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NIIF General Session
#67 Report
Activities since the NIIF #66 meeting
May 1, 2009
Stu Goldman
NIIF Co Chair
Todd Rodgers
NIIF Co Chair
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NIIF Leadership 2009
Network Interconnection/Interoperability Forum
NIIF Co Chair:
NIIF Co Chair:
Stu Goldman (Alcatel-Lucent)
Todd Rodgers (Qwest)
Network Inter-Operability Committee
NIOC Co Chair: Ann Marie Cederberg (Qwest)
NIOC Co Chair: Robin Meier (AT&T)
Network Routing Resources Information
Committee
NRRIC Co Chair: Karen Riepenkroger (Sprint)
NRRIC Co Chair: Joan Ross (Telcordia)
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Meetings Held from January 21,
2009 to April 30, 2009
28, 2009 – NRRIC Issues #0264, Update NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions
Document, and #0296, Elements and Guidelines for IP Routing Database, Conference Call
from 1:00pm – 3:30pm EST
February 11, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0287, Development of NGN Documentation,
Conference Call from11:00am – 2:00pm EST
February 11, 2009 – NRRIC Issue #0296, Elements and Guidelines for IP Routing
Database, Conference Call from 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
February 12, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening, Conference Call
from 11:00am – 2:00pm EST
February 17, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer Controlled (TFC) Message
support will degrade the probability of completion for NS/EP calls, Conference Call from
11:00am – 2:00pm EST
February 18, 2009 – NIIF General Session Interim Conference Call from 2:00pm –
4:30pm EST
February 19, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0281R1, Need for Emergency Notification Best
Practices, Conference Call from 12:00pm – 3:00pm EST
March 3, 2009 – NRRIC Issue #0264, Update NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document,
Conference Call from 1:00pm – 3:00pm EST
January
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Meetings Held from January 21, 2009
to April 30, 2009(Cont’)
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March 6, 2009 – Joint NIOC & NRRIC Issue #0300, Review and Update of SS7
Message Relay Service Section of the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EST
March 10, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0294, ENS Survey Questions while interfacing with
the telecommunication network, Conference Call from 12:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
March 11, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0287, Development of NGN Documentation,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT
March 12, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0298, Code Opening Timeline Changes to NIIF
Documentation, Conference Call from 11:00am – 12:30pm EDT
March 12, 2009 – NIIF General Session Interim Conference Call from 2:30pm –
5:00pm EDT
March 16, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer Controlled (TFC)
Message support will degrade the probability of completion for NS/EP calls,
conference call from 11:00am – 3:00pm EDT
March 17, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0301, Revision of guidelines for abbreviated DS1
testing standards when HDSL performance monitoring is available remotely,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT
March 19, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0293, Potential SMS Inter-Network Congestion, and
#0302, Develop Auto-Dialer Guidelines, Conference Call from 11:00am – 4:00pm
EDT
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Meetings Held from January 21, 2009
to April 30, 2009(Cont’)
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March 25, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0281R1, Need for Emergency Notification
Best Practices, Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT
March 30, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0300, Review and Update of SS7 Message
Relay Service Section of the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 1:00pm EDT
April 6, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0294, ENS survey questions while interfacing
with the telecommunications network, Conference Call from 12:00pm –
3:00pm EDT
April 8, 2009 – NRRIC Issue #0264, Update the NIIF Mergers and
Acquisitions Document, Conference Call from 11:00am – 1:00pm EDT
April 8, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0287, Development of NGN Documentation,
Conference Call from 1:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
NIOC #67 – April 20 – 22, 2009
NRRIC #40 – April 22 – 23, 2009
April 30, 2009 – NIOC Issue #0281R1, Need for Emergency Notification
Best Practices, Conference Call from 12:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
Correspondence Received since NIIF
General Session #66:
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NIIF Correspondence #090112-001: INC to the NIIF
regarding notification of INC revisions to the term
Code Holder after discussion of Issue 604: Code
Holder vs. LERG Assignee
NIIF Correspondence #090218-001: WTSC to the
NIOC regarding WTSC response to NIIF
correspondence 090114-001 on Issues #0281R1,
