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System and method for performing throttle control in a SMPP gateway

  • US 6,975,876 B1
  • Filed: 11/17/2000
  • Issued: 12/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of controlling a message sent from a message source to a message receiving device using a gateway, the method comprising;

  • transmitting a data unit associated with the message from the message source to the gateway;

    determining whether the message source has exceeded a threshold value of a number of messages sent from the message source, the threshold being independent of the aggregate number of messages being sent to the gateway;

    transmitting a response signal from the gateway to the message source indicating an error if the message source has exceeded the threshold value; and

    logging in the gateway all events associated with determining whether the message source has exceeded the threshold value, including logging the time, message source subject to throttle control, number of messages rejected and throttle control limit.

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