GLOSSARY

 

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Alt SPID:  The four-digit identifier of a second service provider associated with a telephone number or number pool block.  It identifies the wholesale service provider customer to which the PSTN service provider has assigned the number.

Alt SPID Company Name:  The name of the second service provider associated with a telephone number or number pool block. 

 

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Block :  A group of 1,000 contiguous telephone numbers in the range NPA-NXX-X000 through NPA-NXX-X999

Block Active in NPAC:   A parameter value used in QM to filter Blocks that are either Active or Not Active in NPAC.

• Yes   = Block Active in NPAC
• No  = Block not active in NPAC

 

Block Alt SPID: See Alt SPID.

Block Available:  A 1000-block that is contaminated and yet still considered available for pooling. This is because a limited number of TNs in the block are ported.

Block BILLINGID:  An optional field to be used by the service provider.

Block CLASS DPC-SSN:  See CLASS.

Block CLLI Code:  The ID of the Tandem switch.

Block CNAM DPC-SSN:  See CNAM.

Block Contaminated:  A 1000-block that has been donated to the Pooling Administrator with one or more ported TNs. A ported TN is in use by a customer which makes the entire block "contaminated."

Block Donated:   A parameter value used in QM to filter blocks that have either been donated back to PAS or no donated back to PAS.

• Yes  = Block has been donated
• No  = Block has not been donated

 

Block ENDUSERLOCATION:  An optional field to be used by the service provider

Block ENDUSERLOCATIONTYPE:  An optional field to be used by the service provider

Block ISVMDPC:   See ISVM.

BLOCK Last Alt SPID:  See Last Alt SPID.

Block LERG OCN:  The OCN of the Block, as found in the LERG.

Block LIDB DPC-SSN:  See LIDB.

Block LRN:  See LRN-Block.

Block LRN NPA-NXX:  The NPA and NXX of the LRN specified on the Block.

Block MMS URI:  See MMS URI.

Block NPAC Activation Date:  The Date the block was activated in the NPAC

Block NPAC SPID:   See NPAC SPID.

Block Owner/Holder : The current service provider to which a thousand block of telephone numbers is assigned by the Pool Administrator.

Block Owner OCN : The Operating Company Number of the company who owns the NPA-NXX-X (block).

Block Owner OCN Name :  The name of the company who owns the NPA-NXX-X (block)

Block PAS OCN:  See Block Owner OCN.

Block p-LRN : Block pseudo - LRN.  A block of numbers with an LRN value of 000-000-0000.  Used to allow a block of native TNs to entered into the NPAC without being routed via LRN.

Block SMS URI:  See SMS URI.

Block Status:  The status of the block according to the Pooling Administration. Values are:

• Assigned: The block was donated to PAS and is now assigned to a Service Provider. Note : A block donated to the pool and then assigned back to the original code owner will have a status of Assigned, not Retained.
• Retained: The block has been kept by the service provider that owns the code.
• Available: The block has been donated to PAS but has not been assigned to a service provider.

 

Block SV Type:  See SV Type.

Block Voice URI:  See Voice URI.

Block WSMSCDPC:   See WSMSC.

 

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Company : The current service provider name associated with the TN.

CLASS : Custom Local Area Signaling Services. Premium local service features, such as call forwarding or automatic callback.

CNAM :  Calling Name

Code CLLI Code:   The ID of the Tandem Switch as found in the LERG.

Code Holder / Code Owner:  See NANPA Code Owner.

Code NANPA OCN:  See NANPA OCN.

Code NANPA OCN Name:  See NANPA OCN Name.

Code NPAC SPID:  See NPAC SPID Code owner.

Code NPAC SPID Name:  See NPAC Company Name

Code Owner OCN:  See NANPA OCN.

Communications Service Provider :   A company that provides telephone service.

Contaminated Block :  "Contamination" refers to the fact that some telephone numbers are already working when a block is available for assignment.  As a result, not all the telephone numbers in the block are available to the new block-owner for its use.  (As these existing customers disconnect their service over time, the now-vacant telephone numbers are returned to the block-owner for its use.).  Values are:

• Yes : There is at least one active, ported TN within the block
• No : There are no active, ported TNs within the block
• n/a: The block has not been entered into pooling.

