PORTUS

 

Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

The PORTUS - number portability solution with unique benefits which were created in accordance of practical needs of operators and national regulation authorities. Providing, modular, reliable, secure, flexible, and easy-to-integrate solutions, the PORTUS can be configuring for the various requirements of each country’s regulations.

Futures:

• VISUAL - Graphical visualization for better operators.
• EASY CUSTOMIZED - Ready to configure for different needs.
• MULTI Business PROCESSING - Different business processes with their validation rules.
• Report Development Module – Easy to develop custom reports.
• Dashboard – Dynamic dashboard allow users to generate their own dashboard.
• GUI – Easy and untestable GUIs

 

Preliminary Inquiry Concept (Optional)

• Subscriber can use an SMS service to be sure that there is no obstacle for porting to another operator.
• Subscriber sends the text ’PORTUS’ to the (xyz) short number which is defined by TA.
• Donor operator sends a confirmation text to the subscriber.
• Subscriber goes to recipient operator’s service center to complete the application.

 

 

PORTUS Clearinghouse Architecture

PORTUS Solution having

• TTG’s PORTUS solution comprises of a HW & SW platform including:

v Centralized Reference Database

v Repository for Ported Numbers

v Interface Processes which provide

 

• Centralized ordering
• Porting Provisioning
• Number Administration Information for Ported Numbers

 

Porting Cycle

• Centralized Porting Message exchange between operators;

v WEB Service

v Two Processes of Porting Cycle;

ü INITIATION

ü ACTIVATION

• Porting Cycle in Turkey completed in 4 days

v Contractual / Financial Obligations have been settled

v Timers are associated for compliance

 

 

Activation Proccess

 

Activation Proccess

PORTUS System Modules

• • WEB Services
  • High Available Database Architecture
  • Application Module
  • Reporting Module
  • Alarm Management Module
  • User management Module
  • Log Tracing Module

 

 

WEB Services

Web service method will be used for communication between Telecom Authority and the operators over dedicated network. It is a software function provided at a network address over the Web with the service always on as in the concept of utility computing.

PORTUS platform is compatible with various web-service methods such as soap, restful, etc.

 

 

 

 

High Available Database

• PORTUS database arcitecture supplies a High Availability
• Databases will operate active/active

Application Module

• Application Module manages the Number Portability Clearing functionalities
• This module is the core part of the system which is in communication with other modules, operator web-services and databases
• System administrator can monitor all the processes in all status over the GUI

 

 

 

Reporting Module

• Reporting module allows the users the wide ranges of reports. Reporting administrator can :

v create

v Schedule

v dedicate a report.

• Users can run the dedicated reports manually or can have emails of the scheduled reports
• Both administrator or users can reach this part of the system over the GUI

 

Alarm Management Module

• Alarm Management Module is the centralised alarm monitoring or alarm triggering part of the system
• Selected alarms are sent to a selected group of users
• Administrator can monitor the alarms in severity classification raised by various jobs, scripts etc. running  on the critical parts of the system over a GUI
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User Management Module

• User Management Module is used to manage the users of the whole system
• Different useracces privilages can be assigned to different users.
• System admin can manage the users via GUI

 

 

Log Tracing Module]

Log tracing module is to record and store the error logs, event logs and user logs within the specified time

• Detailed log data
• Filetring possibilities
  • Date
  • MSISDN
  • Operator based
  • Error or Result based
  • Module based