Date: Thu Apr 03, 1997 11:57 am CST
From: Dick Dowd / MCI ID: 258-4443
Subject: Illinois FCC Field Test - Single Point Of Contact Conference Call 4/03
Handling: 4HOUR
Message-Id: 97040317582710/0002584443DC2EM
On Thursday April 3, 1997 the weekly Single Point Of Contact Conference Call
was held via conference bridge,
1-800-XXX-XXXX passcode "XXXX", at 9:00 AM CST.
Since we will be meeting in Chicago next week there will not be a SPOC Team
Conference call on Thursday 4/10.
The next meeting will be Thursday 4/17 between the hours of 9 & 11
AM CDST via conference number 1-800-XXX-XXXX using passcode "XXXX". For those
who will be dialing using Vnet,
XXX-XXXX the same passcode.
It is critical to have at least one representative from each participating
company actively participating on
each call.
Those who took part in today's
call were as follows:
Name Company
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*Dick Dowd LLC/ICC Work Shop
*Bill Belshaw Test Plan
*Eileen O'Shea AT&T
*Hamp Oberle MCI
*Bob Bartenstein Ameritech
*Rajeev Trika TCG
*Larry Lovett SPRINT
No representation from WorldCom
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ADMIN:
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The scope of the issues that the SPOC Team will be addressing in this forum
will be any and all issues that relate to the FCC Field Test in the Chicago
MSA between July 24 through September 29. Also to be addressed are issues
that prepare the participating company's to be ready for the start of the
FCC Field Test on July 24, 1997. Each SPOC is responsible for working these
preparatory issues through their
respective company's.
With this in mind, during the weekly conference call Issues will be identified,
Actions assigned, and Status
provided.
To help make progress and to best
utilize your resources it is asked that:
1. If Assigned an Action, the SPOC is to work the action off line, during the
week, through their own company and report status as early as possible to
Dick Dowd via EMail.
Note A great deal can be accomplished in a very short time during the weekly
conference call if the call is
used in the following manner:
Status reported to Dick Dowd by Email by noon the Wednesday prior to the
scheduled Thursday conference call. This allows time for Dick to compile
all status's and have them ready
to report to the SPOC Team.
2. Please provide your status via Email by noon on Wednesday's so that I may
have time to assemble them for
presentation to the Team.
Note We do not attempt to resolve assigned Actions and Issues during the
conference
call, as most of these involve
work within the SPOC's company.
Conference Calls:
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If at least 4 of the participating company's are represented on the call, the
Team will abide by the consensus of those present. If at least 4 company's
are not represented, no business will be transacted.
Agenda:
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ISSUE: * The FCC Field Test Coordination Manager has requested that each
SPOC be present in Chicago 5 days a week between 7/24 and 9/26.
To Support the FCC Mandated Field Test in Chicago, a certain amount
of dedication is required.
ACTION: Each SPOC to work through this request with his/her company and
their resources to determine if this is workable and report their
findings to Dick Dowd via Email.
RESPONSIBLES: SPOC Team
STATUS: Assigned 3/20.
4/03 TCG / Rajeev Trika No further update at this time.
3/30 Ameritech / Bob Bartenstien - He will not be in Chicago
during the Field Test. He will be the SPOC for Ameritech.
However, hewill not be located in Chicago 8 hours per day 5
days a week. Rather you and the other SPOCs will contact him
via the numbers listed below. It will then be his responsibility
to coordinate any issue resolution within Ameritech via his
internal test team. When he finalizes assembling his team he
will provide us with a list of their names areas of
responsibility and contact numbers in case there is an EMERGENCY
and you feel necessary to contact them directly. He will also
provide us with an alternate in the event that hewill be
unavailable
for any extended period (i.e. more
than 1 business day).
Bob Bartenstein Contact Numbers
XXX-XXX-XXXX
4/03 Ameritech / Robert Bartenstein - Ameritech has been
contacted
by Brent Struthers/ICC regarding this issue. Barry Bishop also
of Ameritech has been assigned to look into the issue. Barry
called Dick Dowd on 4/01 to obtain background on the issue and
will have an updated status at the Testing Committee meeting on
4/08.
4/03 WorldCom / Betty Shelby - No
status update provided.
