Subject: 970120.test.team.action.items
Team,
Here are the action items from the last meeting. If time permits, we will go
over them at the conference call, else at the meeting.
Walt
Items closed today (01/09/97) will be moved to closed list after Feb meeting.
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ISSUE #:001
DATE OPENED: 07/16/96
DESCRIPTION: Do we need to test NPA splits as part of field test?
RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora, AIT
DATE DUE: 01/06/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
07/16/96 - New Item
08/26/96 - Walt Subora to take this to NPAC team and get input on mass
downloads, etc. for test cases.
01/09/97 - On hold, Barry Bishop will look into this. Operations team open issue
#15.
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ISSUE #: 002
DATE OPENED: 07/16/96
DESCRIPTION: Do we need to incorporate code sharing?
RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora, AIT
DUE DATE: 01/09/97
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
07/16/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Not different than we do today. Closed.
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ISSUE #:003
DATE OPENED: 07/16/96
DESCRIPTION: Need documents on web
RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora and Barry Bishop, AIT and Bill Belshaw, MCI
DATE DUE: 11/15/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
07/16/96 - New Item
09/17/96 - www.cameos.com/lnp MCI s website for current test plan.
10/18/96 - Barry Bishop's web site is www.ported.com. These notes will be posted
there in Word6 format. Open question whether the draft test plan can reside
there.
01/09/97 - See above. Documents on the Web. CLOSED.
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ISSUE #:004
DATE OPENED: 07/16/96
DESCRIPTION: Need input from NPAC team for section 2.
RESPONSIBILITY: Steve Markowski, Lockheed
DATE DUE: 01/27/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
07/16/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Received information from Lockheed for the NPAC as a summary for
section 4. We need names, telephone numbers, etc. for the contact list in
Section 2 as well as the Turnup Test Plan to put in the addendum for reference.
Steve will get to us the Section 2 info by next meeting and the test plan when
it is final.
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ISSUE #:005
DATE OPENED: 07/16/96
DESCRIPTION: What is process for issues identification and resolution? Could we
use the web pages for input and status?
RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora, AIT
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
07/16/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Put into words in the issue 1 test plan and change after issue 1 is
final and process is provided.
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ISSUE #:006
DATE OPENED: 08/26/96
DESCRIPTION: Need the NPAC committee to determine the test schedule and provide
for inclusion in our test plan.
RESPONSIBILITY: Steve Markowski, Lockheed
DATE DUE: 01/06/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
08/26/96 - New Item
09/17/96 - Walt has done this. A meeting is scheduled on Oct.02, 1996 with NPAC
about testing. The schedule, assumptions and terms are attached to the Sep 17,
1996 notes. (Attachment 2 of that output)
11/21/96 - NPAC overall schedule was presented by Walt Subora from NPAC
committee output. Still need to determine affect on our test interval. See notes
from Nov. 21 meeting.
12/11/96 - Lockheed provided an overview of a schedule, with three locations,
that brought only certified carriers and live data into the NPAC after May 05,
1997. This would indeed allow for a start in June as test data would not be
flowing into live LSMSs and SCPs. See notes from Dec. 11 meeting.
01/09/97 - Steve and Donna Navickas provided new dates which still provide for
the start of inter-company testing on 06/15/97. Will keep open until final
schedule is put together.
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ISSUE #:006a
DATE OPENED: 08/26/96
DESCRIPTION: Want to include the NPAC test plan as an appendix to this test
plan.
RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop, Operations Team will contact Donna Navickas, NPAC
team
DATE DUE: 01/06/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
08/26/96 - New Item
08/30/96 - Walt Subora and Barry Bishop will be meeting with the NPAC team on
Sep. 10 and/or 11 to talk about testing, schedules, etc. Will bring back to this
team.
12/11/96 - Discussion of how NPAC would be incorporated.
Most NPAC test plans are currently proprietary. Since they can't be
incorporated in the public test plan, a characterization of the coverage is
necessary in the master test plan, to show that it has been covered. Sect 4.2.4
of test plan will have a matrix or summary which characterizes the coverage.
Then, at the conclusion of testing, Lockheed would have to provide documentation
of the test results.
