Subject: [Enum] Number Portability Draft

From: Bob Wienski <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 14:15:04 -0800

Illuminet has reviewed a DRAFT copy of the Telephone Number Mapping Working
Group of 
the IETF titled:

         Title           : Number Portability in the GSTN: An Overview
         Author(s)       : M. Foster, T. McGarry, J. Yu
         Filename        : draft-ietf-enum-e164-gstn-np-02.txt
         Pages           : 26
         Date            : 22-Oct-01

Illuminet has reviewed the document and finds no technical issues with the
DRAFT. However, it should be noted that the LRN solution is what has been
mandated by the FCC in the US.  Solutions like QoR were dismissed by the FCC
as they violated the FCC requirements for an NP solution. Several of the
other suggested implementation alternatives, other than LRN, also violate
the FCC LNP mandate in that they negatively impact the level of service
quality, like QoR.

Illuminet would be willing to elaborate on these observations should this be
of interest.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Robert M. Wienski
Vice President
NextGen Services

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