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Virtual network solution for SMS message exchange between GSM and ANSI (TIA/EIA 41) networks

  • US 20070191003A1
  • Filed: 04/09/2007
  • Published: 08/16/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of exchanging a short message service (SMS) message between networks operating in accordance with different standards, comprising:

  • providing an intermediary system that operates between a first network operating in accordance with a first standard and a second network operating in accordance with a second standard;

    receiving, at the intermediary system, a routing request for an SMS message from the first network;

    sending, from the intermediary system in response to the routing request, an acknowledgement message to the first network;

    receiving the SMS message at the intermediary system;

    generating, in the intermediary system, an acknowledgement of receipt of the SMS message, and sending the acknowledgement of receipt to the first network; and

    sending the SMS message from the intermediary system to the second network, wherein the intermediary system is an entity distinct from the first and second networks.

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