Patent ID: 7672437
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a traffic study request in a communications network, comprising: validating a user identification received from a user; receiving customer information and input parameters from the user; receiving a plurality of telephone numbers from the user for which the traffic study is requested; determining whether any of the plurality of telephone numbers is a local number portability (LNP) number; if the local number portability number is served by a local telephone provider in a region associated with the local telephone provider, then continuing with the traffic study for the local number portability number and processing the traffic study to determine whether new telephone lines are required for the plurality of telephone numbers; and if the local number portability number is not served by the local telephone provider in the region associated with the local telephone provider, then discontinuing the traffic study for the local number portability number and sending an error message.