, Switch ID Not in CLONES, has been open over 12 months and the NRRIC is actively working towards implementing changes with COMMON LANGUAGE® to develop a real-time interface between RDBS and CLONES, which will resolve this issue.

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NIIF Issues Over 12 months

• NIOC, Issue #0186, “Processing of Calling Party Category Parameters at Gateways”, was accepted on 2/13/01 at NIIF #27. The NIOC is actively working to ensure that the NIIF documentation provides carriers adequate guidance regarding the processing of the CPC parameters at ANSI to ANSI and ANSI to ITU-T gateways.

• NRRIC, Issue #0197, NIIF Interconnection Template”, was accepted 10/08/01 at NIIF #30. The NIOC is actively working towards reviewing the NIIF Interconnection Template.

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NIIF Issues Over 12 months

• NIOC, Issue #0207, Roaming Wireless 710 Call Difficulties, was opened on April 18, 2002 at NIIF #33. This issue is actively being worked by the NIOC.

• NIOC, Issue #0208, Jurisdictional Information Parameter (JIP), was opened on April 17, 2002 at NIIF #33. This issue is actively being worked by the NIOC.

• NRRIC, Issue #0210, Embedded Wireless NPA-NXX Codes using Incumbent LEC’s OCN was opened on June 11, 2002 at NIIF #34. This issue is actively being worked by the NRRIC.

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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

• ATIS TOPS Priorities• Travel Restrictions• Continued Use of Technology Such

as Conference Calls, Placeware and Mail Exploder to Further the Work in the New Environment, Larger Participation Opportunity

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Future Interim Meetings• General Session Conference Calls

– September 4, 2003 - Review of Non-Substantive Changes to NIIF Reference Document

• NIOC Conference Calls– Possible interim sub team unofficial conference calls on

Issue #0208 – September 22, 2003 – Conference call on Issue #0197,

#0221, and should time permit, Issue #0233•NRRIC Conference Calls – August 19, 2003 – Full NRRIC Conference Call on Issue

#0206: Substantive Changes to NIIF-0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunications Industry

– October 7, 2003 - Issue #0228, Cross reference information in the Telcordia Technologies LERG Routing Guide with information required in the OBF Access Service Request process

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Next NIIF Meeting

• NIIF #41 – New Orleans, LA– October 20-24, 2003– Committees Meeting During NIIF

#41•NRRIC•NIOC•General Session

– Elections for 2004 NIIF, NIOC, and NRRIC Leaders

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2003 Meeting ScheduleBelow is the remaining meeting for 2003

NIIF #41/NRRIC #22

October 20-24, 2003 New Orleans, LA