NETWORK RELIABILITY AND INTEROPERABILITY NRIC COUNCIL IV

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NETWORK RELIABILITY AND INTEROPERABILITY (NRIC)
COUNCIL IV

• FOCUS GROUP I - READOUT
• Peter G. Spring January 14, 1999 (Day 351)

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Focus Group 1 Scope

• Determine how the Year 2000 problem could
  adversely
• affect the reliability, interconnectivity and
  interoperability of
• public telecommunications networks.
• The committee will assess the magnitude of the
  risks, review
• efforts taken to address those risks and
  determine what additional
• steps should be taken to mitigate risks.
• In particular, the committee will determine
  that appropriate intra
• and inter-network testing, contingency
  planning and network
• monitoring have been arranged.

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OUTLINE

• Focus Group Structure, Approach
• Focus Group Key Messages
• Testing Subcommittee Readout
• Contingency Planning Subcommittee Readout
• Assessment Subcommittee Readout- G. Roth

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Approach to Work

• Organizing Structure
• - Three Subcommittees
• Assessment/Readiness - G. Roth - GTE
• Testing - L. Scerbo - Bellcore
• Contingency Planning - R. L. Bennett - Lucent

• General Focus Group Meetings
• - November 2, 1998 38 Participants
• (carriers, vendors, associations, NCS)
• - January 7, 1999 42 Participants
• (carriers, vendors, associations,
  NCS,customer)

• Subcommittee Work
• - Task Groups
• - Conference Calls
• - Face-to-Face Meetings

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Membership
Dennis Hodge McLeod Mark Neibert
Comsat Jim Kerr
Illuminet Tracy Wells Dan Gepford Eddie Carlucci
ATT Pamela Steinert Maureen
Fiorelli Winston Smith Pete Spring Geraldine
Pell Hank Kluepfec SAIC Bill Alpaugh
MBNA Dale Jensen
Ameritech Ellina Morris Bradley Blanken
CTIA Julian Griffin Sprint Pete
Gaughan Bob Wilson MCI
John Paine Linda Singer
Lucent Ronnie Lee Bennett Bob Bower Ted Boehm
Mankato Citizen Telco Frank Reese North
Pittsburgh Telco Andy Scott
NCTA Charles Fletcher Nick Andre
NCS Gene Phillip Stan Hastie
Stentor Robert Richter SBC Nancy Pierce
ATIS Harold Dougherty Bill Newman Mary
Tadlock Nortel Jocelyne Gervais Mike
Cooke
Paul Hart Bob Creighton USTA Vern
Junkmann Larry Lump Horizon
Chillicothe Telephone Jim Porter
Gerry Roth GTE Robin Crim
Bruce Kenworthy Jim Hammill Lou
Scerbo Barbara Reagan
Bellcore Art Reilly Joe Questone
Clint Hamilton Kathy Wagner
Bell Atlantic Brian ORourke Don Emmet
US West Dan King Bob Marmorato
BellSouth Richard Friedman Marty Soha
Cisco
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Focus Group I Key Messages

• Initial Assessment Indicates
• - Domestic Carriers making good progress and
  greater than 99 of access
• lines on trajectory to complete by June
  1999
• - International preparedness has great
  variation
• - International risk/impact requires further
  analysis
• Testing
• - Extensive component level testing completed
• - Some Network Interoperability testing
  completed, additional testing in progress
• - Initial gap analysis in data and
  international being addressed
• Contingency Planning
• - Critical to success for carriers and
  industry
• - Approached in phases
• Company level phase complete how do documents
  published on web site
• Industry level phase beginning

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Testing Subcommittee

• Work Efforts
• Year 2000 Network Equipment Readiness
• - Major vendor lists and references
• Year 2000 Readiness Best Practices
• - Questionnaire and collection of testing
  practices
• - WEB site posting of practices
• Network Interoperability Testing
• - Reviewed high-level plans
• - ATIS
• - TELCO Forum
• - Inter-exchange carrier
• - ITU
• - Identified high-level gaps
• - Prepared detailed questionnaire to identify
  plans and perform gap analysis

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Current Testing Efforts TELCO Forum

• Participants
• AMERITECH, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Cincinnati
  Bell, GTE, SBC, SNET, US West
• Scope
• Emergency Services
• Basic, Enhanced and Intelligent Services
• Management Systems
• Data Transport Services
• Equipment
• 82 Elements and or management systems from 21
  suppliers
• Testing Results
• July to Dec. 1998
• 50 test configurations
• 1940 test cases
• 7 Year 2000 anomalies found, resolved and
  retested

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Current Testing EffortsATIS

• Participants
• Ameritech, GTE, USWest, ATT, Sprint, CTIA
• Scope
• Mass Calling, Potential Congestion, Cross Network
  Services(LIDB, toll free), LNP, Time Zones
• Timeline
• Jan 4 to Feb 12, 1999
• Additional testing Under Discussion
• Data, International

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Questionnaire Survey

• E911, 0, 0-.
• Examples of high volume Network services /
  capabilities are (but not limited to)
• 800/888 Toll Free
• 1 7 digit intra-lata
• 1 10 digit inter-lata
• Virtual Private Network Services
• International Direct Distance Dial
• Frame Relay Service

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NRIC INTEROPERABILITY TEST MATRIX
NETWORK SERVICE/CAPABILITY
TEST CATEGORY
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Subcommittee 3 Contingency Planning

• Work Efforts
• Focus on aiding industry in doing plans
• - Used Existing best practices plans as starting
  point
• - Published (www.nric.org)
• - Step by Step flow of contingency planning
  process
• - Detailed guidelines for contingency planning
• - Templates for contingency planning
• - Industry forum sponsorship
• Began effort for industry contingency planning
• - Draft communications plan
• - Leverage Follow the Sun ITU alerting plan
• - Leverage efforts through NTA and NCS

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Contingency Planning Guidelines

• 1.0 Executive Overview
• 2.0 Corporate Responsibilities
• Business Need for Y2K Contingency Planning
• Contingency Planning Principles
• 3.0 Contingency Plan Development
• General Principles
• Process Analysis, Critical Path and
  Infrastructure Identification
• Risk Assessment and Contingency Plan Development
• Contingency Plan Exercising, Certification and
  Deployment
• Appendices
• Process and Infrastructure Worksheet
• Risk Assessment and Scenario Planning Worksheet
• Prevention and Mitigation Action Worksheet
• Contingency Plan template
• Contingency Plan Certification Form

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Future Work

• Assessment (March 1999)
• Merge FCC new data (wireless, satellite,cable)
  with NRIC Data
• Update and track Domestic and International Data
• Testing (March 1999)
• Data analysis of testing questionnaire
• Contingency Planning (March 1999)
• Recommendations for industry contingency planning