A.2 Information flows

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In the following figures the NPDB is shown as belonging to the Number range holder network or to the national originating network. However, the NPDB may be shared within one portability domain i.e. nation-wide.

Figure A.2.1 shows the information flow for successful QoHR.

Number range holder network

subscription network

visited network

GMSC

HLR

NPDB

GMSC

HLR

VLR

VMSC

IAM

—-🡪

SRI

—🡪

neg. result

🡨—-

"query"

————————🡪

"routing"

🡨————————

IAM

——————————————–🡪

SRI

—-🡪

PRN

—-🡪

PRN ack

🡨—-

SRI ack

🡨—-

IAM

——————————————–🡪

Figure A.2.1

Figure A.2.2 shows the information flow for unsuccessful QoHR (unallocated number).

Number range holder network

GMSC

HLR

NPDB

IAM

—————–🡪

SRI

—————-🡪

negative result

🡨—————-

"query"

————————————————————–🡪

"result"

🡨————————————————————–

REL

🡨—————-

Figure A.2.2

Figure A.2.3 shows the information flow for successful TQoD.

Number range holder network

subscription network

visited network

GMSC

HLR

NPDB

GMSC

HLR

VLR

VMSC

IAM

—-🡪

"query"

————————🡪

"routing"

🡨————————

IAM

——————————————–🡪

SRI

—-🡪

PRN

—-🡪

PRN ack

🡨—-

SRI ack

🡨—-

IAM

——————————————–🡪

Figure A.2.3

Figure A.2.4 shows the information flow for unsuccessful TQoD (number not ported).

Number range holder network

visited network

GMSC

HLR

NPDB

VLR

VMSC

IAM

——-🡪

"query"

———————————–🡪

"result"

🡨———————————–

SRI

——-🡪

PRN

————————————🡪

PRN ack

🡨————————————

SRI ack

🡨——-

IAM

——————————————————————————————–🡪

Figure A.2.4

Figure A.2.5 shows the information flow for successful OQoD (number ported).

National originating network A

subscription network B

visited network B

VMSC

NPDB

GMSC

HLR

VLR

VMSC

Set-up

—–🡪

"query"

——🡪

"routing"

🡨—–

IAM

—————————-🡪

SRI

—–🡪

PRN

—–🡪

PRN ack

🡨—–

SRI ack

🡨—–

IAM

—————————————————–🡪

Figure A.2.5

Figure A.2.6 shows the information flow for unsuccessful OQoD (number not ported in).

originating network

Number range holder network

VMSCA

NPDB

GMSC

Set-up

—————-🡪

"query"

—————-🡪

"routing"

🡨—————-

IAM

—————————————————————-🡪

continue as shown in figures A.2.1, A.2.2, A.2.3 and A.2.4

Figure A.2.6