01/09/97 - Lockheed will provide the final Turnup Test plan for the addendum
after it is final.
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ISSUE #:007
DATE OPENED: 09/17/96
DESCRIPTION: Do we want to test conversion from interim portability to true LRN
portability?
RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora, AIT
DATE DUE: 01/06/97
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
09/17/96 - New Item. Tabled for the present as a future issue.
01/09/97 - This should be handled in inter-company interconnection agreements
and not part of this test plan. CLOSED.
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ISSUE #:008
DATE OPENED: 09/17/96
DESCRIPTION: What is the definition of qualification tests for a newcomer SP
(Service Provider)?
RESPONSIBILITY: All
DATE DUE: 02/28/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
09/17/96 - New Issue
01/07/97 - We will select a set as part of the test plan and submit to the
Operations committee by March meeting.
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ISSUE #:009
DATE OPENED: 10/18/96
DESCRIPTION: AT&T will provide drafts of IXC and LSP sections under 4.5 by 10/28
to allow review time before 11/4 conference call. It will be somewhat compacted
in relation to the plan reviewed today.
RESPONSIBILITY: Mitch Fuchs and OC Jackson, AT&T
DATE DUE: 11/04/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
10/18/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - The submission was accepted in December. Need drawing references. See
AI#034.
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ISSUE #:009a
DATE OPENED: 11/04/96
DESCRIPTION: Need coverage matrices for AT&T provided sections
RESPONSIBILITY: Mitch Fuchs and OC Jackson, AT&T
DATE DUE: 11/14/96
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: CLOSED
11/04/96 - Mitch will produce a coverage matrix for local & intra-LATA calls.
OC. will produce a coverage matrix for inter-LATA calls. Edits from Mitch Fuchs
and OC Jackson to Bill Belshaw by start of day on 11/14, for discussion at 11/21
meeting.
01/09/97 - The submission was accepted in December. Need drawing references. See
AI#034.
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ISSUE #:010
DATE OPENED: 10/18/96
DESCRIPTION: - Walt requests draft test plan contributions in Word 6.0 format on
floppy disk, direct to Bill and direct to Walt for Issue 01 of document.
RESPONSIBILITY: ALL
DATE DUE: 11/14/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
10/18/96 - New Item
11/21/96 - Sections were sent to Walt and Bill. Will be included in December
review of document.
01/09/97 - Changes and new scripts were submitted. Included in test plan. Need
drawing references. See AI #034.
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ISSUE #:011
DATE OPENED: 10/18/96
DESCRIPTION: Need test scripts for section 4.13 Code Gapping.
RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora, AIT
DATE DUE: 11/04/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
10/18/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Scripts were submitted and accepted in December. Need drawing
references. See AI #034.
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ISSUE #:012
DATE OPENED: 10/18/96
DESCRIPTION: Need test scripts for Section 4.14 Choke Networks.
RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop, AIT
DATE DUE: 11/04/96
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
10/18/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Still on hold. These numbers are not portable. Providers will have to
hook up to tandem the same as we do to limit calls. Operations open issue #41.
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ISSUE #:013
DATE OPENED: 10/18/96
DESCRIPTION: Need test scripts for Section 4.8 Operator & Coin.
RESPONSIBILITY: OC Jackson, AT&T and Carmen Colella, AIT
DATE DUE: 12/11/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
10/18/96 - New Item
11/21/96 - Mitch Bilder, AT&T has a section for Operator and Coin test cases.
Needs to be reviewed. Has much to do with IXC Operator Calls. Will be delivered
to AIT by Ralph Brown, AT&T. Walt will include it on www.ported.com.
11/21/96 - Carmen Colella, AIT gave a presentation on Operator test cases needed
for local Operators. He will flesh out required cases and work with Ed Hendrix,
BellSouth and Mitch Bilder, AT&T to update this section.
12/06/96 - Carmen is assembling a matrix of orig. number, called number, billing
number for review at meeting. Bill offers to add it to the matrix section of
the test plan.
12/11/96 - Handout from Carmen Colella, AIT. Asking for tests from every
network that will use the Ameritech LIDB. Since a collect or third-party-billed
call can come from anywhere, the LIDB queries will go to and from all possible
networks. This leads to national compatibility issues.
