INTER-OPERATOR SMS FLOW

The above fig illustrates the scenario where sms originates from GSM network and deliverd to different GSM network.

ACK

MS ORIGINATES SMS NOW MSC A FORWARDS THE PACKET TO SMSC-A THROUGH MO-FORWARD-SM MESSAGE FOR ROUTING IT USES SCCP CALLING ADDRESS: GT OF MSC AND SCCP CALLED ADDRESS

GT OF SMSC(SERVICE CENTRE ADDRESS) MO-FORWARD-SM MESSAGE CONTAINS: SMS, A NUMBER, B NUMBER, SC ADDRESS SMSC AFTER CHECKING BASIC AUTHENTICATION, RESPONDS WITH MO-FORWARD-SM-

ONCE THIS ACK REACHES TO HANDSET, ORIGINATOR KNOWS THAT HIS MESSAGES HAS

BEEN DELIVERED INTO THE SMSC SMSC NEEDS TO KNOW THE SUBSCRIBER B LOCATION TO ROUTE THE SMS TO B NUMBER. SO IT DOES SRI (SEND ROUTING INFORMATION) QUERY . SO SMSC WILL CONNECT TO HLR DIRECTLY OR WILL GIVE TO THE GATEWAY MSC TO SEND

THE SRI QUERY TO B PARTY NETWORK. FOR ROUTING WE USE SCCP CALLING ADDRESS: UNIQUE GT OF SMSC AND SCCP CALLED

ADDRESS: SUBSCRIBER NUMBER + SSN 6 B PARTY HLR AFTER RECEIVES THE SRI QUERY , IT RESPONDS BACK WITH THE SRI-ACK.

FOR ROUTING PURPOSE SCCP CALLING ADDRESS: GT OF HLR AND SCCP CALLED

ADDRESS: UNIQUE GT OF SMSC IS USED ONCE THE LOCATION AND AVAILABILITY OF B PARTY IS KN OWN THROUGH SRI-ACK . SMSC NEEDS TO FORWARD THE SMS TO MSC/VLR-B. MT-FSM(MT-FORWARD-SM) SCCP CALLING ADDRESS: GT OF SMSC AND SCCP CALLED ADDRESS: GT OF NODE WHICH

SMSC HAS RECEIVED IN SRI-ACK IS USED FOR ROUTING REMOTE MSC/VLR WILL RESPOND BACK (MT-FSM-ACK) USING SCCP CALLING ADDRESS:

GT OF MSC/VLR AND SCCP CALLED ADDRESS: GT OF SMSC RESPONSE MESSAGE HAS INFORMATION ABOUT SUCCESS/FAILURE OF SMS TO B PARTY

NUMBER.