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NETWORK RELIABILITY AND
INTEROPERABILITY (NRIC)
COUNCIL IV
FOCUS GROUP I - READOUT
Peter G. Spring January 14, 1999 (Day 351)
Focus Group 1 Scope
• Determine how the “Year 2000 problem” could adversely
affect the reliability, interconnectivity and interoperability of
public telecommunications networks.
• The committee will assess the magnitude of the risks, review
efforts taken to address those risks and determine what additional
steps should be taken to mitigate risks.
• In particular, the committee will determine that appropriate intra
and inter-network testing, contingency planning and network
monitoring have been arranged.
OUTLINE
• Focus Group Structure, Approach
• Focus Group Key Messages
• Testing Subcommittee Readout
• Contingency Planning Subcommittee Readout
• Assessment Subcommittee Readout- G. Roth
Approach to Work
• Organizing Structure
- Three Subcommittees
• Assessment/Readiness - G. Roth - GTE
• Testing - L. Scerbo - Bellcore
• Contingency Planning - R. L. Bennett - Lucent
• General Focus Group Meetings
- November 2, 1998 38 Participants
(carriers, vendors, associations, NCS)
- January 7, 1999 42 Participants
(carriers, vendors, associations, NCS,customer)
• Subcommittee Work
- Task Groups
- Conference Calls
- Face-to-Face Meetings
Membership
Paul Hart Dennis Hodge McLeod John Paine
Linda Singer Lucent
Bob Creighton USTA
Mark Neibert Comsat Ronnie Lee Bennett
Vern Junkmann Bob Bower
Jim Kerr Illuminet
Larry Lump Horizon Chillicothe Telephone Ted Boehm Mankato Citizen Telco
Tracy Wells
Jim Porter Dan Gepford Frank Reese North Pittsburgh Telco
Gerry Roth GTE Eddie Carlucci AT&T
Robin Crim Pamela Steinert Andy Scott NCTA
Bruce Kenworthy Maureen Fiorelli
Winston Smith Charles Fletcher
Jim Hammill Pete Spring Nick Andre NCS
Lou Scerbo Geraldine Pell Gene Phillip
Barbara Reagan Bellcore
Art Reilly Hank Kluepfec SAIC Stan Hastie Stentor
Joe Questone
Clint Hamilton Bill Alpaugh MBNA Robert Richter SBC
Kathy Wagner Bell Atlantic Dale Jensen Ameritech Nancy Pierce ATIS
Brian O’Rourke Ellina Morris Harold Dougherty
Bradley Blanken CTIA
Don Emmet US West Bill Newman
Julian Griffin Sprint Mary Tadlock Nortel
Dan King Pete Gaughan Jocelyne Gervais
Bob Marmorato BellSouth Mike Cooke
Richard Friedman Bob Wilson MCI
Marty Soha Cisco
Focus Group I: Key Messages
• Initial Assessment Indicates:
- Domestic Carriers making good progress and greater than 99% of access
lines on trajectory to complete by June 1999
- International preparedness has great variation
- International risk/impact requires further analysis
• Testing:
- Extensive component level testing completed
- Some Network Interoperability testing completed, additional testing in progress
- Initial gap analysis in data and international being addressed
• Contingency Planning:
- Critical to success for carriers and industry
- Approached in phases:
Company level phase complete: “how do” documents published on web site
Industry level phase beginning
Testing Subcommittee
Work Efforts:
•Year 2000 Network Equipment Readiness
- Major vendor lists and references
•Year 2000 Readiness Best Practices
- Questionnaire and collection of testing practices
- WEB site posting of practices
•Network Interoperability Testing
- Reviewed high-level plans
- ATIS
- TELCO Forum
- Inter-exchange carrier
- ITU
- Identified high-level gaps
- Prepared detailed questionnaire to identify plans and perform gap
analysis
Current Testing Efforts:
TELCO Forum
• Participants:
•AMERITECH, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Cincinnati Bell, GTE, SBC,
SNET, US West
•Scope:
•Emergency Services
•Basic, Enhanced and Intelligent Services
•Management Systems
•Data Transport Services
•Equipment:
