PRILOC - Primary Location

Identifies the primary end of the circuit being provided.

NOTE 1: When the entry in this field contains a CLLI Code, the format and structure of this field is defined in the ANSI approved standard, ATIS-0300253, Identification of Location Entities for Information Exchange. The CLLI Code consists of the following elements:

1. Geographical Code – Positions 1 through 4 describe the designation for a single geographical locality within a state, province, territory, country, or distinct region of the world (e.g., municipality)  (4 alpha characters).
2. Geopolitical Code – Positions 5 and 6 describe the designation of a state or territory of the United States, a province or territory of Canada, another country having a national federal government, or a unique designation  (2 alpha characters).
3. Network Site Code – Positions 7 and 8 describe the designation of a site of an existing or proposed structure within a geographical location where there is a need to identify one or more telecommunications equipment entities, facility terminations, nodal locations, or administrative operations  (2 alpha or 2 numeric characters).
4. Network Entity Code – Positions 9 through 11 describe the functional category of equipment or work center that is contained in a structure. Equipment categories, including central office switching and ancillary equipment or non-switching or access terminations, are associated with a building or network site for purposes of maintaining equipment inventories and for identifying facility and circuit terminations and nodal locations  (3 alpha/numeric characters).

NOTE 2: PRILOC denotes the first location of a ring segment which could either be a central office node or customer node.

VALID ENTRIES:

PREFIX

FOLLOWED BY

DESCRIPTION

C

CLLI code

Used if PRILOC is a provider central office node

E

 Blanks

Used if PRILOC is a customer node entered in the EUNAME field on the SALI Form.

NOTE 1: Valid CLLI Codes are outlined in Telcordia Technologies practice BR 795-(100-186)-100.

NOTE 2: When an “E” is entered in this field, the pre-assigned CLLI Code should be entered in the SPOT (PRILOC) field.

NOTE 3: If the PRILOC is a carrier name and the customer node is an ACTL, the ACTL CLLI Code should be entered in the SPOT (PRILOC) field.

USAGE: This field is conditional.

NOTE 1: Required when the ACT field on the ASR Form is “N” or “C” and the ACTL field on the ASR Form is not populated.

NOTE 2: Prohibited when the ACTL field on the ASR Form is populated.

NOTE 3: Otherwise optional.

DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 12 alpha/numeric characters

EXAMPLES: C M I L N T N M A W 0 1 E