mismatch

NNSP sends portingLSR to ONSP to portnumber.

End-user Contact

End-user agrees to change to New Service Provider(NLSP)

NLSP obtains end-user Authorization

NNSP notes “not all TN/MDNs being ported” in remarks

field on LSR

Old (optionally) and New Service Providers

notify NPAC.

NPAC performs data validation on each individual message.

Did NPAC receive

both and matching create messages

within t1? Does

NPAC SMS receive create message within

the limits of the t2

timer ?

Is create message

missing from New or Old Service

Provider?

Did Old SP place order in Conflict?

NPAC logs no response

NPAC notifies appropriate Service Provider that create message is missing.

NPAC notifies bothService Providers thattransaction is cancelledand change is rejected.

New Service Provider coordinates Physical changes with Old Service Provider

Yes

No

END

timer expired

timer expired

C

match

no

match

yes

New Old

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- PROVISIONING WITH LSR -

Is datavalid?

yes

Return data toService Provider

Data corrected &forwarded

no

11/06/01NNPODraft

A

Is thetrigger

being used?

no

yes

AA

B

1

24

10

3

9

13

14A

14B

17

21

27

15

18

22 20

16

25

24

23

figure 1

NPAC notifies Old Service Provider that

porting proceeds

under control of the New

ServiceProvider

NPAC logs requestto place order into Conflict including

cause code.

26

28

BBNPAC notifies appropriate

Service Provider thatcreate message is

mismatched. 19

29

(Optional)NLSP requestsCSR fromOLSP. 4

Is NLSPa wirelineReseller? 5

Is OLSPa wirelineReseller? 6

DNo Yes

Is OLSPa wirelineReseller? 7

E

Yes

Is end userporting allTN/MDNs? 8

No

ONSP provides FOCto NNSP.

11

ONSP and NNSP create andprocess service orders. 12

Yes

No

NPAC SMSdownloads (real

time)to all Service

Providers

NPAC SMS recordsdate and time in

history file

Old Service Providerremoves translations

in Central Office

NPAC SMS logsfailures and

non-responses, andnotifies Old and

New Service Providers of failures

New Service Provider

activates (locally)

Old and New Service

Providers make physical changes (where necessary)

New Service Provider

notifies NPAC toactivate subscription

A

All Service Providersupdate routing data

bases (real-timedownload).

END

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- PROVISIONING WITHOUT TRIGGER -

10/28/98NANC

figure 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

New Service Provider

mayverify completion

9

10

NPAC SMSdownloads (real

time)to all Service

Providers

NPAC SMS recordsdate & time in history

file

NPAC SMS logsfailures and

non-responses, andnotifies Old and

New Service Providers of

failures

Old and New Service

Providers make Physical Changes (where necessary)

New Service Providernotifies NPAC SMS

to activate subscription

All Service Providers update routing data

bases (real-time download)

New Service Providermay

verify completion END

10/28/98NANC

AA

Old Service Provideractivates unconditional 10 digittriggerin Central Office

figure 3

1

New Service Provider activates

C.O. translations. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1011

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- PROVISIONING WITH UNCONDITIONAL 10-DIGIT TRIGGER -

Old Service Providerremoves

appropriate translations. 9

New Service Provider contacts the Old Service Provider to resolveConflict. If no agreement is reached, begin normal escalation.

yes

Was conflict resolved

within 30 calendar days ?

yes

10/28/98NANC

figure 4

Cancel Orders

How was Conflict

resolved?

B

6

8

NPAC SMSrejects conflict

request.

5

NPAC initiates cancellation and

notifies bothService Providers

Is Conflict

restricted?

no

no

2

4

NPAC changes the subscription to Conflict Status and notifies both Service Providers 3

7

END

NPAC notifies both Service Providers of conflict off

via SOA9

“Timeout”

If conflict was resolved within 6 business hours, only the Old Service Provider may notify NPAC of “conflict off”. If conflict was resolved after 6 business hours, either New or Old Service Provider may notify NPAC of “conflict off”.