 

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Display Map:  Click this link to display a map of the specific location of the rate center where the TN is located. The latitude and longitude coordinates are also displayed. Note :  The Display Map feature is only accessible if your Port PS account has been LERG enabled. Clicking the Map link when your Port PS account is not LERG enabled will display a message indicating that you are not LERG enabled.  To become LERG enabled, contact Neustar to provide a copy of your company's LERG files.

DPC : SS7 Destination Point Code. The part of a routing label that identifies where the CCS/SS7 signaling message should be sent.

 

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Fallout TN :  Invalid TNs and toll-free TNs

 

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GTT : Global Title Translation (data)

 

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ILEC/RBOC :  Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers or in some cases as Regional Bell Operating Companies.  The initial telephone company that was designated by regulators to provide local telephone service for a specific geographic area.

ILEC/RBOC OCN : The ILEC/RBOC operating company number identifies who the initial telephone company is for a given Code, Block, or TN given where that TN, Block, or Code is from a geographically standpoint, i.e. rate center.

ILEC/RBOC OCN Name : The name of the initial telephone company for a code, block, or TN where that TN, Block, or Code is from a geographical standpoint, i.e. rate center.

ISVM : Inter-Switch Voice Mail.  See also DPC.

 

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LATA : Local Access and Transport Area. A geographic area within a telephone company's franchised territory which has been established for the purpose of defining the area within which a telephone company may offer services.

Last Alt SPID :  The four-digit identifier of the last service provider associated with the TN or NPA-NXX-X (block).

Last Alt SPID Company Name :  The name of the last service provider associated with the TN or NPA-NXX-X (block).

LERG :  Local Exchange Routing Guide. A database owned by Telcordia

LERG Block AOCN Status:  An available parameter in Query Manager, used to obtain the Block AOCN status in the LERG.  Statuses are as follows:

• Full Code:  None of the blocks have been assigned to other Service Providers and there is only an "A" record for the code.
• Unassigned : At least one, and potentially other blocks have been assigned within the code, but the specific block is not assigned.
• an AOCN value:  If a block has been assigned, the assigned block AOCN will be returned.

 

LIDB : Line Identification (Information) Database. Used to determine whether a telephone number may be billed for a call (Collect or Third Number) by indicating whether the number is a public station.  Other uses include an indication that a number will accept all Collect calls, so it is not necessary to have an operator obtain agreement from the billed party.

LISP:  LNP Intra-Service Provider Port. An "LNP Type" in the NPAC/SMS database that identifies an intra-service provider port. Literally, an intra-SPID port. Ports between different SPIDs, even if the SPIDs represent the same service provider are not intra-service provider ports. See LNP Type.

LNP : Local Number Portability. The FCC-ordered capability for a consumer to retain his number when changing service providers. Enables users to keep their telephone number and associated services when they switch telecommunications service providers. The "local" refers to the limited area of portability -- can't change the rate area associated with the telephone number -- not to a "local number." In other words, the first six digits of a telephone number reliably indicate the rate area associated with the number whether or not it has been ported.

LNP Type :  The NPAC/SMS database classifies porting activity into three types:

• Type 1 - LSSP - inter-service provider port
• Type 2 - LISP - intra-service provider port
• Type 3 - POOL - a pooled number created as the result of create a thousand block

 

LRN: Location Routing Number. A 10 digit number used to uniquely identify a switch that has ported numbers. LRN utilizes AIN triggers, SS7 signaling, and unique 10 digit code for switch identification. The first six digits of the LRN are a valid NPA-NXX assigned to the switch that is serving the ported or pooled number. Calls to a non-ported number are routed based on the NPA-NXX of the dialed number. Calls to a ported number are routed instead based on the NPA-NXX of the ported number's associated LRN. See also pLRN.

LRN-TN :  Identifies the TN's LRN value contained in the NPAC when the number is ported or pooled.

LRN-Block:    Identifies the Block LRN value contained in the NPAC when the number is ported or pooled.

LSMS : Local Service Management System. The local service provider owned network database which holds downloaded ported number information. The mechanized system used (primarily) to receive LNP data from the NPAC/SMS.

LSP :  Local Service Provider. A company that provides basic local telephone service.

LSPP: LNP Inter-Service Provider Port. An "LNP Type" in the NPAC/SMS database that identifies an inter-service provider port.  (See LNP Type.)

 

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Market : A user defined group of Rate Centers.

