System, method and computer program product for achieving local number portability costing and network management support

A method for interfacing to a local number portability (LNP) network, comprising:

• coupling a graphical user interface (GUI) to an engine interface via a communications link;
• transmitting data, via said engine interface, from said LNP network to said GUI via said communications link and transmitting data received from said GUI to said LNP network;
• providing screen displays to a user, via said GUI, for performing LNP network maintenance functions including at least one of maintaining a service provider (SP), maintaining a numbering plan area-telephone number exchange (NPA-NXX), and maintaining local routing number (LRN);
• providing screen displays to a user, via said GUI, for performing LNP subscription version (SV) maintenance functions including at least one of creating as a gaining SV, creating as a losing SV, activating a SV, modifying a SV, cancelling a SV, disconnecting a SV, acknowledging cancellation of a SV, resolving a conflict with a SV, and querying a SV;
• providing screen displays to a user, via said GUI, for performing reconciling with a number portability administration center (NPAC) functions including at least one of initiating a NPAC audit, and querying a NPAC audit;
• and
• providing screen displays to a user, via said GUI, for performing viewing of LNP notifications functions including at least one of viewing operational information notifications, viewing cancellation acknowledge notifications, viewing customer disconnect notifications, viewing create request notifications, viewing concurrence request notifications, viewing SV status change notifications, viewing final concurrence notifications, and viewing a first use of numbering plan area-telephone number exchange (NPA-NXX) notifications.

A computer readable medium storing computer instructions for interfacing to a local number portability (LNP) network, the computer readable medium comprising instructions for:

• coupling a graphical user interface (GUI) to an engine interface via a communications link;
• transmitting data, via said engine interface, from said LNP network to said GUI via said communications link and transmitting data received from said GUI to said LNP network;
• providing screen displays to a user, via said GUI, for performing LNP network maintenance functions including at least one of maintaining a service provider (SP), maintaining a numbering plan area-telephone number exchange (NPA-NXX), and maintaining local routing number (LRN);
• providing screen displays to a user, via said GUI, for performing LNP subscription version (SV) maintenance functions including at least one of creating as a gaining SV, creating as a losing SV, activating a SV, modifying a SV, cancelling a SV, disconnecting a SV, acknowledging cancellation of a SV, resolving a conflict with a SV, and querying a SV;
• providing screen displays to a user, via said GUI, for performing reconciling with a number portability administration center (NPAC) functions including at least one of initiating a NPAC audit, and querying a NPAC audit;
• and
• providing screen displays to a user, via said GUI, for performing viewing of LNP notifications functions including at least one of viewing operational information notifications, viewing cancellation acknowledge notifications, viewing customer disconnect notifications, viewing create request notifications, viewing concurrence request notifications, viewing SV status change notifications, viewing final concurrence notifications, and viewing a first use of numbering plan area-telephone number exchange (NPA-NXX) notifications.

A graphical user interface (GUI) coupled to an engine interface of a local number portability (LNP) network via a communications link, the engine interface being configured to transmit data from the LNP network to the GUI via the communications link and transmit data received from the GUI to the LNP network, the GUI comprising:

• screen displays configured to permit a user to perform LNP network maintenance functions including at least one of maintaining a service provider (SP), maintaining a numbering plan area-telephone number exchange (NPA-NXX), and maintaining local routing number (LRN);
• screen displays configured to permit a user to perform LNP subscription version (SV) maintenance functions including at least one of creating as a gaining SV, creating as a losing SV, activating a SV, modifying a SV, cancelling a SV, disconnecting a SV acknowledging cancellation of a SV, resolving a conflict with a SV, and querying a SV;
• screen displays configured to permit a user to perform reconciling with a number portability administration center (NPAC) functions including at least one of initiating a NPAC audit and querying a NPAC audit;
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• screen displays configured to permit a user to perform viewing of LNP notifications functions including at least one of viewing operational information notifications, viewing cancellation acknowledge notifications, viewing customer disconnect notifications, viewing create request notifications, viewing concurrence request notifications, viewing SV status change notifications, viewing final concurrence notifications, and viewing a first use of numbering plan