Patent ID: 6473503
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An interface to a local number portability (LNP) network, comprising:a communications link; an engine interface, 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; a graphical user interface (GUI) coupled to said engine interface via said communications link; said engine interface for transmitting data from said LNP network to said GUI via said communications link and transmitting data received from said GUI to said LNP network; said GUI comprising means for providing screen displays to a user 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 said GUI comprising means for providing screen displays to a user 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.