3/27 MCI / Hamp Oberle - Will
support.
4/03 AT&T / Eliene O'SHea -
ATT will support.
4/03 SPRINT / Larry Lovett - SPRINT is waiting to see the outcome
of this prior to making a
committment either way.
Action: Dick Dowd to request support from TCG and Ameritech for
the duration of the FCC Field Test. It doesn't matter
who the person is that is present in the Chicago down
town area from each participating company but it is
requested that each participant supply 1 person to act
as their company representative 8 hours a day 5 days a
week minimum for the duration of the FCC Field Test.
If after 2 week's into the trial it appears as if personnel
are not needed in person to represent the participating
company's, this request will be revisited. It is the
experience of the Field Test Coordination Manager that
to receive full and proper attention, personnel are needed
within the testing area to meet face-to-face for coordination
daily meeting's and instant problem resolution. If SPOC's
are only available via phone call or conference bridge,
it is too easy to attend to other business and let the
FCC Field Test responsibilities come in second. Most
company's realize the need to hold training classes off
site for this same purpose. If held on site, it is too
easy for the personnel to return to their desk's, answser
Phone or Elec Mail, attend meetings or answser superior's
questions. Full attention is needed and requested to
support this one and only mandated FCC Field Test. Participation
in the Illinois FCC Field Test will benefit those participants
greatly.
RESPONSIBLE: Dick Dowd
STATUS: 4/01 Contacted Brent Struthers, ICC, and requested his assistance
to
help the participating company's to dedicate resources to the
FCC Field Test as requested. Brent is making contact with those
participating company's that have stated that they will not
support or are reluctant to support a SPOC in the Chicago area
for the duration of the FCC Field Test. Received a phone call
from Barry Bishop asking for the background on the issue. He is
working through Ameritech and will report an updated status at
the face-to-face next week in
Chicago.
ISSUE: * The SPOC's Task Force will need technicians from all areas, within
their company that was impacted by LRN/LNP. This Task Force will
be utilized both to perform testing and resolve problems as they
might occur. The Task Force's will need to be dedicated to the field
test effort for at least 8 hours a day 5 days a week between 7/24
and 9/26, at a minimum. It is highly possible that at least some
week ends will also be worked. (NOTE) Not every member of the Task
Force will be needed 8 hours a day 5 days a week, only a core group,
each participating company will need to define this core group for
them selves.
ACTION: Each SPOC to work through this request with his/her company and
report their status to Dick Dowd
via EMail.
RESPONSIBLES: SPOC Team
STATUS: Assigned 3/20.
4/03 Ameritech / Bob Bartenstein working internally to timeline
their prerequisite testing.
Targeting 4/30.
3/27 MCI / Hamp Oberle targeting 7/24.
4/03 WorldCom / Betty Shelby no
status update provided.
4/03 TCG / Rajeev Trika working.
Targeting 5/15.
4/03 AT&T / Eileen O'Shea working targeting 5/15.
4/03 SPRINT / Larry Lovett team formed and will provide data
at the face-to-face.
ACTION: Once the Task Force information is gathered from each participating
company it will be published in the FCC Field Test Execution
Handbook for the use of the
SPOC's.
RESPONSIBLE: Input, SPOC Team,
distribution, Dick Dowd.
STATUS: Assigned 3/20 and dependant upon the above action.
Additional Actions assigned:
ACTION: Each SPOC is to begin, if they have not already done so, to review
the FCC Field Test Plan, available at www.ported.com and
www.cameos.com, with their Task Force to determine which specific
test script's will be able to be performed by their company's
network topography within the Chicago MSA. (NOTE) Once this
input is obtained a matrix of test cases will be built that will
indicate each test case and which company's will be performing
which test cases. This will help to ensure that a through Field
Test is performed and also help to identify areas where some of
the participating company's can perform certain test's while others
perform other test's.
RESPONSIBLES: SPOC Team.
STATUS: Assigned 3/20.
4/03 TCG / Rajeev Trika -
Targeting 5/11/97.
4/03 MCI / Hamp Oberle - Targeting 4/25/97.
Hamp asked the question how soon will the ISDN portion of
the test plan be scaled down?
