This is exactly what I meant when asking regadring the direct delivery of the message On 12 April 2006 14:04, Steve Kennedy wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 10:54:50AM +0500, Anton wrote: > > Does anyone know is it possible, using SS7 protocol (or > > any other actually) to send a message DIRECTLY to a > > mobile subscriber, avoiding contact with mobile > > operator's SMS centre? For example operator's SMSC is > > too busy and SMS message sometimes stays in a queue for > > hours before getting delivered. So that would not be > > suitable for notifying about emergency cases via SMS > > for example. > > When a phone initiates an SMS (MO) it tries to establish > a direct connection to another device, it will initiate > an HLR look-up etc, and if it cant deliver to the final > device it will go to the destination user's SMSC for > later delivery. > > For fixed networks, there's usually a connection into an > SMSC, which will then deliver into a phone on it's own > network or try a phone on another network and if not it > get's queued into the other networks SMSC. > > Steve
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