MMS URI :  Multimedia Messaging Service Uniform Resource Identifier: 

 

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NANC : North American Numbering Council. FCC-mandated task force assigned to oversee NPAC and NANP administration for the US telecommunications industry.

NANP : North American Numbering Plan. A plan for the allocation of unique 10 digit telephone address number. The format is NXX-NXX-XXXX where N is any digit from 2-9 and X is any digit from 0-9.  The format often is expressed as NPA-NXX-XXXX.

NANPA : North American Numbering Plan Administration. Responsible for the administration of the NANP numbering resources.

NANPA Code Owner :  The service provider to which the NPA-NXX code is assigned by NANPA or the Pool Administrator.

NANPA OCN :  The Operating Company Number in NANPA of the Service Provider that owns the NPA-NXX (code)

NANPA OCN Name :  The name of the Service Provider that owns the NPA-NXX (code) in NANPA

Native TN :  The term "Native TN" refers to a telephone number resident in the switch to which its NPA-NXX is assigned and thus can be called based on the dialed digits. These are TNs that are not in the NPAC and have been neither pooled nor ported. Native TNs that are in the NPAC are there for reasons other than call routing, either though an intra-SP port or using the pseudo-LRN capability.  Example of Native telephone number in NPAC would be case where the number has been assigned to a wholesale customer and it is desired to display an altSPID value to identify that wholesale provider.

NPA : National Pooling Administration

NPA : Number Plan Area. The first three digits of the 10-digit destination number for all inter-NPA calls within the North American Numbering Plan Area. An NPA is always contained within the boundaries of a single state.

NPAC : Number Portability Administration Center. The Number Portability Administration Center refers to the entire operation: personnel and equipment.

NPAC Code Owner :  The owner of the code in the NPAC.

NPAC Company Name :   The name of the company associated with a SPID.

NPAC Region:  See Region.

NPAC SMS :  Number Portability Administration Center Service Management System. The system used by the NPAC to manage number portability processes and information. The term "NPAC SMS" is often used to refer specifically just to the NPAC hardware/software

NPAC SPID : Number Portability Administration Center Service Provider Identification Number. A four-digit alpha-numeric value that identifies the owner of a record.  Any entity that can create, modify, or delete NPAC data will have a SPID that is its OCN.  A service bureau performs these actions on behalf of its service provider customers and might not itself have an OCN for use as a SPID.  (See also OCN.)

NPAC SPID Block Owner: The Service Provider ID of the block owner in the NPAC. See also NPAC SPID.

NPAC SPID Code Owner :  The Service Provider ID of the NPA-NXX (code) owner in the NPAC. See also NPAC SPID.

NPAC SPID TN Owner:  The Service Provider ID of the TN owner in the NPAC. See also NPAC SPID.

NPA-NXX:  The first six digits of a NANP telephone number (or of an LRN). The NPA-NXX is the address of the switch serving the telephone number.  In a non-pooling area, the NPA-NXX code and the associated 10,000 numbers are assigned by the NANP.  In a pooling area, the NPA-NXX code is assigned by the Pool Administrator (and separately from telephone number resources).  (See also NANP.)

NPA-NXX-X:  One thousand number block of telephone numbers within an NPA-NXX. See also Pooling Block.

NPB : Number Pool Block. See also Pooling Block.

NXX : Numbering Plan Area-Exchange data. Term used interchangeably with the central office code and refers to the fourth, fifth, and sixth digits of a 10-digit telephone number (N = 2-9, X = 0-9).  In a portable environment the last 4 digits or the 7-digit telephone number may not always reside in the central office exchange to which the NXX was natively assigned.

 

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OCN:  Operating Company Number.  See also NANPA OCN, Block Owner OCN 

OCN Name :  The name of the Service Provider that is owner of the NPA-NXX (code) in NANPA.

 

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PAS : Pooling Administration System. A web based application that enables communication service providers to manage their numbering resources.

PAS Assigned Date:   The date the donated block was assigned to a service Provider according to the Pooling Administration.

PAS Availability Date:   The date the block was donated to PAS and is available to be assigned to a service provider according to the Pooling Administration.

PAS Block Owner:  See Pooling Block Owner

PAS Effective Date:  The date that the Block became effective for the Service Provider in Pooling.

PAS OCN:   See Block Owner OCN.

PAS Status:   See Block Status.

pLRN :  Pseudo - LRN.  An LRN value of 000-000-0000.  Used to allow native TNs to be entered into the NPAC without being routed via LRN.

