Methods and systems for providing short message gateway functionality in a telecommunications network
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1. A short message gateway comprising:
- (a) an SS7 interface for sending and receiving SS7 messages via an SS7 network;
(b) an SMS gateway application operatively associated with the SS7 interface for receiving SS7 messages including short message payloads, for performing originating SMSC and short message peer-to-peer (SMPP) gateway functionality for converting the SS7 messages into SMPP messages including the short message payloads and determining mobile terminating short message service center (SMSC) addresses for the SMPP messages; and
(c) an SMPP interface operatively associated with the SMS gateway application for sending the SMPP messages to destination mobile terminating SMSCs.
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Abstract
A short message gateway may include signal transfer point (STP) functionality, mobile originating short message service center (SMSC) functionality, and short message delivery peer-to-peer (SMPP) gateway functionality. The short message gateway may receive an SS7 message including a short message payload. The short message gateway may formulate an SMPP message including the short message payload and access one or more internal address resolution and/or number portability databases to determine the destination address for the SMPP message. The short message gateway may then forward the SMPP message to its destination.
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1. A short message gateway comprising:
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(a) an SS7 interface for sending and receiving SS7 messages via an SS7 network; (b) an SMS gateway application operatively associated with the SS7 interface for receiving SS7 messages including short message payloads, for performing originating SMSC and short message peer-to-peer (SMPP) gateway functionality for converting the SS7 messages into SMPP messages including the short message payloads and determining mobile terminating short message service center (SMSC) addresses for the SMPP messages; and (c) an SMPP interface operatively associated with the SMS gateway application for sending the SMPP messages to destination mobile terminating SMSCs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A short message gateway comprising:
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(a) an SS7 interface for sending and receiving SS7 messages via an SS7 network; (b) an SMS gateway application operatively associated with the SS7 interface for receiving SS7 messages including short message payloads, for performing originating SMSC and SMPP gateway functionality for converting the SS7 messages into SMPP messages including the short message payloads and determining mobile terminating short message service center (SMSC) addresses for the SMPP messages; and (c) an SMPP interface operatively associated with the SMS gateway application for sending the SMPP messages to destination mobile terminating SMSCs, wherein the application engine module includes number portability translation functionality for performing number portability translations for received SS7 messages containing SMS payloads that are directed to ported mobile subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for communicating a short message payload to a destination, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving, at a short message gateway, an SS7-based message including a destination identifier and a short message payload; (b) at the short message gateway, resolving the destination identifier to a routable destination address; (c) formulating short message peer-to-peer (SMPP)-based message including the short message payload; and (d) transmitting the SMPP-based message from the short message gateway to the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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