Information Interchange - Structure and Coded Representation of National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) Codes for the North American Telecommunications System
Scope Purpose The Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) codes for national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) enables NS/EP organizations to receive priority treatment for vital voice and data circuits or other telecommunications services. These codes@ when provided@ require and authorize service providers to provision and restore certain services@ which have been designated most critical to NS/EP. Services being requested for provisioning or restoration shall have full attention and priority over non-TSP service requests. The TSP System and procedures apply to give priority treatment to the following telecommunication services: Common carrier services which are interstate and foreign telecommunications services; Common carrier services which are intrastate telecommunications services inseparable from interstate or foreign telecommunications services@ and intrastate telecommunications services to which TSP priority levels are assigned; and Services@ which are provided by government and/or non-common carriers and are interconnected to common carrier services@ assigned TSP priority levels. This standard establishes the specifications@ characteristics@ and values of the NS/EPTelecommunications Service Priority code used by the NS/EP TSP and telecommunication service vendors providing NS/EP services.