Carmen suggested a separate committee for testing of operator services. There
was a requirements OS subgroup. They would be a logical place to start to
constitute such a committee. Barry will check with operations team to get some
names. Could include SMEs from other than the direct participants on this
committee.
01/09/97 - The submission by AT&T is accepted as the Operator Services section
4.8. Carmen is working on total list of tests for the addendum. Carmen will hold
a meeting with appropriate SMEs from other companies to determine over all
Operator Services test schedule, especially, validation queries. New item for
this. CLOSED.
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ISSUE #:014
DATE OPENED: 10/18/96
DESCRIPTION: Need test scripts for Section 4.6.3 Voice Mail.
RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora, AIT
DATE DUE: 11/21/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
10/18/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Scripts submitted in December and accepted. Need drawing references.
See AI #034.
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ISSUE #:015
DATE OPENED: 11/21/96
DESCRIPTION: How will calls from police agencies be referred to the correct
telco.
RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop, Operations team.
DATE DUE: 01/29/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
11/21/96 - New Issue
01/09/97 - Will be handled by 9-1-1 meeting on 01/29/97. See operation team
notes from 01/07/97 meeting.
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ISSUE #:016
DATE OPENED: 11/21/96
DESCRIPTION: Need callbacks from 911 bureaus in the test plan. Need to add a
return call to each test case.
RESPONSIBILITY: Mitch Fuchs, AT&T
DATE DUE: 12/11/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
11/21/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Mitch Fuchs submitted updated scripts in December. Still need
drawings references. Se AI #034.
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ISSUE #:017
DATE OPENED: 11/21/96
DESCRIPTION: Tough scenario: 911 arrangement with Ameritech, but ported number
is in a Sprint-Centel serving area. Will have to do router-to-router
(tandem-to-tandem) routing of traffic.
RESPONSIBILITY: Nancy DeRoo, AIT and Andy Chalk, Sprint-Centel.
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
11/21/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Nancy DeRoo is still working the issue. Due date changed to 02/11/97.
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ISSUE #:018
DATE OPENED: 11/21/96
DESCRIPTION: Need an ANI failure test case for E911. 911 router will look up
default ESN per incoming trunk group.
RESPONSIBILITY: Nancy DeRoo, AIT
DATE DUE: 01/15/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
11/21/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Nancy DeRoo is still working the issue. Due date changed to 01/15/97
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ISSUE #:019
DATE OPENED: 11/21/96
DESCRIPTION: Need the Operator Services schedule for V.O. software and IWS
positions from Ameritech.
RESPONSIBILITY: Carmen Colella, AIT
DATE DUE: 01/06/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
11/21/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Official VO date is 07/19/97. NORTEL still working out which office
is the VO site. Ameritech still believes this will be in MSA-1.
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ISSUE #:020
DATE OPENED: 11/21/96
DESCRIPTION: What is the availability requirement on backup NPAC?? How soon
would it have to come on-line after a primary NPAC failure.
RESPONSIBILITY: : Walt Subora, AIT and Donna Navickas, NPAC chair
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
11/21/96 - New Item. Walt will take to the NPAC committee.
01/09/97 - Steve, Lockheed, stated that there are no scheduled switches between
primary and backup except for software updates. He stated that primary and
secondary are always active and switch is basically from LSMS to NPAC re-homing
of links and not NPAC actual switch. Stated that Re-sync back is not trivial.
Barry suggested that some type of yearly switch for assurance purposes may be
needed. Steve to address. New due date of 02/11/97.
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ISSUE #:021
DATE OPENED: 10/18/96
DESCRIPTION: Need to determine test schedule for inter-company test. Operations
team needs by Dec. 01.
RESPONSIBILITY: : Walt Subora, AIT and Donna Navickas, NPAC chair
DATE DUE: 12/01/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
10/18/96 - New item.
11/21/96 - Came to preliminary consensus that testing could be done after the
NPAC finished, starting Jul. 01, 1997 and finishing by Aug. 15, 1997 with
straggler testing/fixes after that. Will give to Operations team. Need to
confirm schedule with them and NPAC committee.
