ICC Adhoc Test Committee Open Action Items: Dated 05/08/97 Items closed 04/08/97 will be moved to closed list after May meeting. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 04/08/97 STATUS: CLOSED 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. 03/11/97 - Proposal to simulate during the NPAC turn-up testing and also then do real Split testing in Detroit. 04/08/97 - Michigan inter-company committee is taking as an issue. Larry Vasquez, Chairperson. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 02/13/97 - NPAC committee is formally constructing this test plan and we will get an update at the next meeting. 04/08/97 - Plan is just about complete. Submit section under final review. Will get a status after next NPAC meeting. Perhaps a draft tomorrow. ------------------------------------------------------------ ISSUE #:008 DATE OPENED: 09/17/96 DESCRIPTION: What is the definition of qualification tests for a newcomer LNP SP (Service Provider)? RESPONSIBILITY: All DATE DUE: 02/28/97 DATE CLOSED: 04/09/97 STATUS: CLOSED 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. 02/13/97 - Bettie Shelby, Steve Markowski and Dick Dowd will work this issue. They will draft their thoughts on this and present at this committee at the March meeting. 03/11/97 - SP to SP testing will be handled by the NIIF (Robin s group). NPAC is currently not part of that. 04/08/97 - NIIF will take the complete test plan and change name in entirety. Will also take a sub set for interconnection test for inter SP testing. Another meeting 4/24-25 about the test plan. 04/09/97 - Jim Joerger comments: SP to SP testing for a new entrant is covered in Section 3 of the test plan as part of the prerequisite activities. SP to SP interconnection testing is covered in the Appendix as a reference and is also included as part of the NIIF test procedures for interconnection for LNP. New entrant LNP SPs would also have to show NPAC certification as part of the prerequisites to participate in testing. The test plan will be turned over to the NIIF after 09/26/97 test completion. Item Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 02/13/97 - Will keep in test plan but will not expand in the Illinois forum for the MSA1 test. May need to expand when enter other MSA s. 03/11 - someone else in AIT?? 04/08/97 - Still an open issue. Barry hopes to resolve in the next couple of weeks. ------------------------------------------------------------ ISSUE #:015 DATE OPENED: 11/21/96 DESCRIPTION: How will calls from law enforcement agencies (not PSAPs) be referred to the correct telco. RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop, Operations team. DATE DUE: 01/29/97 DATE CLOSED: 04/08/97 STATUS: CLOSED 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. 02/13/97 - Still under the Operations committee. Open an issue with Barry . 03/11/97 - referred to the 911 Adhoc team. 04/08/97 - Move from here to 911 team. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 02/13/97 - Nancy gave to Walt Subora for inclusion in test plan. Walt will send to Bill. Also, Rick, I-NENA, stated that this needs to be tested as each new switch is turned up. 03/11/97 - Walt working to get in proper format. 04/08/97 - Nancy will redo after yesterday s meeting and Walt will update. Get to Dick Dowd on Thursday, 4/10. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 03/11/97 - Joint meeting with SCP team on 04/08. Will try to cover during this meeting. 04/08/97 - SCP team will submit to us some test scripts and Walt will submit to NIIF/NT testing committee for inclusion. ------------------------------------------------------------ ISSUE #:025 DATE OPENED: 12/06/96 DESCRIPTION: LEC-to-LEC 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. 02/13/97 - Still open in Operations committee. These are pre-requisite tests. 04/08/97 - Still open. Firmed up without Electronic interface on 4/10. Operations team will work. ------------------------------------------------------------ ISSUE #:026 DATE OPENED: 12/06/96 DESCRIPTION: Test scripts are needed for porting 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. 03/11/97 - changed to be "Porting process flows". 04/08/97 - Bill Belshaw, MCI, is working on these for section 4.4. Flows will be finalized this week during the operations team meetings. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 02/13/97 - Need to come up with a methodology for testing this for the end user as well as for each of the test types, such as Operator Services and TR1188 CNAM piece parts (measurements on each of the queries, etc.). Ensure the call meets handoff criteria, etc. 03/11/97 - Metrics to be handled by SPoC subteam. 