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Open Product/Process CR PC071009-2IGX Detail

 
Title: Elimination of Qwest internal 10 business day Switch Homing Arrangement (SHA) Grace Period to ensure Qwest adherence to industry guideline LERG effective date.
CR Number Current Status
Date
Area Impacted Products Impacted

PC071009-2IGX Completed
9/16/2009
NA
Originator: Rodgers, Todd
Originator Company Name: Qwest Corporation
Owner: Rodgers, Todd
Director:
CR PM: Stecklein, Lynn

Description Of Change

Qwest has an internal practice for tandem Switch Homing Arrangement (SHA) changes that is no longer practical nor in compliance with industry guidelines. That practice allowed a "grace period" of 10 business days to accept traffic at the "old" tandem and continue termination to the final destination.

See ATIS (Alliance for Telcom Industry Solutions) document 0300037, Network and Routing Resources Educational Document: Intercompany Responsibilities in the Telecommunications Industry.

Excerpt:

Effective Date - The date by which routing and rating changes within the PSTN must be complete for the assigned thousands-block or the assigned CO Code. Also, the date by which the thousands-block becomes an active block. (Also referred to as “the LERG effective date.”) (Emphasis added by Qwest.)

Each provider determines the LERG effective date that is to be implemented. Qwest has no control over that date. Qwest will no longer provide a grace period and will make appropriate changes to our switching fabric on the LERG® (Local Exchange Routing Guide) effective date.

Industry Forum - ATIS


Date Action Description
7/15/2009 Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting Discussed in the August Systems CMP Meeting - See Walk On Section of Distribution Package 
7/21/2009 Additional Information Crossover CR Created from SCR071009-2IGX 
7/21/2009 Status Changed Status changed to Development 
7/21/2009 Communicator Issued NETW.ANNC.07.20.09.F.06665.SHA_GracePeriod_Eliminate 
8/11/2009 Communicator Issued NETW.ANNC.08.11.09.F.06731.FNL_SHA_GrcePeriod_Elim 
8/26/2009 Status Changed Status changed to CLEC Test 
8/19/2009 Discussed at Monthly CMP Meeting Discussed in the August ProdProc CMP Meeting - See Attachment D in the Distribution Package 
9/29/2009 Communicator Issued NETW.ANNC.09.29.09.F.06967.SHA_LERT_ImpAddl_Info 

Project Meetings

9/16/09 ProdProc CMP Meeting

Mark Coyne-Qwest said this CR was effective on 8/26/09 and would like to close. There were no objections.

8/19/09 ProdProc CMP Meeting

Susan Lorence-Qwest said the level 4 announced on 7/20/09 and there were no formal comments. The final notice was sent on 8/11/09 with an effective date of 8/26/09.

7/15/09 Systems CMP Meeting

Todd Rodgers-Qwest said there is an internal practice for tandem Switch Homing Arrangement (SHA) changes that is no longer practical nor in compliance with industry guidelines. That practice allowed a "grace period" of 10 business days to accept traffic at the "old" tandem and continue termination to the final destination. See ATIS (Alliance for Telcom Industry Solutions) document 0300037, Network and Routing Resources Educational Document: Intercompany Responsibilities in the Telecommunications Industry. Excerpt: Effective Date - The date by which routing and rating changes within the PSTN must be complete for the assigned thousands-block or the assigned CO Code. Also, the date by which the thousands-block becomes an active block. (Also referred to as “the LERG effective date.”) (Emphasis added by Qwest.) Each provider determines the LERG effective date that is to be implemented. Qwest has no control over that date. Qwest will no longer provide a grace period and will make appropriate changes to our switching fabric on the LERG® (Local Exchange Routing Guide) effective date. Kim Isaacs-Integra asked what system is changing and why this was submitted as an Industry Guideline CR. Lynn Stecklein-Qwest said that per the CMP document an Industry Guideline CR is presented as a System CR and if no system work is needed, the CR is crossed over to Product and Process.


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