Over GSM network, USSD works over the signalling layer (same as SMS) to maintain a session-based dialogue with the mobile user. The USSD gateway works on menu-based ladder to let the user traverse through the options and choose the one he requires. Backend programming can be anything, liek triggering and SMS or WAP push or some web service on behalf of the user. Most USSD gateways have the support of SMPP, so you can connect and exchange data with them via kannel, and subsequently your application behind kannel. The gateway needs some configuration to enable your application to send menus as well, instead of storing them over USSD gateway; which basically gives you more freedom to change the structure. Since this is getting off-course for the topic of kannel here (having said that kannel cannot work as USSD gateway), please email me separately for further pusuance on this. On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Christopher Burke < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I'd also be very interested in this. :) > > Kind Regards, > > Chris > > On 29/07/12 21:34, Joseph Koech wrote: > > Hey, > As a newbie in USSD stuff that has caught my interest, mind explaining > further like you do to a 2 year old? I know just a bit about USSD and how > it works but haven't really worked with it in real world apps. How do I get > started? Any simulators around? > > Regards, > Kowech. > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:44 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Towards the GSM network? No. >> >> You can howeve use it to run USSD apps, if there is an existing USSD >> gateway in the GSM network, to whom you can integrate kannel. >> >> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Vijay kumar Dadhich < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello Friends, >>> >>> can we use kannel as USSD gateway ? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks & Regards, >>> >>> -Vijay Kumar Dadhich >>> Entrepreneur >>> >>> >> > > -- > *Christopher Burke* > Development Team Leader / Software Engineer > http://simulity.com > Mobile: +44 7590 571 833 > Skype:krslynx > NOTICE: This message contains privileged & confidential information > intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the > intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that you must > not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have > received this message in error, please notify Simulity Labs immediately. > Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender > except where the sender specifically states them to be the view of Simulity > Labs >