04/08/97 - Still open issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ ISSUE #:029 DATE OPENED: 12/11/96 DESCRIPTION: Need test cases for LSMS section. RESPONSIBILITY: All DATE DUE: 03/11/97 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. 02/13/97 - This is under the NPAC interface testing area. Bettie Shelby, Worldcom, and Walt Subora, AIT, will write this section in generic terms as to functionality s that might be needed outside of the NPAC interface testing. Due date changed to 03/11/97. 03/11/97 - Walt to send to Bill what he and Bettie Shelby have come up with. 04/09/97 - Gave to Bill today. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 02/13/97 - Walt to take back to SCP committee for confirmation of what they want included in test plan and when it will be available. 03/11/97 - Will try to cover in the joint SCP/Test team meeting on April 08, 1997. 04/08/97 - SCP team will submit a looping test and methodology to do it. We will then consider it for the plan. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 02/13/97 - Walt will send out the Rate District list and it will be used for input on the 02/27 conf. Call. 02/24/97 - Walt still does not have rate district list or proposed offices. 03/11/97 - NXXs were submitted today and DNs will be on 3/21. 04/08/97 - Ameritech will send tomorrow. Others are in the last SPoC meeting minutes. Will work at next SPoC meeting. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 02/13/97 - Still waiting for some of the drawings (Mack Dobkins - ISDN, Andy Chalk - non-conforming end office, Nancy DeRoo - 911). 03/11/97 - Walt has been able to convert Nancy DeRoo s 911 drawings and will send them to Bill. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 04/08/97 STATUS: Closed 01/09/97 - New item. 02/13/97 - There was another slip in NPAC schedule. The test bed new date needs to be provided by NPAC. This issue is related to issue #8. 03/11/97 - Much discussion on this. As they NPAC testing schedule will be adhered to by WorldCom, it was decided to let them start on/about Aug. 15 and include tests for bringing up a new SP on line. Other SPs that have not been able to start by now are not part of the Illinois FCC Field Test. 04/08/97 - Spoc s will work the issues of what tests need to be executed. Ed Elkin pointed out that Sections 4.1 - 4.3 could be tested by WorldCom prior to the 08/15 start date. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ ISSUE #:039 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: 04/08/97 STATUS: Closed 01/09/97 - New item. 02/13/97 - Rick Jones, want to do actual tests when NXXs are known. Also to target PSAPs for testing when porting numbers. 03/11/97 - As the NXXs are now known, Bob Bartenstein, AIT SPoC, will pursue with Nancy DeRoo for the PSAPs and their offices. 04/08/97 - Closed. Sent to Dick. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:041 DATE OPENED: 02/13/97 DESCRIPTION: Each SP to look at rate district list to see if we can come up with a better coverage map for the inter-company test.. RESPONSIBILITY: ALL DATE DUE: 03/11/97 DATE CLOSED: 04/08/97 STATUS: CLOSED 02/13/97 - New item. 03/11/97 - This is on the Conf. Call agenda for Mar. 21. We will close after the call is all is available. 04/08/97 - Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:042 DATE OPENED: 02/13/97 DESCRIPTION: Need to put together inter-company trunking arrangements for the test scenarios. RESPONSIBILITY: ALL DATE DUE: 03/11/97 DATE CLOSED: 04/08/97 STATUS: CLOSED 02/13/97 - New item. Andy Chalk asked if AIT would allow routing through our tandem to another SP, if direct trunks cannot be put into place for the inter-company test time frame? 03/11/97 - Will work aggressively during the April meetings. SPs should come with Office CLLIs, Point Codes (STPs, SSPs, SCPs?), Trunk Groups already in place, Tandem s that are interconnected, etc. 04/08/97 - Will be worked by the SpoC committee. Meeting notes will be on www.ported.com. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:043 DATE OPENED: 03/11/97 DESCRIPTION: WorldCom needs to confirm 08/15 start date. RESPONSIBILITY: Betty Shelby and Dick Anderson DATE DUE: 04/09/97 DATE CLOSED: 04/08/97 STATUS: CLOSED 03/11/97 - New Issue. 04/08/97 - Bettie Shelby stated it is firm. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:044 DATE OPENED: 04/08/97 DESCRIPTION: SCP committee to write a one page looping test script and submit it to the test committee. RESPONSIBILITY: Wayne Heinmiller DATE DUE: 05/15/97 DATE CLOSED: STATUS: Open 04/08/97 - New Issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:045 DATE OPENED: 04/08/97 DESCRIPTION: Test team to figure out if, when and how to test the looping test script submitted by the SCP committee. RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora and ALL DATE DUE: 05/15/97 DATE CLOSED: STATUS: Open 04/08/97 New Issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:046 DATE OPENED: 04/08/97 DESCRIPTION: Bill Belshaw to update Section 4.4 RESPONSIBILITY: Bill Belshaw DATE DUE: 05/15/97 DATE CLOSED: STATUS: Open 04/08/97 - New Issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:047 DATE OPENED: 04/08/97 DESCRIPTION: Operations team needs to update section 4.3 for cascading/rolling overloads. RESPONSIBILITY: Barry Bishop DATE DUE: 05/15/97 DATE CLOSED: STATUS: Open 04/08/97 New Issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:048 DATE OPENED: 04/08/97 DESCRIPTION: Walt to talk with Jeff (972-519-3758) regarding whether there is an issue with TTNs. RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora DATE DUE: 05/15/97 DATE CLOSED: STATUS: Open 04/08/97 New Issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ ############################################################ ICC Adhoc Test Committee Closed Action Items: Dated 05/08/97 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 02/13/97 STATUS: Closed 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. 02/13/97 - Closed ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 02/13/97 STATUS: Closed 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. 02/13/97 - Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 02/13/97 STATUS: Closed 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. 02/13/97 - Closed. Will manage now as part of the overall test schedule. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 03/11/97 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. 02/13/97 - Operations committee has not come to consensus on this issue. Still open. 03/11/97 - Closed for now. Operations team has withdrawn this issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 03/11/97 STATUS: CLOSED 11/21/96 - New Item 01/09/97 - Nancy DeRoo is still working the issue. Due date changed to 02/11/97. 02/13/97 - Sprint-Centel states this is under standard interconnection agreements to build router trunks to the Sprint routers. If Ameritech wants to interconnect to Sprint-Centel, they should enter into an agreement. I will take to Nancy for full closure. 03/11/97 - closed ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 02/13/97 STATUS: Closed 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. 02/13/97 - Nortel will have software in Wabash July 17 and Willowcrest July 30. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 02/13/97 STATUS: Closed 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. 02/13/97 - Steve Markowski, Lockheed, stated that a routine schedule will be established for backup and recovery testing. It will be tested in initial deployment and when Software Upgrade 2 comes in October. Schedule will be established later, but will be based upon Software upgrades, etc. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 03/11/97 STATUS: CLOSED 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. 02/13/97 - New dates are 07/24/97 to start. 03/11/97 - closed ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 03/11/97 STATUS: CLOSED 01/09/97 - New item. 02/13/97 - It is up to each SP to ensure they do not reassign a ported number within their own network. 03/11/97 - closed ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 02/13/97 STATUS: Closed 01/09/97 - New item. 02/13/97 - This is redundant with Item 20. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 02/13/97 STATUS: Closed 01/09/97 - New item. 02/13/97 - Closed as redundant with item 33. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 03/17/97 STATUS: CLOSED 01/09/97 - New item. 02/13/97 - Walt will open with Barry for Operations team to consider. 03/11/97 - Walt has asked the Operations team for an update. 03/17/97 - Per Barry Bishop, this has been withdrawn by Sprint as an issue. Closed. ------------------------------------------------------------ Issue #:040 DATE OPENED: 02/13/97 DESCRIPTION: Walt to get out Rate District list to each SP. RESPONSIBILITY: Walt Subora, AIT DATE DUE: 02/20/97 DATE CLOSED: 03/11/97 STATUS: CLOSED 02/13/97 - New item. 02/24/97 - Walt still does not have rate district list or proposed offices. 03/11/97 - As the NPA/NXXs have been worked out as well as the rate Districts for the Field Trial, this is now a mute point. The NPA/NXXs were picked for this test were picked using the Tariffs and the LERG. 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