Pooling Administration :  An independent, neutral third party who impartially administers thousands-block number pools.

Pooling Administration OCN:  See Block Owner OCN.

Pooling Block :  A range of 1000 pooled TNs within a code (NPA-NXX). The Start TN is n000, and the End TN is n999, where n is a value between 0 and 9.

Pooling Block Owner :  The current service provider to which a thousand block of telephone numbers is assigned by the Pool Administrator.

Ported, pooled, TN p-LRN, Block p-LRN, Native:   See TN Type.

Porting Status:  Identifies the porting status of the TN at the time of the event. Values are:

• Native: The TN is not in the NPAC.
• Pooled: The TN is part of a pool block
• Ported - Inter: The TN has been ported from one SPID to another SPID.
• Ported – Intra: The TN has been ported between switches or LRNs within a carrier's SPID.

 

Pseudo-LRN :  See pLRN.

 

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Rate Center :  The specific geographic point and corresponding geographic area that are associated with one or more particular NPA/NXX codes.

Region :  The NPAC region where the TN/Block is assigned or would be assigned if it were in the NPAC

 

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SHA : Switch Homing Arrangement. This identifies the "homing" arrangement to be used for the NPA NXX.

SMS : Service Management System. Computer facility permitting access to records contained in the number portability database.

SMS URI:  Short Messaging Service Uniform Resource Identifier:

SP : Service Provider. See Communications Service Provider.

SPID :  Service Provider Identification Number. See NPAC SPID

State : The associated state for the TN/Block

Status :   Identifies whether the TN has been ported or pooled. Values are:

• Native:  The TN is not in the NPAC. \
• Pooled:  The TN is part of a pool block
• Ported - Inter:  The TN has been ported from one SPID to another SPID.
• Ported – Intra:  The TN has been ported between switches or LRNs within a carrier's SPID.
• Pooled – pLRN:  The TN is in the NPAC as part of a pool block with a pLRN.
• Ported – pLRN:  The TN is in the NPAC with a pLRN.

 

SSN : Sub System Number. See DPC.

SV : Subscription Version. A time-sensitive or status-sensitive message that contains the information necessary for a telephone number (TN) to be transferred (ported) from one provider to another.

SV Type :  Identifies the type of service associated with the TN or NPB.

 

• Wireline
• Wireless
• VoWIFI (Voice Over WiFi)
• Class 1 Interconnected VoIP (Voice Over IP):  A standalone interconnected VoIP provider that obtains numbering resources directly from North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA)  and Pooling Administration and connects directly to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
• Class 2 Interconnected VoIP (Voice Over IP):  An interconnected VoIP provider that partners with a facilities based local carrier from which it obtains numbering resources and uses that partner's PSTN end office switch to connect to the PSTN.
• Pre-Paid Wireless

 

Switch : A device that can be controlled to interconnect two circuits.

 

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Tandem:  An intermediate switch or connection between an originating phone call or location and the final destination of that call.

Terminating Tandem : The final switch or connection between an originating phone call or location and the final destination of that call.

Thousands Block:  See Block, see also Pooling Block

TN : Telephone Number

TN Activate Date:  The date the TN was activated for the current Service Provider.

TN Alt SPID:   See Alt SPID.

TN BILLINGID:  An optional field to be used by the service provider

TN CLASS DPC-SSN:   See CLASS.

TN CLLI Code:    The ID of the Tandem Switch.

TN CNAM DPC-SSN:   See CNAM.

TN ENDUSERLOCATION:  An optional field to be used by the service provider

TN ENDUSERLOCATIONTYPE:  An optional field to be used by the service provider

TN ISVMDPC:   See ISVM.

TN Last Alt SPID:   See Last Alt SPID.

TN LIDB DPC-SSN:   See LIDB.

TN LNP Type:   See LNP Type.

TN LRN:  See LRN –TN.

TN MMS URI:  See MMS URI.

TN SMS URI:   See SMS.

TN SV Type:   See SV Type.

TN Type :   The type of TN (ported, pooled, TN p-LRN, Block p-LRN, or Native).

TN Voice URI:   See Voice URI.

TN WSMSCDPC:   See WSMSC.

 

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Voice URI :  Voice Uniform Resource Identifier.

 

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WSMSC : Wireless Short Message Service Center.  See also DPC.  

 

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