We have a new customer that has an increasing number of TNs they can't call. 
I've traced them all down to going through our local Frontier tandem. Calls 
from other phone numbers on our network are fine. Two of the numbers are with 
Frontier, just another ratecenter off of that tandem. The third we know of goes 
to VZW. 


I submit a ticket to Frontier with source number, destination number, and call 
date\time for the last set of problem calls, all within the previous 24 hours, 
out of our Metaswitch SAS. 


Frontier replies: 

Per Software Engineering/DBA: Did not find mention call in IRIS (SS7), did find 
at that time a call to 815-824-XXXX, not 815-824-YYYY. SS7 show that call at 
14:51 came in on DNC tgn 1011, GN089085, OPC=005-092-136 and terminate to 
DeKalb switch. Verified 
incoming call in switch, switch not blocking terminating to line. **31 - 
Normal. Unspecified. This cause is used to report a normal event only when no 
other cause in the normal class applies**. Found no trouble in switch 
translations/routing. 


Status: Cleared Awaiting Cust Verification 


So we have a very different definition of "cleared". I call a problem cleared 
when it's resolved, not when the reason can't be found. 


So Frontier: 
1. Can't find one of the three calls I sent them. 
2. Doesn't chase the problem to the end of the line. 
3. Clarifies that the ISUP error I'm getting means they don't have a reason for 
it to be closed, so probably not a normal circumstance. 
4. Doesn't investigate why there's an unclassified release. 


How can I incentivize Frontier to actually figure this out? 



----- 
Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
http://www.ics-il.com 



Midwest Internet Exchange 
http://www.midwest-ix.com 



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