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NIIF Summary ReportActivities since the NIIF #40 meeting

October 24, 2003Stu Goldman David BenchNIIF Co Moderator NIIF Co Moderator

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NIIF Leadership

Netw ork Inter-Operability 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 e lcord ia T echnolog ies )

Netw ork Routing Resources Inform ation Com m itteeC o-C hair: D ena H un ter (Leve l(3) C om m u nications )C o-C hair: R od S ha ul (T elco rd ia T ech nolog ies )

N etw o rk Inte rco n nectio n/In tero pe rab 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 August 13, 2003 to October 24, 2003

• August 19, 2003 – Issue #0206, Substantive Updates to NIIF-0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunications Industry Conference Call

• September 4, 2003 – General Session 40.1, Review of Non-Substantive Edits to the NIIF Reference Document

• September 11, 2003 – General Session 40.2, Review of Non-Substantive Edits to the NIIF Reference Document

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Meetings Held from August 13, 2003 to October 24, 2003

(cont.)• September 22, 2003 – Issue #0197 and

#0223 Conference Call• 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

• October 9, 2003 – General Session 40.3, Review of Non-Substantive Edits to the NIIF Reference Document

• NIIF #41/NRRIC #22 – October 20-24, 2003

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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

• 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• Received

– #031021-001 from the ATM Forum to the NIIF in response to NIIF Correspondence 030910-001, INSERT TITLE.

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Correspondence• Sent

– #030910-001 from NIIF to the ATM Forum requesting assistance to ensure that NIIF is informed of any work completed by the ATM Forum relevant to the provisioning of ATM SVC connectivity

– #030910-002 from NIIF to OBF, WNPO, T1P1, T1S1, TR.45, and CTIA requesting review of developmental text for NIIF Issue #0208.

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NIIF New Issues• Issue #0234, NIIF Documentation

Form and Template Review • Issue #0235, Documenting NCS-

Sponsored Services

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NIIF Issues in Initial Closure

• Issue #0138: Switch ID Not in CLONES

• Issue #0218: Creation of a LERG13.INS File in the LERG

• Issue #0229: Company Specific Contact Directory – Mutual Aid

• Issue #0230: Outgoing Caller ID, Caller Name for PBX Originated Calls

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NIIF Issues in Final Closure

• Issue #0206: Substantive Updates to NIIF-0015, Intercompany Responsibilities Within the Telecommunication Industry

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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.

• 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. (Tabled as of 8/14/03)

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NIIF Issues Over 12 months

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

• 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• Correspondence to NANC requesting

review of developed text for Issue #0208, Jurisdictional Information Parameter

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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

– December 3, 2003 – Non-substantive Updates to the NIIF Reference Document

• NIOC Conference Calls– November 10, 2003 – Issue #0197, NIIF

Interconnection Template• NRRIC Conference Calls – November 24, 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 #42 – St. Petersburg,

Florida– January 12-16, 2004– Committees Meeting During NIIF

#42•NRRIC•NIOC•General Session

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2004 Meeting Schedule

• January 12-16, 2004, St. Petersburg, Florida

• March 22-25, 2004 – Virtual Meeting • June 14-18, 2004, TBD • August 9-13, 2004 – Virtual Meeting• October 18-22, 2004, TBD