01/07/97 - Test schedule was determined and submitted to Operations committee.
See notes from November and December test team meetings.
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ISSUE #:022
DATE OPENED: 10/18/96
DESCRIPTION: Need to determine final test schedule for inter-company test.
RESPONSIBILITY: : Walt Subora, AIT and Donna Navickas, NPAC chair
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
10/18/96 - New Item
01/09/97 - Still working the issues with Lockheed, but still on track to start
inter-company test on 06/15/97.
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ISSUE #:023
DATE OPENED: 11/04/96
DESCRIPTION: Test team needs to come up with a definition and job description
for inter-company test coordinator to ensure all parts of the implementation
come together, including the NPAC piece.
RESPONSIBILITY: : Walt Subora, AIT and Bill Belshaw, MCI
DATE DUE: 12/01/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
11/04/96 - Bill suggested that Barry Bishop, Operations Chair, send an e-mail to
Dick Dowd s, MCI, boss and ask if Dick could write the description as he
performed the job for the New York Portability trial. Barry said he would.
11/21/96 - Barry has sent the E-mail. Waiting for Dick to respond.
12/06/96 - Dick Dowd, MCI, responded with a job description and volunteered to
be the coordinator. Barry Bishop will take back to the Steering Committee for
discussion and approval. AT&T had also volunteered to be coordinator.
12/11/96 - Barry stated that the Steering Committee had agreed and accepted Dick
Dowd, MCI, as the inter-company test coordinator. The test team unanimously
agreed.
01/09/97 - Dick Dowd is the test coordinator. CLOSED.
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ISSUE #:024
DATE OPENED: 12/06/96
DESCRIPTION: Test team needs to determine failure scenario testing. IITP tests
will use a lab environment to run a broad range of failure scenarios. How would
this complement our efforts.
RESPONSIBILITY: : Team
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
12/06/96 - Walt will put on agenda for Dec. 11 meeting.
01/09/97 - Looping tests will be added to this section. Need to investigate
other scripts. Will see what NIIF (old IITP) can do that will give confidence in
June/July time frame.
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ISSUE #:025
DATE OPENED: 12/06/96
DESCRIPTION: LEC-to-LEC EDI interface tests are still not covered.
RESPONSIBILITY: All
DATE DUE: 02/13/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
12/06/95 - New item. Needs to have EDI interface firmed up electronically. Also
need tests for LEC to LEC interfaces when not EDI.
01/09/97 - To be provided by Operations team. Bill, MCI, will put generic
scripts in for the issue 1. Will be updated in next issue.
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ISSUE #:026
DATE OPENED: 12/06/96
DESCRIPTION: Test scripts are needed for process flows.
RESPONSIBILITY: All
DATE DUE: ??
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
12/06/96 - Depends on getting better descriptions of the
process flows that will be used. Will definitely test whatever the final flows
are. Operations team has these flows in Flux right now.
12/11/96 - Bill Belshaw, MCI, added cases for operations. They are generic. Will
update when flows are firm.
01/09/97 - To be provided by Operations team. Will be updated in next issue.
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ISSUE #:027
DATE OPENED: 12/11/96
DESCRIPTION: Need test scripts for Section 4.5.8 AIN interactions with LNP.
RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora, AIT
DATE DUE: 12/24/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
12/11/96 - New Item
12/23/96 - AIN test scripts shipped to Bill on Diskette.
01/09/97 - Accepted. Need drawing references. See AI #034.
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ISSUE #:028
DATE OPENED: 12/11/96
DESCRIPTION: Need test cases for post dial delay tests.
RESPONSIBILITY: All
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
12/11/96 - Important to do something for post-dial delay, but this is a very
complex subject. It may be cause unnecessary confusion if the job isn't done
right. Will be discussed for issue 2.
01/09/97 - no update.
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ISSUE #:029
DATE OPENED: 12/11/96
DESCRIPTION: Need test cases for LSMS section.
RESPONSIBILITY: All
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
12/11/96 - Needs to be covered in that area, too. FCC requires overall
characterization of all tests that have been done.