•82 Elements and or management systems from 21 suppliers
•Testing Results:
•July to Dec. 1998
•50 test configurations
•1940 test cases
•7 Year 2000 anomalies found, resolved and retested
Current Testing Efforts:
ATIS
• Participants:
– Ameritech, GTE, USWest, AT&T, Sprint,
CTIA
• Scope:
– Mass Calling, Potential Congestion, Cross
Network Services(LIDB, toll free), LNP, Time
Zones
• Timeline:
– Jan 4 to Feb 12, 1999
• Additional testing Under Discussion:
– Data, International
ITU Year 2000 Taskforce Inter-Carrier Testing Strategy
Overall Strategy & Objectives Plans Eastern Europe
Testing Schedule Q3
Western Europe
Consolidated Testing Reports
Testing Plans
Testing Schedule Q2
Carrier Switch Templates
Gui delines &
Testing Schedule Q1
International Gateway
Best P ractice North America
Global Inventory of
Plans
Plans Cent/South America
Switches
Carrier Switch Availa bility
Plans Sub-Sahar a
Plans Mid East/North Africa
Readin ess
Testing & Plans Asia Pacific
Reporting
Spe cificati on Indian Sub-Continent
Plans
Key Plans Agreed plans & schedules Agreed tests between Test results usi ng agreed
between 2 or more carriers. members of Al liance reporting structure
e. g. Gl obal O ne
Questionnaire Survey
• E911, 0+, 0-.
• Examples of high volume Network services /
capabilities are (but not limited to):
800/888 Toll Free
1 + 7 digit intra-lata
1+ 10 digit inter-lata
Virtual Private Network Services
International Direct Distance Dial
Frame Relay Service
NRIC INTEROPERABILITY TEST MATRIX
VENDOR COMPANY (PROVIDER)
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM (IXC)
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
MCI WORLDCOM (IXC)
BANKING INDUSTRY
BELL SOUTH (LEC)
AMERITECH (LEC)
AT&T (WIRELESS)
STENTOR (IXC)
USWEST (LEC)
MCLEOD (LEC)
TELSTRA (IXC)
TELMEX (IXC)
SPRINT (IXC)
TELIA (IXC)
AT&T (IXC)
SBC (LEC)
NORTEL
DMS250
DMS250
DMS500
DMS10
CISCO
AXE10
EWSD
5ESS
4ESS
5ESS
DXE
S12
COMPANY (PROVIDER) VENDOR
AMERITECH (LEC) 5ESS
BELL SOUTH (LEC) DMS10
MCI WORLDCOM (IXC) DMS250
SPRINT (IXC) DMS250
AT&T (IXC) 4ESS
MCLEOD (LEC)
SBC (LEC) DMS500
USWEST (LEC) DXE
AT&T (WIRELESS)
STENTOR (IXC) NORTEL
TELMEX (IXC) 5ESS
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM (IXC) EWSD
TELSTRA (IXC) S12
TELIA (IXC) AXE10
INSURANCE INDUSTRY CISCO
BANKING INDUSTRY
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
Subcommittee 3: Contingency Planning
Work Efforts:
• Focus on aiding industry in doing plans
- Used Existing best practices plans as starting point
- Published (www.nric.org)
- Step by Step flow of contingency planning process
- Detailed guidelines for contingency planning
- Templates for contingency planning
- Industry forum sponsorship
• Began effort for industry contingency planning
- Draft communications plan
- Leverage “Follow the Sun” ITU alerting plan
- Leverage efforts through NTA and NCS
Contingency Planning Guidelines
• 1.0 Executive Overview
• 2.0 Corporate Responsibilities
– Business Need for Y2K Contingency Planning
– Contingency Planning Principles
• 3.0 Contingency Plan Development
– General Principles
– Process Analysis, Critical Path and Infrastructure Identification
– Risk Assessment and Contingency Plan Development
– Contingency Plan Exercising, Certification and Deployment
• Appendices
– Process and Infrastructure Worksheet
– Risk Assessment and Scenario Planning Worksheet
– Prevention and Mitigation Action Worksheet
– Contingency Plan template
– Contingency Plan Certification Form
Future Work
• Assessment (March 1999)
– Merge FCC new data (wireless, satellite,cable)
with NRIC Data
– Update and track Domestic and International
Data
• Testing (March 1999)
– Data analysis of testing questionnaire
• Contingency Planning (March 1999)
– Recommendations for industry contingency
planning
