Working group for technical and operational questions of numbering and network interconnection
The working group for technical and operational questions of numbering and network interconnection ( AKNN ) is an industry body of telecommunications companies in Germany.
History and composition
The AKNN met for the first time in 1997 against the background of the liberalization of the German telecommunications market .
Members of the AKNN entitled to vote are operators of public telecommunications networks. In addition, manufacturers of hardware and software for the telecommunications industry and the Federal Network Agency are also represented in the AKNN.
Purpose and way of working
The AKNN develops and approves specifications for the German telecommunications market that apply to all providers and manufacturers. One focus here is the operation and processes in the fixed network, where coordinated action by the company is necessary. The members form sub-working groups for the respective specialist topics.
The topics dealt with by the working group include:
- Processes for changing providers and transferring phone numbers in the fixed network
- Exchange of porting data
- Access to the subscriber line
- Composition and signaling
- Billing between network and value-added service providers
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Speech for the 10th anniversary of the AKNN by Dr. Iris Henseler-Unger (Vice President of the Federal Network Agency) from February 12, 2007 (p. 2)
- ↑ List of members , accessed on June 27, 2015
- ↑ Rules of Procedure of the Working Group, Section 2 , accessed on June 27, 2015
- ↑ Structure and design of the number range for local network numbers, here: Application of the porting data exchange procedure (p. 17) ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Federal Network Agency, accessed on June 27, 2015