CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     Normative references
 3     Terms and definitions
 4     Abbreviations
 5     General
        5.1     Purpose
        5.2     Application
 6     Description of PNCC-SPP
        6.1     Overview of Number Portability SS7 capabilities
                  6.1.1     Inter-exchange Portable Number Call Control (PNCC-SPP)
                  6.1.2     Configuration models
 7     Query on Release (QoR)
        7.1     Network architectures for Service Provider Portability of geographic numbers
                  7.1.1     Call rerouting initiated by "Query on Release (QoR)" principles from Donor network
                  7.1.2     Query on Release combined with query by Recipient network (two-step number translation principle)
        7.2     Functional Entity model and Information Flow model
                  7.2.1     Functional Entity model
                  7.2.2     Information Flow Model
                  7.2.3     Allocation of functions to equipment
        7.3     Generic Information Flows
                  7.3.1     Call rerouting initiated by "Query on Release (QoR)" principles from Donor network
                  7.3.2     Query on Release combined with query by Recipient network
        7.4     SDL
        7.5     Procedures for QoR method
                  7.5.1     Normal procedures
                  7.5.2     Exceptional procedures
                  7.5.3     Interworking considerations
                  7.5.4     Interactions
                  7.5.5     Procedures based on bilateral agreements
                  7.5.6     NP routing loop detection issues
 8     Dropback
        8.1     Network architectures for Service Provider Portability of geographic numbers
                  8.1.1     Call rerouted by Dropback principles from Donor network
                  8.1.2     Dropback combined with query by Recipient network (two-step number translation principle)
        8.2     Functional Entity model and Information Flow model
                  8.2.1     Functional Entity model
                  8.2.2     Information Flow model
                  8.2.3     Allocation of functions to equipment
        8.3     Generic Information Flows
                  8.3.1     Call rerouted by Dropback principles from Donor network
                  8.3.2     Dropback combined with query by Recipient network
        8.4     SDL
        8.5     Procedures for Dropback method
                  8.5.1     Normal procedures
                  8.5.2     Exceptional procedures
                  8.5.3     Interworking considerations
                  8.5.4     Interactions
                  8.5.5     Procedures based on bilateral agreements
                  8.5.6     NP routing loop detection issues
 9     Signalling requirements
Annex A – Intelligent Network Support for PNCC for Service Provider Portability using QoR
        A.1     Scope
        A.2     General description
                  A.2.1     General assumptions
                  A.2.2     Number portability data
                  A.2.3     IN support for Service Provider Portability of geographic numbers
                  A.2.4     Information Flows for PNCC-SSP using the IN architecture
Annex B – Intelligent Network support for PNCC for Service Provider Portability using Dropback
        B.1     Scope
        B.2     General description
                  B.2.1     General assumptions
                  B.2.2     Number Portability data
                  B.2.3     IN support for Service Provider Portability of geographic numbers
                  B.2.4     Information Flows for PNCC-SSP using the IN architecture