Need for Emergency Notification Best Practices, and
#0302, Develop Auto-Dialer Guidelines
NIIF Correspondence #090428-001: INC to the NIIF
regarding INC’s revised definition for Code Holder
relating to INC Issue 604: Code Holder vs. LERG
Assignee
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Correspondence Sent since NIIF
General Session #66:
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NIIF Correspondence #090114-001: NIOC to the WTSC regarding NIIF
Issues #0281R1, Need for Emergency Notification Best Practices, and
#0294, ENS Survey Questions while interfacing with the telecommunication
network
NIIF Correspondence #090122-001: NIOC to ENS Providers and Users
regarding ENS User Survey
NIIF Correspondence #090217-001: NRRIC to the ENUM LLC regarding
NIIF Issue #0296, Elements and Guidelines for IP Routing Database
NIIF Correspondence #090312-001: NIIF to the INC regarding INC
Correspondence CS-148 (NIIF Correspondence #090112-001), Notification
of INC Revisions to the Term Code Holder After Discussion of Issue 604:
Code Holder vs. LERG Assignee
NIIF Correspondence #090422-001: NRRIC to the OBF regarding NIIF
Correspondence #080212-001, CABS bills- Instances of non-payment with
use of Next Generation Network (NGN) VoIP switch CLLIs™
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NIIF New Issues
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NIOC Issue #0303, Emergency Notification
System (ENS) Testing Procedures
NRRIC Issue #0304, Assessment of the
continued validity of NRRIC Reports
NRRIC Issue #0305, Develop Mergers and/or
Acquisitions Checklists
* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.
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NIIF Issues in Initial Closure
Issues in Initial Closure:
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NIOC Issue #0295, Documentation Updates for 500/800/900 Series Expansion
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Resolution Statement
 The NIIF-NIOC has reviewed and updated 500, 800, and 900 references with 5YY, 8YY, and
9YY in NIIF documents where appropriate. ATIS/NIIF 0018, Mergers and Acquisitions, and
the ATIS-0300037, Network and Routing Resources Educational Document: Intercompany
Responsibilities in the Telecommunications Industry, will be updated by the NIIF-NRRIC.
NIOC Issue #0303, Emergency Notification System (ENS) Testing Procedures
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Resolution Statement
 The NIIF, in collaboration with public and private entities (including Public Utility Commissions,
emergency mass notification users, and emergency mass notification service providers and
system vendors), has developed Best Practices for Call Volume Testing Procedure: Wireline
for use by ENS providers, users, and telecommunications service providers. This advanced
testing Best Practice was developed to foster cooperation between telecommunications
service providers and ENS providers/users during testing. The Best Practice will facilitate
efficient delivery of emergency mass notifications over the public switched telephone network.
This procedure will be available as a document on the ATIS website. Initially this process is a
stand-alone document, however going forward there is a potential for this process to be
included in a larger guideline document.
(See Issue for full Resolution Statement)
* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.
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NIIF Issues in Initial Pending
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Issues in Initial Pending:
 N/A
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NIIF Issues in Final Closure
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NIOC Issue #0284, SS7 Transit Carrier Screening
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Resolution Statement
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The NIIF NIOC has developed a series of tables, introductory text, blank form, and
glossary in order to facilitate discussions about screening and authentication that may
occur among multiple networks, a common format for documenting screening
practices. This information has been placed into ATIS-0300016, Network
Interconnection Interoperability Forum (NIIF) Reference Document Part III,
Installation, Testing and Maintenance Responsibilities for SS7 Links and Trunks,
Attachment E, SS7 Network Gateway Screening.
NIOC Issue #0300, Review and Update of SS7 Message Relay
Service Section of the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document
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Resolution Statement
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The NIIF-NIOC has reviewed the SS7 Message Relay Services section of the NIIF
Mergers and Acquisitions document. The NIIF-NIOC has modified and added new
text and concluded its work and will remand the section back to the NIIF-NRRIC for
inclusion into NRRIC Issue #0264, Update the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions
Document. (Please see Issue Statement for continuation of text)
* NIIF Issues can be accessed at http://www.atis.org/niif/issues.asp.
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Any Questions?
