Handset to Now MMSC to VASP via MM7

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Dane Dwyer
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Username: Danedwyer

Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2006
Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 03:05 pm:   

Hello --

I have been looking through the discussion group and did not really see a post that fits the situation I'm trying to handle.

I have configured a handset via USB as an SMSC in NowSMS 2006. I have successfully sent MT SMS, MO SMS (which was routed successfully to an SMS User VASP) via SMPP, MT MMS via an MM7 VASP connection which was successfully downloaded by the handset.

I now want to get MO MMS working such that a handset can post an MO MMS message to the NowSMS MMSC, which will in turn deliver the message to an MM7 VASP user.

Here's my question: Is there an MM7 SDK that is known to be compatible with NowSMS delivery of MMS messages via MM7? I have tried one from Celtius and one from Huawei and these are not working for one reason or another.

Any ideas/thoughts/suggestions?

Regards,
Dane Dwyer
Bryce Norwood - NowSMS Support
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Username: Bryce

Post Number: 6090
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 03:44 pm:   

Hi Dane,

If you are using a phone as your modem, you won't be able to do this ... unless you configure your sending phone to use NowSMS as its MMSC.

Let me explain ...

When you use a phone as a modem, the MMS client on the phone always intercepts any received MMS messages, so they are not forwarded over the GSM/GPRS modem interface to NowSMS. You can use a phone as a modem for sending/receiving SMS (although some phones like Nokia Series 60 phones do not supporting receiving SMS via the GSM modem interface), and for sending MMS ... but not for receiving MMS.

So if you send an MMS to the phone number of phone that is connected to NowSMS ... the MMS client on that phone is going to receive the MMS message, not NowSMS.

(The only way around this is to use a dedicated GSM/GPRS modem device, instead of a phone, such as those from Wavecom, Multitech, Siemens MC35, Sierra Wireless Aircards etc.)

That said, you could configure a phone to use NowSMS as its MMSC instead of using the operator MMSC. I'd only recommend this for testing/development ... changing mobile phone settings for a mass audience is not practical.

These links have more information:

http://www.nowsms.com/howmmsworks.htm
http://www.nowsms.com/documentation/quickstartguide/Configure_the_MMSC.htm
http://www.nowsms.com/documentation/quickstartguide/Send_an_MMS_Message.htm
http://www.nowsms.com/documentation/quickstartguide/Configure_Mobile_Phone_Setti ngs.htm

If the phone is submitting directly to NowSMS as its MMSC, then you can define an "MMSC Routing" for your MM7 connection. You could make it so that either all messages go to that routing, or only certain phone numbers or short codes go to that routing.

I don't have any advice about SDKs.

Do note, however, that a typical MM7 SDK is going to expect that it is receiving MMS messages from an operator MMSC. Therefore, when configuring a connection to an SDK in NowSMS, the "MMSC Routing" should specify "To VASP (deliver format)" as the "Connection Type".

Some SDKs might have issues with the MMS version number and/or MM7 schema version that is used, or whether or not there is white space (primarily line breaks) in the MM7 XML.

-bn