scope:

The scope of this specification is to develop an Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Standard that specifies an interface for the local service inquiry functions. The interface is specified using the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) / Interface Definition Language (IDL), as defined in The Common Object Request Broker Architecture and Specification, Revision 2.4, Object Management Group, Oct 2000.

This standard defines an information model using CORBA IDL for the TMN X-interface (ITU-T Recommendation M.3010) to support the local service inquiry functions. This standard uses CORBA for conveying inquiry information across an interactive interface. This standard allows local service customers to do:

- Address Validation

- Telephone Number (TN) Inquiry

- Telephone Number Reservation

- Feature/Service Availability

- Scheduling Inquiry/Availability

- Scheduling Reservation

- Cancel Reservation

- Service Configuration

- Customer Service and Directory Inquiry

- Directory Listing Reconciliation

- Loss Alert and Transition Information

- Loop Qualification

- Service Order Inquiry

- Facility Assignment Verification

Application

The model described in this standard defines management information to be exchanged for local function. The inquiry function, an interactive class of OAM&P applications, is supported in this standard by defining object classes, their properties, and their relationships. The application of this model is for the service level. The service level functions are documented in ITU-T Recommendation M.3400.