Hi,
As far as my understanding of Kannel SMS Gateway, it can not replace or act
as SMSC. Whereas it is simply acts as Gateway (Interface) between GSM
Network and IP Network. A simple architecture will be like shown below
SMS Apps -------> SMS Gateway -------> SMSC ------> MSC (GSM Network)
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GSM Mobile
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Hope this will be clear to u.
Shridhar Raju
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Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 3:08 PM
Subject: Can the Kannel Gateway operate as a standalone SMSC?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know whether the Kannel Gateway can act as a stand alone
SMSC?
>
> My understanding of the documentation is that the Gateway can communicate
with
> SMSCs using a variety of SMPP protocols, that it can communicate with a
Fake
> SMSC
> or it can use a phone as an SMSC - however all these interactions seem to
be via
> the Wap Gateway.
>
> What I am looking for is to install a stand alone SMSC which talks SMPP
out the
> front and
> to a GSM mobile to send the SMS messages out the back i.e
>
> SMPP AT Commands
GSM
> SMS
> application ----------> SMSC --------------> GSM
Mobile ---------------> GSM
> Mobile
>
>
> Can someone clarify whether the Gateway can operate in this mode.
>
> Many thanks,
> David Freer.
>
>
>
