Re: [RFC] Number portability hooks

On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 05:01:50PM +0200, Nisan Bloch wrote:

> I would prefer to see some sort of lookup interface.. Something like a 
> "HLR" box.
> Of more importance is how to implement the lookup and when (as this will 
> incur a msg cost)? Use some third party? Do some SS7 integration? Booktrout 
> have some nice APIs with their SS7 cards.
> Also of course if we keep the numbers in a hash table, when does one 
> refresh?

Od course this begs the question, how does one query an HLR using SS7,
the UK networks are extremely unlikely to allow any 3rd party that
hasn't signed roaming agreements/whatever.

Maybe a nice friendly foreign operator could be persuaded to offer such
a service, and maybe someone would like to sit a box somewhere to allow
3rd party queries ? hmmmm ... You'd need to implement MAP/SS7, but hey.


Steve

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