Bill Belshaw indicated that Mack Dobkins will provide the
scale down by April 14.
Dick Dowd commented that the SPOC's should go ahead and
determine which of the ISDN test's that they will be able
to participate in because they may wish to complete more
than the basic set. In addition this should not hamper them
from examining the other sections and determining which test's
their company will be able to take
part in.
3/27 WorldCom / Betty Shelby - WorldCom will target 4/25/97.
4/03 WorldCom / Betty Shelby - No
status update provided.
4/03 Ameritech / Bob Bartenstien - Ameritech still targeting
4/25/97.
4/03 SPRINT / Larry Lovett - SPRINT has just started looking
at the Test Plan.
4/03 AT&T / Elieen O'Shea -
AT&T still targeting 4/25.
ACTION: A date by which the Testing Matrix needs to be completed needs
to be determined. Each SPOC to discuss with their Task Force
and provide their input towards the date. This input should
be sent to Dick Dowd via Email.
RESPONSIBLES: SPOC Team.
STATUS: Provided that the participating company's can provide
their input on 4/25/97 the Field Test Coordination Manager
target's 5/8/97 to have a matrix available for review
by the SPOC team.
ISSUE: * A means for change management needs to be developed relating to
changes of the FCC Field Test
Plan.
ACTION: Bill Belshaw to determine a method by which to handle changes
and for distribution of the changes to the SPOC Team. Bill
will present this process for review of the SPOC Team at the
next conference call 3/27.
RESPONSIBLE: Bill Belshaw
STATUS: 4/01 Closed. Bill Belshaw will begin with Issue 1.3 indicating
changes in the Test Plan sections using sidebaring and cross
outs. The sections that have changes will be noted on a separate
section titled Test Status. As usual all changes will be
available on www.cameos.com.
ISSUE: * In preparation for the FCC Field Test, certain network items
need to be gathered and
distributed to the participating company's.
ACTION: Each company is to determine what SSN will be used for CLASS
testing and which point codes will be utilized during the testing.
Each SPOC is requested to open these discussions within their own
company and report the status to
Dick Dowd Via Email.
RESPONSIBLES: SPOC Team
STATUS: Assigned 3/20.
3/27 TCG / Rajeev Trika - TCG will use a 5ESS Switch
The point code is 005004160.
TCG will have 10 DNs per prefix that are available for test:
773-420-9800 thru 9809
847-720-9800 thru 9809
847-813-9800 thru 9809
630-274-7800 thru 7809
630-743-9800 thru 9809
815-280-9800 thru 9809
SSN = 251
translation type = 251
alias point code = 232003000
3/30 Ameritech / Robert Bartenstien -
T-CAPS for CNAM and LIDB will be exchanged via the Regional
STP's:
CHCGILWB01W 250-001-000
ELGNILEL01W 250-000-000
ALIAS 250-002-000
In the Chicago area, T-CAPS for CLASS and ISVM (if needed)
will be exchanged via the Local
STP's:
DRFDILDF01W 250-003-000
RVDLILRD01W 250-004-000
ALIAS 250-005-000
And maybe this pair, depending on whether the CLEC decides to
link into these STP's (both pairs
are in LATA 358):
BNTOILBA01W 250-021-000
LGRCILLG01W 250-022-000
ALIAS 250-023-000
The following SCP's will actually be the nodes that send the
queries to their networks, and thus these point codes will
appear as originating point codes on the messages (the STP'S
will simply MTP route the messages, whether it be the LSTP's
or the RSTP's):
(LTNP SCP's HOMED TO BNTO/LGRC LSTP's)
CHCGILFRA52 250-080-001
EDNDILDUA51 250-080-002
ALIAS 250-080-000
(LTNP SCP's HOMED TO DRFD/RVDL LSTP's)
CHCGILWBA54 250-081-001
ELGNILELA53 250-081-002
ALIAS 250-081-000
Participants should provision their networks to receive queries
from any of these SCP's, regardless of which LSTP's they are
linked to, because we may shift traffic, due to load
requirements, between SCP pairs.
SSN 251 will continue to be the CLASS application number for
SSP's.
ISVM is 249.
4/03 WorldCom / Betty Shelby - No
status update provided.
