We tested kannel with 120 sms/sec, the max limit our provider opened for us. we are directly connected with one smsc only. I think we can achieve more.
On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Alvaro Cornejo <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi > > You can get a direct link to your carrier; but due to costs, you will > need a high volume per month to be cost effective; Also, you will need > to have one link per carrier since normally carriers will not forward > sms into their SMPP links to another carrier. They will do if usinf a > sim card (long code) > > An option would be to work with an agregator. > > You dont need to have any special multitheading for connect kannel to > several modems/links; kannel will doit for you, You only need to > define as much SMSC's in its configuration as yu need/have. As stated > below; I do have over 30 links with one bearerbox; > > It is however possible to split your traffic between several kannel > instances/boxes. > > Regards > > Alvaro > > > > |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > Envíe y Reciba Datos y mensajes de Texto (SMS) hacia y desde cualquier > celular y Nextel > en el Perú, México y en mas de 180 paises. Use aplicaciones 2 vias via > SMS y GPRS online > Visitenos en www.perusms.NET www.smsglobal.com.mx y > www.pravcom.com > > > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:52 PM, C. Savinovich > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you very much Alvaro, excuse these 2 dumb questions: > > > > 1) If the carrier provides you with a contract, why can't they just > provide > > you with an API and receive a text file, or a web service access, or even > a > > dedicated T1, or anything that will take seconds to transfer all the > > messages directly into the carrier's network? isn't it a better idea than > > using 20 modems? > > > > 2) I have seen people having to employ sophisticated multi-threading to > > handle 20 modems at the same time, granted, in .net... If I use > > Linux/Kannel, will all I need is one Kannel session, with Linux handling > all > > the multi-tasking?, or should I have to setup 20 concurrent Kannel > > instances? > > > > Many thanks > > C. Savinovich > > > > > > > > On December 6, 2010 at 2:29 PM Alvaro Cornejo <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> > >> The real throughput will depend on MANY factors so it is diffcult to > >> give you a number; but in general, the bottle neck is -using a medium > >> hardware- the carrier. > >> > >> We have over 30 "SMSC" connected to my kannel box. AT, SMPP, Http, > >> agregators, propietary ones, etc with no problems. We do have over 20 > >> modems connected to a single kannel machine through some terminal > >> servers. The troughput of them is in average of 480-500sms/hr > >> > >> We do have special plans with the carriers to send high volume of sms > >> through them, so we have no problems with the carriers blocking the > >> sims. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Alvaro > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > >> Envíe y Reciba Datos y mensajes de Texto (SMS) hacia y desde cualquier > >> celular y Nextel > >> en el Perú, México y en mas de 180 paises. Use aplicaciones 2 vias via > >> SMS y GPRS online > >> Visitenos en www.perusms.NET www.smsglobal.com.mx y > >> www.pravcom.com > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 11:56 AM, C. Savinovich > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hello everyone, I have used Kannel before, but I still considered > myself > >> > a > >> > newbie since I have not deployed a system that would really send > >> > thousands > >> > of messages per day. I have set systems with tops 2 USB modems. I > have > >> > a > >> > few questions, and will really appreciate if someone can help with > this > >> > very > >> > crucial information. The goal is to setup a system with capacity of > ten > >> > thousand messages per day. > >> > > >> > 1) I find it hard to believe this is done by connecting 10 sms modems > to > >> > the > >> > USB ports of a linux server. I even can not conceive of being able to > >> > buy a > >> > $30 unlimited text messaging account, and send through it, one text > >> > message > >> > every 30 seconds 24/7 without a carrier blocking the chip. Besides, > the > >> > whole idea of working with literally a row of wireless modems in a > colo > >> > is > >> > so prone to failure (chips having to be replaced, all the time, etc), > >> > that I > >> > can only think that the way this is done at massive scale, is via a > >> > direct > >> > API connection to the cellular carrier. Of course there is option of > >> > the > >> > third party provider, but I wouldn't be using kannel, nor asking these > >> > questions if I wanted to use a third party provider. > >> > - How is this done in real life? > >> > - what is the maximum capacity of a Kannel server? > >> > - how many modems can in reality be placed in the same server?... > >> > - Is linux enough to handle the multi-processing, or will I have to > >> > write a > >> > real multi-threading application in house? > >> > > >> > Thank you very much guys > >> > Chris Savinovich > >> > > > > > -- Regards, Abdul Basit | +92 32 1416 4196 | +92 30 0841 1445
