Course Name: Local Number Portability

Course length: 2 days

Description: Local Number Portability allows the customer to change their service provider and take their telephone number with them. This course provides an in-depth understanding of how Number Portability is accomplished in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), it's impact on the network and operations.

Outline:

Overview

• Network Architecture
  
• Types of Portability
  
• Data Base Deployment
  
• SS7 Overview
  

Number Portability Signaling Protocols

• Location Routing Number
  
• Database Application
  
• Trunk Signaling
  
• Message Routing
  

Number Portability Operations

• Call Flows
  
• Impacts on Operations
  
• Number Pooling
  

Exercises are provided throughout the course, offering the student a practical understanding of the call flows and information being passed between network nodes.