04-06-2012, 02:33 PM
Overview of Mobile Number Portability
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MNP Definition
Mobile Number Portability" means the facility which allows a subscriber of a mobile telephone service to retain his mobile telephone number when he moves –
from one mobile telephone service provider to another, irrespective of the mobile technology
or
from one mobile technology to another of the same mobile telephone service provider, within such limits as may be permitted by the licensor”
Commercial – Provisioning of Port in and De provisioning of Port Out subscribers.
Call Routing in MNP Scenario
Charging / Billing of subscribers for their usage.
Other aspects like strategies for preventing port out and promoting port IN customers are vital but not not in the scope of this session.
Donor Operator" “-
means a operator from whose network the subscriber is porting out.
“Recipient Operator" –
means an Operator who will be providing mobile service to the subscriber after porting
Not Ported – Mobile Numbers belonging to BSNL.
( subscribers of 94 Series belonging to BSNL )
Port IN or Imported – Number ported into BSNL
from another network. (98 series BSNL subs.)
Ported Out – Number Ported out to another N/w
from BSNL. (94 series subscriber of Operator ‘X’ )
TERMINOLOGY
Location Routing Number” means the code assigned to every Access Provider for the purpose of implementing Mobile Number Portability;
These are 4 digit codes and have been assigned by DOT.
They have been assigned LSA wise, Operator wise and technology wise
BSNL has been allocated 42 codes in total – 21 for GSM and 21 for CDMA.