nicc review ~ 2003 bill hawkins. 2003 nicc operational plan continued “austerity” regime, focus...
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2003 NICC Operational Plan
• Continued “austerity” regime, focus on– Commercial imperatives– Regulatory critical issues
• Oftel - some supplementary resources (consultant support to key areas)
• Studies held in Suspense or Abeyance
NICC Studies in …...
• Suspense:– New Network Technologies– End to End QoS for VoIP
• Abeyance:– Non-Geographic Numbers - Individual
Number Allocation– Status indication of Type3 (UPNV) CLI
Presentation Numbers
Current NICC Studies (1)
• DSL - Spectral Management Plan
• IP Network Interfaces - L2TP
• New Technologies Call Control Protocols (BICC & SIP-T)
• Updating NCOP and NPDS
• Number Portability
Current NICC Studies (2)
• Cross-talk impact of transmission systems installed in private networks
• U.K. telco B2B Trading Platform
• Enhancements to mobile emergency call location data
• GTPS implementation in current networks
Maintenance Studiesfor NICC Standards
• IUP / ISUP / MTP-SCCP Signalling Specifications
• ATM Interconnect Specifications
• SDH Interconnect Specifications
NICC Output 2003 …(1)
• New Copyright & Liability Notice
• All NICC documents republished electronically
• DSL – Updated ANFPs for BT / KCL– Updated MPF Specifications for BT / KCL
NICC Output 2003 …(2)
• Identification of inbound international calls for differential accounting purposes
• Enveloped ISUP specification
• Interconnect Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) and Adaptation Layer specification
Other NICC Interests in 2003
• ENUM
• B2B Support Systems
• UK ISUP AWG
• Delays in Networks and QoS implications
• MPT1570 issues
• Cion mandate M/313 issues
Looking Forward
• Ofcom era begins - 29th December
• Continuity & support assured
• Business as usual for NICC
• Some details still being resolved– e.g. web-site domain