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NIOC Report to NIIF
General Session
#67
May 1, 2008
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NIOC GS Report
Summary of Issues:
 New Issues since GS #66: 1
 Open Issues: 22
 Issues in Initial Closure: 2
 Issues in Initial Pending: 0
 Issue Withdrawn since GS #66: 0
 Issues in Final Closure since GS #66: 2
 Issues in Tabled Status: 1
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NIOC G.S Report
Issues in Tabled Status:
 Issue #0233R1: Terminating Switch
Identification Architecture (Accepted
8/14/03)
 Returning
this issue into active status or
withdrawing this issue is dependant on the
Missoula Plan or other future regulatory action
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Issues Related to Network Management or Management of Network:
Autodialer or SMS Congestion
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Issue #0281R1, Need for Emergency Notification Best Practices (Accepted
6/21/06)
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This issue relates to municipalities or government bodies using autodialer type equipment
(ENS) to send emergency notifications within areas of the community resulting in potential
network congestion.
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Issue #0294, ENS Survey Questions while interfacing with the telecommunication
network
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This issue was created from issue #281 to finalize the set of questions developed for ENS
Users, Service Providers and ENS vendors and have the ability to send them out without
waiting for issue #281r1 to go to final closure.
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The NIOC is working via conference calls with ENS vendors, ENS Service Providers, and ENS users to
find equipment, educational and process solutions. A draft testing procedure has been developed . A
joint meeting was held at AMOC with WTSC .
The questions and glossary have been developed, with a cover letter. The questions were placed on
the ATIS website and the survey has been completed by SME’s. The responses will be used to assist
in solutions for issue #281r1.
Issue #0293, Potential SMS Inter-Network Congestion
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This issue relates to congestion caused by SMS messages, typically in emergency or ‘event’
notification.
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This issue was created from other related ENS issues, solutions on the above issues may play a role in
solutions for this issue.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Issues Related to Network Management or Management of
Network:
Autodialer or SMS Congestion (cont’)
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Issue #0266, Mass Call Blast Impact on Telecommunication Networks
(Accepted 8/15/05)
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This issue relates to telemarketer large call volumes impacting and congesting
networks
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Issue #0277, Auto-Dialer Focused Overloads (Accepted 6/21/06)
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This issue relates to ‘social unrest instigators’ who may intentionally try to target
or harm the network.
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Solutions for issue #281r1 may assist in solutions for this issue. The ENS community is
actively participating in a solution for issue #281r1. It may encourage the telemarketer
community in seeing the benefits in avoiding network congestion situations.
The focus has been on issue #281r1 as solutions for that issue may help us deal with
this issue. Additional information may be obtained from NIOC Co-Chairs.
Issue #0302, Develop Auto-Dialer Guidelines
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This issue will create a stand alone document with Auto-dialer guidelines for
SME’s, users, vendors and Service providers.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Issues Related to Network Management or Management of
Network:
Issue #0247, Network Management Controls for High Volume Call In (HVCI) Events
when VoIP Technology is Involved (Accepted 8/9/04)
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Identified general areas for development of minimum standards that should be considered as
requirements for companies that will by interconnecting VOIP technology networks and
traditional digital switch or analog switch networks within and between companies which are
part of the PSTN.
 PTSC-SAC is working on a set of scenarios/questions identified at the 2008 and 2009
AMOC. A status meeting will be held in July. NG-CI work plan item.
Issue #0269, Call Forwarding is Causing Looping When New Technology is
Involved (Accepted 8/15/05)
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The NIOC is concerned about a case where a call starts in a network and is forwarded to a new destination
number in an IP network and then is further forwarded to another destination number in the PSTN.
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Questions have been referred to PTSC-SAC and a joint meeting was held at AMOC
2008 and 2009. PTSC has action items from this meeting. NG-CI work plan item.
Issue #0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer Controlled (TFC) Message support will
degrade the probability of completion for NS/EP calls (Accepted 5/3/07)
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This issue explores the relationship between NS/EP calls and TFC
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Vendor survey questions have been completed, sent and responses have been
compiled, SP implementation questions have been developed, completed, and
responses have been compiled .The SME’s are working on how to best move forward.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Jurisdiction Issues:
Are being worked via conference calls with OBF and AMATSG
assistance:
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Issue #0227, Clarification to Resolution Statement of Issue #0199 Toll
Free Number in Calling Party Field (Accepted 4/10/03)
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Issue relates to jurisdiction parameter looking for greater billing accuracy
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Waiting for either Missoula or other regulatory action. May determine other possible
actions in the interim especially since the ‘Phantom Traffic’ initiative. Will determine
path forward when direction from new administration has been identified.