01/09/97 - No update.
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ISSUE #:030
DATE OPENED: 12/11/96
DESCRIPTION: The SCP Subcommittee submitted a request for this group to cover
SCCP looping as part of the test plan.
RESPONSIBILITY: All
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
12/11/96 - Discussion on how to do this and for what scenarios. See notes from
Dec. 11 meeting. Need to get input from SCP team on schemes to prevent/detect
looping and how to implement for test purposes. Walt will send out when
available.
01/09/97 - Walt will try to include in January for issue 2 updates.
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ISSUE #:031
DATE OPENED: 12/11/96
DESCRIPTION: Need each test plan writer reference the appropriate figures in
Appendix A for each test case.
RESPONSIBILITY: All
DATE DUE: 12/24/96
DATE CLOSED: 01/09/97
STATUS: CLOSED
12/11/96 - Due with the updates to the test scripts for issue 1.
01/09/97 - References and new drawings were submitted to Bill for some of the
areas. Still need from others. Will be tracked by AI #034.
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ISSUE #:032
DATE OPENED: 12/11/96
DESCRIPTION: Need to get a list of the NXXs and DNs for each company that will
be used for the inter-company test.
RESPONSIBILITY: All
DATE DUE: 01/07/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
12/11/96 - Need to get a list of the NXXs and DNs for each company. Send them to
Walt prior to January meeting. Minimum number of DNs per company has not been
decided. Crucially important to define clearly which NXXs and DNs will be used,
and to assure that only agreed-upon NXXs and DNs are in the setup.
01/09/97 - NPA-NXXs were given by AT&T, AIT, MFS, and MCI at meeting today. Need
the info from TCG and Sprint. Also, need the LRNs and DPCs for switches, actual
DNs to be used, etc. Needed for the Feb. meeting.
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ISSUE #:033
DATE OPENED: 01/08/97
DESCRIPTION: Barry to take back to switch requirements team to add requirement
to have the switches mark the ported out numbers as ported out, not vacant. This
could affect the 911 databases if this number is reassigned by the owner SP
after ported out to another SP.
RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop, Operations team
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
01/09/97 - New item.
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ISSUE #:034
DATE OPENED: 01/08/97
DESCRIPTION: Put picture reference in for each test case. And if no picture
available, draw new one. Submit to Mr. Bill by close of business on Jan. 15,
1997. Policy is to submit reference or draw new picture when submit test cases.
RESPONSIBILITY: ALL
DATE DUE: 01/15/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
01/09/97 - New item.
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ISSUE #:035
DATE OPENED: 01/08/97
DESCRIPTION: Need some kind of on-going switch over testing from NPAC for switch
to backup NPAC. Will do a scheduled outage during switch software upgrades, etc.
(phase 2)
RESPONSIBILITY: Steve Markowski, Lockheed
DATE DUE: 02/28/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
01/09/97 - New item.
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ISSUE #:036
DATE OPENED: 01/08/97
DESCRIPTION: DeRoo question - can the number in the switch give indication that
the number is ported. Answer - Only EWSD has this capability now. Will not be
used. Barry will check into the possibility of other vendors giving the
capability.
RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop, Operation team
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
01/09/97 - New item.
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ISSUE #:037
DATE OPENED: 01/08/97
DESCRIPTION: Question: Some SPs do not want to do GTTs for open NPA-NXXs unless
they actually port numbers from the NPA-NXXs. There was much discussion. This is
given to the Operations team for resolution/guidelines.
RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop, Operation team
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
01/09/97 - New item.
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ISSUE #:038
DATE OPENED: 01/08/97
DESCRIPTION: Question about later comers - how late can they start. Suggested
must be completed by 6-15 or would have to wait until 7-4. Still under
consideration. Barry and Donna will take back to the Operations committee.
RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop, Operation team
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
01/09/97 - New item.
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ISSUE #:038
DATE OPENED: 01/08/97
DESCRIPTION: Need PSAPs by office for inter-company test.
RESPONSIBILITY: Nancy DeRoo, AIT, INENA
DATE DUE: 02/11/97
DATE CLOSED:
STATUS: Open
01/09/97 - New item.