CIP  - Carrier A telecommunications company providing either local exchange service, interLATA service,or both Identification Parameter

Identifies a request for the CIP option which is used to carry the CIC of the carrier in the CCS7 call setup protocol (Initial Address Message) through the originating and subsequent networks.

VALID ENTRIES:

R = Remove

Y = Requested or existing

X =  Not requested

NOTE 1: A value of ‘R’ should be sent when removing a previously requested CIP option for the entire trunk Denotes a communications path connecting two switching systems in a network, used in the establishment of an end-to-end connection. group.

NOTE 2: A value of ‘Y’ should be sent when establishing or retaining the CIP option on a trunk group.

NOTE 3: A value of ‘X’ should be sent when the CIP option is not requested.

USAGE: This field is conditional.

NOTE 1: Required for CCS trunks when both the CC and the WST fields on the ASR Access Service Request Form are not populated and the CIC or ACIC field is populated, otherwise prohibited.

DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 1 alpha character

EXAMPLE: REF CIP

                      A    Y

                      B    Y

                      C    X

                       D   R