Issue #0250, Guidelines for the Use of Charge Number Field (Accepted
9/21/04)
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Issue relates to jurisdiction parameter looking for greater billing accuracy
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Waiting for either Missoula or other regulatory action. May determine other possible
actions in the interim especially since the ‘Phantom Traffic’ initiative. Will determine path
forward when direction from new administration has been identified.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
NGN or New Technology Issues
(note some NGN issues may fall under other
categories)
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Issue #0287, Development of NGN Documentation
(Accepted 08/09/07)
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This issue is to create new NGN Documentation similar to the NIIF
Reference Document
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The NIOC is going in a new direction with this issue. Work has begun
to review and revise NIIF documents to include/update NGN and
develop new sections where required. NG-CI item.
Issue #0254, IP QoS and IP/PSTN Convergence as it
relates to the PRQC Work (Accepted 10/13/04)
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There are PRQC documents relevant to NIIF work and should be
referred to in the NGN document
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PRQC work has completed and the NIOC will identify relevant text to
either include in NIIF documents or refer to PRQC documents.
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NIOC GS Report Active Issues:
Disaster Recovery or Outage Reporting issues
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Issue #0278, Interoperability and Services Restoration Guidelines
for Telecommunications Disaster Recovery (Accepted 6/21/06)
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Develop NIIF guidelines related to disaster recovery
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This issue needs to be looked at to determine if this work isn’t being done
elsewhere and if a NIIF document would be redundant.
Issue #0292, NIIF Documentation Outage Reporting
 The NIOC needs to review and update the NIIF reference and
other documents as they relate to outage reporting utilizing
ATIS-0100012.2007, Standard Outage Classification.
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The report work has been completed in ATIS, however there may be FCC
action that we are waiting on.
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NIOC Active Issues (cont.)
Testing Issues:
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Issue #0260, VoP/VoIP and NIIF Testing Guidelines (Accepted 1/14/05)
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Look at needs for VoP/VoIP testing in NIIF Documentation
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Issue #0241, ATM High Speed Link Test Plan (Accepted 3/22/04)
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This issue looks to revise NIIF documents to include ATM High Speed tests
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Contributions have been submitted and need to be reviewed by participants. If
accepted then the issue should go to initial closure
Issue #0262, Interconnection Guidelines for Meet Point SONET
Architectures (Accepted 3/31/05)
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This issue is to update tables on SONET architecture not covered in NIIF
document.
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Abstracts will be created in NIIF and or NGN documentation pointing to relevant
areas in the VoIP NNI Testing Framework document.
PRQC has completed their work, which is being looked at by ANSI. When the
NIIF identifies that all work has been completed by other groups then the NIOC
will determine and make changes required in NIOC documentation.
Issue #0301, Revision of guidelines for abbreviated DS1 testing
standards when HDSL performance monitoring is available remotely
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This is a relatively new issue and work has just begun.
NIOC GS Report
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NIOC Active Issues (cont.)
SS7/IP issues not in other categories:
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NIOC Issue #0299, Potential Impact of SIGTRAN on SS7 to IP
Interworking
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Work has not begun on this issue
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NIOC Active Issues (cont’):
Other:
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Issue #0288, Minimum Time Frames for Mergers and
Acquisitions (Accepted 10/19/07)
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It was identified that a minimal time frame for mergers and
acquisitions was not in ATIS 0300046, Recommended
Notification Procedures to Industry for Changes in Access
Network Architecture, Attachment B “BIRRDS Minimum Time
Interval” section.
Participants are to review the suggested 90 day
time frame and report back at the next meeting.
