iCore SMSC / MMSC

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Short Messaging Service Center (SMSC)

The SMSC can be purchased as a standalone system or can be fully integrated with other Core products. It provides simultaneous SMS operations for GSM, CDMA or UMTS wireless networks. It delivers full SMS services including:

Standard Services

• Mobile Originated (MO) and Mobile Terminated (MT) short messages
• All supported GSM text formats: 7 bit alphabet (default), 8 bit, and 16 bit encoding
• All supported CDMA encoding (ASCII)
• Message storage if recipient is unavailable
• Message delivery report
• Message forwarding and redelivery if recipient becomes available
• Standard SS7 MAP 1, 2, 3 for GSM MAP and ANSI-41 Rev A, B, C, D for CDMA
• ITU and ANSI low level MTP and SCCP support
• SIGTRAN Support
• Adapted to handle latency when satellites are used for network communications
• No additional equipment, devices, or external applications needed
• National and international messaging capabilities
• Message Waiting Notification support
• Log reports and Operational Measurements: Successful MOs, Successful MTs, Failed MOs, Failed MTs, Delivery Reports Generated, Re-attempts completed, SMPP Connection status, SS7 Connection status
• Fully configurable via a GUI client

Extended Features

• SMPP interface for a single or multi ESME destinations
• Gateway functionality (SMPP & SS7) to manage connections to one or more SMSCs for roaming networks. This will make it easy to switch between different roaming networks with message delivery problems.
• Provides balance notification to prepaid subscriber
• Custom Message Delivery to any subscriber
• SMSC Multiplexer / SMPP Server for message routing to networks without direct connection

Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC)

A powerful MMSC that will handle MMS operations for GSM, CDMA and 3G networks. This evolution of the SMSC delivers full services that include:

• Phone-to-Phone MMS (images, voice, and video)
• Application-to-Phone and Phone-to-Application MMS
• Supports both GSM, CDMA, and 3G networks
• Supports useful subscriber applications for media conversion and sharing
• User friendly Web Interface for OA&M
• MMS Gateway to interface with other MMSCs over GPRS and 1x/EV-DO
• IETF and 3GPP standards are applied
• Support for interfaces for Cellular Carrier Interconnections (MM4)
• Support for interfaces for Value Added Service providers (MM7)
• Support for Messaging Service Control (MM10)
• Support for Digital Rights Management (DRM)