Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) R2.

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Overview

Chapter 1
Introduction
 What Is a Multimedia Message?

A Multimedia Message is a message which consists of one

or more media elements.
These elements can include any combination of:

Text @
Picture
Photo
Audio
Animation
 How Does It Work (Basic) ?
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+353879879016 Network
PUSH - “here it is” 8
“go get message” 5 From
From + + 353879879016
353879879016
To: +
SMS - Push Notification 4 Message:
There is an Message
Have you for
ever seen
available you . an
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Do you want this?
liketo:
Message: Read it later
Have you ever Read Now
seen an instructor
like this? 6
1

7
2
3 Telephone
SMS-C +353872506755
Send Message
To
+353872506755

MMC
MMS Message Flow - Overview
MMC

HTTP PAP

WAPGW PPG
WAP-209 SMPP

WSP
SMS-C
Push OTA
MAP
Originator
Receiver
Mobile Network
WAP Push – message flow
Push Code 1001
1
WGP 2

5
PPG

6
Push Initiator
3 4 (Delivery Initiator)

7 Push Code 1000

SMS-C
 Orig Orig MMS MM Message
MMS Client Proxy-Relay Recipient

Sending of message

Interactions occurring beyond MMSM

are not in this document's scope

(Specified in WAP) (Specified in 3GPP)

MM Message Target MMS Target
Originator Proxy-Relay MMS Client

Interactions occurring beyond MMSM

are not in this document's scope

Immediate retrieval
of message

Interactions occurring beyond MMSM

are not in this document's scope

(Specified in 3GPP) (Specified in WAP)

MM Message Target MMS Target
Originator Proxy-Relay MMS Client

Interactions occurring beyond MMSM

are not in this document's scope

Delayed retrieval Time Passes

of message

Interactions occurring beyond MMSM

are not in this document's scope

(Specified in 3GPP) (Specified in WAP)

MMS Message Structure

Message Header

Message Body

Presentation

Image

Text

Audio
 9
10
5
Mobile WGP/ Mobile 12
Network PPG Network
13
1

MO - MT 1 5 10 13
9 12
Same Operator

2 MMC
MMCRelay
Relay

4 6 7 11 3 8

User
User
Server
Server Directory
Directory
 MO-MT - Different Operators
16
17
5 Mobile
Network 19
Mobile
1 20
Network 16 17 19
20
1
5 WGP/
PPG
WGP/
PPG DNS/ DNS/
HLR 16 17 19 20 HLR
1 9
5

11
2 MMC Relay MMC Relay
SMTP:
MSISDN@MMS.Operator B.com
4 6 7 10 3 8 12 13 14 18 15

Server
Server User Server
Server User
User
User Directory
Directory
Directory Directory

Operator A Operator B
 MO – e-mail

5
Mobile WGP/
Network PPG

1 5

2 MMC
MMCRelay
Relay 9

MTA
4 6 7 8 3

User
User
Server
Server Directory
Directory
 e-mail - MT
8
9
WGP/ Mobile 11
PPG Network
12

9 12
8 11

White List
2 MMC
MMCRelay
Relay
smtp.ericsson.com
smtp.yahoo.com
3 smtp.somecompany.com

4 5 6 10 7
1

User
User
Server
Server Directory
Directory

SMTP domain:
smtp.somecompany.com
 VASP - MT
9
10
WGP/ Mobile 12
PPG Network
13

10 13
9 12

2
MMC
MMCRelay
Relay

4 6 7 11 3 8
5

User
User
Server
Server Directory
Directory

VASP
Application Server
 MO - VASP

5
WGP/
PPG

1 5

2
MMC
MMCRelay
Relay

11

4 6 7 9 3 8
10

User
User
Server
Server Directory
Directory

VASP
Application Server
MMS Message Sent to a Legacy User

MMS message received...

Call customer care at *33 to
upgrade to MMS.
Experience Multimedia NOW!
View on WAP or PC from:
www.mmcp.operDomain/?m=74971
 MMCP for WAP Terminal

2
MMCP
4 5
3 Notification SMSC
MM. 1
MMC 8
MO,
E-mail, 9 7 6
VASP Retrieval WAP
GWY
10 12 13
11

MMP

17
 MMCP for SMS Terminal & Web Access

2
MMCP
4 5
3 Notification
Notification SMSC
MM. 1
MMC 7
MO,
E-mail, 8 6
VASP Retrieval
Retrieval

9 11

10 6
WWW

MMP 11

18
 MO, MT when roaming

‘Foreign’ GGSN
Home GGSN
PLMN PLMN WGP

SGSN
SGSN MMC

Home
Roaming
Subscriber
Subscriber
MMC Software Structure

Component Component Component

Sub
System Sub
Sub System
System

MMSOE

JAVA

SOLARIS
 Message State Codes

State Description
• 7= Notify
• 8= Pending
• 17 = Deferred
• 21 = Complete/Expired/Rejected