Issue #0298, Code Opening Timeline Changes to NIIF
Documentation
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Work has not begun on this issue
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NIOC GS Report
Issues Over 12 Months*:
Issue #
Acceptance Date
Issue #
Acceptance Date
Issue #0227
4/10/03
Issue #0277
6/21/06
Issue #0241
3/22/04
Issue #0278
6/21/06
Issue #0247
8/9/04
Issue #0281R1
6/21/06
Issue #0250
9/21/04
Issue #0286
5/3/07
Issue #0254
10/13/04
Issue #0287
8/9/07
Issue #0260
1/14/05
Issue #0288
10/19/07
Issue #0262
3/31/05
Issue #0292
1/28/08
Issue #0266
8/15/05
Issue #0293
1/29/08
Issue #0269
8/15/05
Issue #0294
2/21/08
*Please see Active Issues for Issue titles
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Upcoming NIOC Conference Calls:
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May 5, 2009 – Issue #0286, Lack of SS7 Transfer
Controlled (TFC) Message support will degrade the
probability of completion for NS/EP calls , Conference Call
from 11:00am – 3:00pm EDT
May 19, 2009 – Issue #0287, Development of NGN
Guidelines, Conference Call from 11:00am – 3:00pm EDT
May 21, 2009 – Issue #0294, ENS Survey Questions while
interfacing with the telecommunication network,
Conference Call from 12:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
June 1, 2009 – Conference Call regarding a proposed new
issue from the NCS from 11:00am – 3:00pm EDT
June 2, 2009 – Issue #0278, Interoperability and Services
Restoration Guidelines for Telecommunications Disaster
Recovery, Conference Call from 1:00pm – 4:00pm EDT
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Upcoming NIOC Conference Calls (cont’):
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June 4, 2009 – Issue #0262, Interconnection
Guidelines for Meet Point SONET Architectures,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT
June 18, 2009 – Issue #0298, Code Opening
Timeline Changes to NIIF Documentation,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT
June 23, 2009 – Issue #0301, Revision of
guidelines for abbreviated DS1 testing standards
when HDSL performance monitoring is available
remotely , Conference Call from 11:00am –
2:00pm EDT
July 20 - 24, 2009 - NIOC #68 Virtual Meeting
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Any Questions?
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NRRIC Report to
NIIF General
Session #67
May 1, 2009
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NRRIC G.S. Report
Summary of Issues:
 New Issues since GS #66: 2
 Open Issues: 5
 Issues Withdrawn since GS #66: 0
 Issues in Initial Closure: 0
 Issues in Initial Pending: 0
 Issues Placed in Final Closure since GS #66: 0
 Issues in Tabled Status: 0
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NRRIC G.S. Report
Active Issues:
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Issue #0264: Update the NIIF Mergers and Acquisitions Document (Accepted 6/20/05)
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This issue is covering the review and updating of the Mergers and Acquisitions Document to provide
companies current information when involved in a merger and acquisition.
Issue #0290, Removal of LERG14 (Diverse Toll Routing) (Accepted 11/27/07)
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This issue is to remove the LERG 14 file from the LERG due to minimal data and is not being used.
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Issue #0296, Elements and Guidelines for IP Routing Database (Accepted 5/1/08)
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As the industry moves in a direction of IP technology, the NRRIC has identified a business need for
developing elements required for an IP routing database.
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It was determined at NRRIC #40 that more information was still needed from other
sources/committees before moving forward with identifying the requirements of an IP Routing
Database.
Issue #0304, Assessment of the continued validity of NRRIC Reports (Accepted 4/22/09)
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Responses received to date by service providers have indicated that the data in LERG 14 is not being utilized. It
was noted at NRRIC #40 that LERG14 is being utilized today by some companies for 555-1212. LERG14 will not
be removed at this time.
This issue is to address anomalies in the current NRRIC reports and to review the current value of
retaining all or some of the current NRRIC reports.
Issue #0305, Develop Mergers and/or Acquisitions Checklists (Accepted 4/23/09)
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This issue covers the development of a section within the NIIF Mergers and/or Acquisitions document
to provide a checklist to include activities related to transfer of exchanges, or activities when a
company sells or buys exchanges during a merger and/or acquisition.
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NRRIC G.S. Report
Issues Over 12 Months:
Issue #
Title
Acceptance Date
Issue #0264
Update the NIIF Mergers
and Acquisitions
Document
6/20/05
Issue #0290
Removal of LERG14
(Diverse Toll Routing)
11/27/07
Issue #0296
Elements and Guidelines
for IP Routing Database
5/1/08
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Upcoming NRRIC Conference Calls:
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June 24, 2009 – Issue #0304, Assessment of
the continued validity of NRRIC Reports,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 1:00pm EDT
June 26, 2009 – Issue #0264, Update the NIIF
Mergers and Acquisitions Document,
Conference Call from 11:00am – 2:00pm EDT
July 13, 2009 – Issue #0305, Develop
Mergers and/or Acquisitions Checklists,
Conference Call from 1:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
August 12-13, 2009 – NRRIC #41 Virtual
Meeting
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Any Questions?
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