4/03 MCI / Hamp Oberle - To
provide 4/08.
4/03 AT&T / Eileen O'Shea -
Targeting 4/08.
4/03 SPRINT / Larry Lovett - SPRINT doesn't understand why CILLI
codes are needed.
ACTION: Hamp Oberle to word a memo and send to Dick Dowd, who will
forward it to Lisa Marie Maxson, requesting specific
information
that is needed by the NPAC.
RESPONSIBLE: Hamp Oberle and Dick
Dowd
STATUS: 4/03 MCI / Hamp Oberle sent the memo to Dick Dowd.
4/04 LLC/ICC Dick Dowd forwarded
the memo to Lisa Marie.
ISSUE: * Each SPOC will need to contact person's within their own company
and determine with whom they have Interconnection Agreement's
existing with. It is highly likely that not all Field Test
Participants have Interconnection Agreement's with all other
participants. If this proves to be the case, the SPOC Team will
need to work out what can be considered a minimum agreement to
support the FCC Field Test.
(NOTE) this is sure to be a Legal and Regulatory Issue and will
need plenty of time to get worked
out to support the Field Test.
ACTION: Each SPOC is requested to initiate discussions within their company
relating to Interconnection Agreement's existing and what can be
implemented to support the FCC
Field Test.
RESPONSIBLES: SPOC Team.
STATUS: Assigned 3/20
4/03 TCG / Rajeev Trika - TCG is hireing a person next week
to handle this for them. They also indicate that there is
no detailed information contained within their Agreement with
Ameritech, it is only 3-4 pages in length.
4/03 WorldCom / Betty Shelby - No status update provided.
4/03 Ameritech / Robert Bartenstien - Has agreement's with
AT&T, TCG and MFS, however it is uncertail how this will work
for WorldCom. They are working to finalize ageement's with MCI.
He also reports that there is nothing contained within the
agreement's that prohibits LRN or the FCC Field Test. He will
check regarding WorldCom.
4/03 MCI / Hamp Oberle - Reports that he is working the issue
and should have the information
available by April 8.
ISSUE: * It was suggested that the SPOC Team assemble a Checklist of
all items that need to be addressed by each participating
company prior to the kick off of FCC Field Testing on July 24,
1997.
ACTION: Each SPOC is to initiate a Checklist of items that they feel
need to be addressed prior to July 24, 1997 and submit it
to Dick Dowd via Email. These will be shared with all
participating company's so that
the SPOC's can track progress.
RESPONSIBLES: SPOC Team.
STATUS: Assigned 3/20.
4/03 FCC Field Test / Dick Dowd - Stated that this checklist sounds
very much like a project plan that would be needed for implementation
of NP within each participating company. As such each company should
be able to share generic milestones. When asked which company's would
be willing to share their milestone list no one step forward.
Dick then asked Hamp if MCI was putting together a timeline and he
said that they were. Dick asked if Hamp would share the milestones
with the SPOC Team as a starting
point. Hamp will comply.
4/03 MCI / Hamp Oberle -
4/7 Submit registration to LHM NPAC for inter-connection
4/8 SP information submitted to IL Testing Committee for IL
trial
6/9 SP Data submiited to NPAC for IL trial
6/9 Submit portable NPA/NXX's to LERG (45 days prior to 7/24)
* I believe this information needs to be provided to the LERG
in May in order to be available in
June.
NEW ISSUES AS OF 4/03/97:
No new issues brought up during the Conference Call.
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ISSUES: * Test Script Prioritization, Overall Test Time Line & Porting
partners are all valid issues that will need to be addressed
but they are dependant upon
Action's above.
SPECIAL OFFER:
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MCI has offered to perform porting of telephone numbers between company's that
are interested, and ready, prior to the start of the FCC Field Test start date
of July 24, 1997. Any participants that wish to take part in this porting
test prior to the FCC Field Test start date are encouraged to make arrangement's
with the MCI representative:
Hampton Oberle.
(NOTE) While not a requirement of the FCC Field Test it would be a great
confidence builder if some amount of number porting could be arranged prior
to the start of the FCC Field
Test.
INFORMATION AREA:
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Thanks,
Dick Dowd
FCC Field Test Coordination Manager
LLC/ICC