System, method and computer program product for achieving local number portability 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, wherein said engine interface comprises a service order administration (SOA) engine interface that routes one of LNP transactions and LNP messages received from said GUI to destinations including regional SOA subsystems;
• 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);
• and
• 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.

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

• coupling a graphical user interface (GUI) to an engine interface via a communications link, wherein said engine interface comprises a service order administration (SOA) engine interface that routes one of LNP transactions and LNP messages received from said GUI to destinations including regional SOA subsystems;
• 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);
• and
• 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.