Virtual network solution for SMS message exchange between GSM and ANSI (tia/eia 41) networks
First Claim
1. A system for exchanging a short message service (SMS) message between networks operating in accordance with different standards, comprising:
- an intermediary network system connected simultaneously to a first network operating in accordance with a first standard and a second network operating in accordance with a second standard, the intermediary comprising an intermediary gateway providing an SS7 interface on one side thereof and an IP interface on another side thereof, the intermediary gateway being in communication with a home location register (HLR), mobile switching center/visitor location register (MSC/VLR) and short message service center (SMSC) of the second network;
the intermediary gateway comprising an intermediary Location Register, an intermediary Transmitting Station, and an intermediary Receiving Station, each of which substantially emulate, respectively, HLR functionality, GSM SMSC functionality and MSC functionality,wherein the GSM SMSC functionality comprises sending appropriately timed acknowledgement messages to a GSM-compliant network when the SMS message is being exchanged with an ANSI-compliant network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for exchanging a short message service (SMS) message between networks operating in accordance with different standards. An intermediary system operates between a first network operating in accordance with a first standard and a second network operating in accordance with a second standard. A routing information request for an SMS message is received, at the intermediary, from the first network and the intermediary sends, in response to the routing information request, an acknowledgement message to the first network. The SMS message is thereafter received at the intermediary and an acknowledgement of receipt of the SMS message is generated in the intermediary and then sent to the first network. The SMS message is then sent from the intermediary to the second network. In a preferred embodiment, the intermediary is an entity distinct from the first and second networks, but operates as a virtual MSC from the perspective of the first and second networks.
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1. A system for exchanging a short message service (SMS) message between networks operating in accordance with different standards, comprising:
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an intermediary network system connected simultaneously to a first network operating in accordance with a first standard and a second network operating in accordance with a second standard, the intermediary comprising an intermediary gateway providing an SS7 interface on one side thereof and an IP interface on another side thereof, the intermediary gateway being in communication with a home location register (HLR), mobile switching center/visitor location register (MSC/VLR) and short message service center (SMSC) of the second network;
the intermediary gateway comprising an intermediary Location Register, an intermediary Transmitting Station, and an intermediary Receiving Station, each of which substantially emulate, respectively, HLR functionality, GSM SMSC functionality and MSC functionality,wherein the GSM SMSC functionality comprises sending appropriately timed acknowledgement messages to a GSM-compliant network when the SMS message is being exchanged with an ANSI-compliant network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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