10

Revert to porting process

BB

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- CONFLICT FLOW FOR THE SERVICE CREATION PROVISIONING

PROCESS -

C

BB

11

End-user

Did end-usercontact Old or NewService Provider?

Old Service Providerobtains end-user

authorization

Old Service Providersends notification toNew Service Provider

New Service Providersends LSR to

Old Provider notingcancellation as soon as

possible prior to activation time.

New Service Providersends notification of

cancellation to NPACif appropriate.

Old

New

Old Service Provider sends cancellation to NPAC, if appropriate.

DidNPAC receivenotification(s)

within 9 businesshours?

NPAC logsinformation,

cancels subscription,

and notifies bothService

Providersof cancellation

END

DoesNPAC receive

concurring notification within

9 businesshours?

NPAC notifiesappropriate Service

Provider that information is missing.

no

yes

yes

F

F

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figure 5

1

2

3

4

6

7

9

5

8

10

11

C

H

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- CANCELLATION FLOW FOR PROVISIONING PROCESS -

no

12

Old

NPAC logs information, place subscription in “conflict status” with proper conflict cause code and notifies both Service Providers.

H

IsOld or New

Service Providercancellation notification

missing or inaccurate?

NPAC logs information, cancels subscription, and

notifies both Service Providers of cancellation with proper

cause code

New Service Provider notifies NPAC to cancel subscription

NPAC logs information, cancels subscription, and notifies both

Service Providers of cancellationEND

How does New ServiceProvider wish to

continue?

NPAC waits for 30 calendar days, cancels subscription, and notifies both Service Providers

of timeout

New Service Provider notifies NPAC to remove subscription from Conflict

Status

NPAC notifies both Service Providers of conflict off

via SOABB

Cancel Subscription

Ignore

Revert to Pending(Proceed with porting process)

New

10/28/98NANC

figure 6

1

2

8

7

10

6

5

4

3

9

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- CANCELLATION CONFLICT FLOW FOR PROVISIONING PROCESS -

Current Service Providerarranges intercept

treatment.

Current Service Providercreates and processes

service order.

NPAC broadcastssubscription

deletion to all applicable Service Providers

NPAC deletes telephonenumber from its active

database oneffective release date.

END

10/28/98NANC

figure 7

End-user1

4

6

9

Current ServiceProvider initiated

disconnect.2

Current Service Provider

notifies NPAC of disconnect date

and indicateseffective release

date. 5

3

NPAC notifies NPA/NXX owner/holder of the disconnected

telephone number(s), effective release and disconnect

dates7

8

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- DISCONNECT PROCESS FOR PORTED TELEPHONE NUMBERS -

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- AUDIT PROCESS -

10/28/98NANC

Service Providerrequests NPAC for

audit1

NPAC SMS issuesqueries to

appropriateLSMSs 2

NPAC SMS compares

own SubscriptionVersion to LSMS

Subscription Version

3

NPAC SMSupdates appropriate

LSMS withSubscription Version

updates4

All auditscompleted

?

5

figure 8

NPAC reportsaudit completion

to requestingService Provider

6

END7

No

Yes

INTER-SERVICE PROVIDER LNP OPERATIONS FLOWS- CODE OPENING PROCESSES-

10/28/98NANC

NPA-NXX Code Opening

NPA-NXX holdernotifies NPAC/SMS

of NPA-NXXCode(s) being opened

for porting

1

NPAC SMSupdates itsNPA-NXXdatabases

2

NPAC SMS sendsnotice of

code openingto all

Service Providersvia LSMS

3

First TN Ported in NPA-NXX

NPAC SMS receivessubscription Create

request for first TN inNPA-NXX

1

NPAC SMS sendsnotification of first TN

ported to allService Providers

via SOAand LSMS

2

figure 9