SMSC Short Message Service Center

With the continuing growth and success of SMS traffic worldwide the SVI-SMSC Short Message Service Center can offer operators with existing SS7 interconnects the ability to maximise their revenue by directly offering SMS services.

Overview

Functionality

Specifications

Functionality

The SVI_SMSC Short Message Service Centre is supplied as standard with a rich set of operating features:-

Operation, Administration & Maintenance (OA&M) Interface	Comprehensive user interface providing local and remote control for all aspects of maintenance, configuration, monitoring of resources, logging, reporting, and SNMP …more +
High Availability	Carrier Grade, 1+1 Dual Plane worker/standby redundancy …more +
Security	Integrated firewall, password protected user access, SSH …more +

SMSC Features

Store and Forward

Standard internal storage of SMS messages until delivery possible

First Delivery Attempt - FDA

Immediate delivery of messages without relying on the SMSC’s inherent Store and Forward technology and capacity. Significantly increases the efficiency of message traffic within the network and reduces traffic load on the SMSC.

Flow Control

Flexible Routing
Message Prioritisation, Retry, Filtering, Throttling

High Availability

Database clustering / mirroring on SMSC-Core
SS7 Dual Plane Redundancy 1 + 1 Worker-Standby model on SVI-SMSG Gateway

Billing

Detailed CDRs / MDRs produced in flexible format by exporting from SQL database

Open Database Architecture

Based on Squire Technologies open database technology provides clients a comprehensive API into the SVI-Core allowing clients to configure SMS routing to match their business logic

SMSC Flow Control

Optimised handling of SMS traffic via “Flow Control” insuring high traffic rates and optimised message flow during message spikes / bursts

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SMSC Optimised Flow Control

Internal Flow Control

Optimises SMS message delivery throughout SVI-SMSC via “leaky bucket” algorithms
Insures high traffic rates and optimum message flow during “message spikes”
Configurable Queue sizes

Message Prioritisation

Priorities set against ESME interface, and at individual message level
Fully configurable using the open database API allowing clients to configure own message priorities according to unique business logic

Flexible Routing

Configurable routing based on sent/sender id /ESME / SS7 routes etc ...
Allowing clients to build routing tables to match their business logic – Least Cost Routing, Time of day routing etc

Retries

Flexible retry mechanism based on error code
Configurable retry timers
Configurable multiple retry profiles

Throttling

Dynamically configure the number of SMS messages to be processed

Filtering

Messages filtered against black list / white lists
Can be configured to filter against SMS content, MAP, MTP and SCCP level through the open Database API

Operation, Administration and Maintenance (OA&M)

Web based GUI

The globally deployed SVI platform empowers its users with an advanced level of expertise and functionality.
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Building upon the SVI command line interface the web based GUI brings the user powerful tools to manage system resources, ensuring swift new user adoption and delivering a real-time OA&M, offering:-

Dashboard interface
Wizard library
Customisation - via XML
Secure multi-user features
Extensive help resources
Compatibility with the entire SVI range

Configuration

Real time system setup, onboard resource and call routing management

Monitoring

Comprehensive statistical service monitoring and system status tool

Debugging

Rapid tracing, diagnosing and CDR analysis compatible with Wireshark and Ethereal

Command Line Interface

OA&M
Expert user tools accessed through wide vocabulary of command line queries via high speed MMI interface.

Configuration

High speed real time configuration
Full 'secure' remote access

Administration

Low Level MMI Interface
Full onboard database inspection and control
Real time resource status display
Controlling system recourses

Maintenance

Configurable logfiles, capturing all aspects of system performance
Compatible with Wireshark and Ethereal for full graphical protocol traces

Performance

Extensive onboard CDRs and statistics generation
Call minutes, ASR, PDD, ACD, etc
Resource Statistics
Trap Reports

Network Monitoring

Trap capture
Statistic monitoring, graphing and alarming

High Availability

Provides a High Availability solution with no single point of failure
SMSC Core operates multiple database backups with Database Clustering technology
SVI-SMSG Gateways provide Dual Plane SS7 Redundancy