Number Portability (NP)

• Combined Number Portability (NP) solution for multi-technology networks (fixed, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G).
• Centralizes and simplifies NP, lowering complexity and cost.
• Supports wide range of external NP database referral queries.
• Massive capacity, high reliability.
• Can replace other vendors’ complex and expensive NPAC solutions at a tenth of the price.

By combining many domain-specific legacy number portability systems into a single centralized NP solution, Titan.ium’s NP allows service providers to both centralize and simplify their core architecture, decreasing complexity and increasing reliability. OPEX is conserved through this unification and centralization of NP functions, and a common source of NP truth is established in the network.

Titan.ium’s NP is delivered on Titan.ium’s Titan platform, field hardened and in-service with the world’s top 10 telecom operators. NP has the brute strength to meet the needs of even the most demanding telecom network, with capacities up to many thousands of TPS. All of that capacity is protected by a telecom-grade architecture that assures non-stop network operation. NP is available in both hardware and VM form factors, enabling it to be optimally fitted into any existing network implementation framework.

Titan.ium’s Number Portability (NP) is a single unified and centralized NP solution that can serve all the number portability needs of the network, no matter how many access technologies are deployed across it. All fixed line, 2G, 3G, 4G and soon, 5G technologies are simultaneously and seamlessly supported.

Any Signaling Protocol

Titan.ium NP enables access to number portability for every generation of network and protocol:

• AIN and INAP - Portability correction for fixed-line switching platforms.
• MAP, CAP, WIN, and PCS-1900 - Portability correction for 2G/3G mobile switching platforms and messaging applications.
• ENUM and SIP - Portability correction for IMS and 4G/LTE platforms.

Any Data Source

Titan.ium’s NP handles the complexity, selecting the right data sources for the inquiring network/technology and delivers consistent and complete results every time:

• Local Data - Existing data source: Real-time or file-based provisioning of portability-data and code-range data
  from existing local data sources.
• External Referral Data:
  - MAP referral query to an HLR to discover a portability-corrected MSISDN.
  - INAP, CAP, AIN referral query to an existing IN-SCP to obtain portability-data.
  - ENUM referral query (RFC 4769, RFC 4694) to country-specific number portability.

Any Routing Number Format

Portability data that crosses national boundaries requires modification or normalization of the routing number format from each country-specific data source into a format that works for the originating carrier or operator. Titan.ium’s NP gives customers the ability to easily provision one or more translation tables to define custom routing number formats.

Multi Technology Network Access – Centralize, Simplify

Titan.ium’s NP simultaneously supports network queries from Fixed Line, 2G/3G, 4G/LTE and 5G. This comprehensive front-end support allows operators to collapse multiple different technology-specific
number portability solutions down to one centralized and unified number portability solution, reducing OPEX and providing one source of NP truth in the network.

Multi Source, Multi Protocol Number Portability Data Access

Titan.ium’s NP continues the multiple access All G theme in its approach to accessing number portability data sources. NP provides back-end data source support for a wide range of network protocols, including MAP-SRI, MAP-ATI, INAP-IDP, CAP-IDP, ENUM and SIP. Of course, a fully local cached data option provisioned via SOAP or flat file is also supported for the ultimate in speed and flexibility.

Transparent Data Source Chaining

Network queries can be transparently chained across multiple data sources to achieve the best possible number resolution. The set of data sources to be consulted can be configured on a prefix, network and policy basis.

Complete Number Portability Solution

The integration of Titan.ium’s NP with a provider of number portability data allows Titan.ium to provide a complete solution to operators: not just number portability data but also the infrastructure to consume it and serve it across all the technology generations present in the network.