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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2009
Jay Bhatt, Naperville, IL (US);
Yigang Cai, Naperville, IL (US);
Alan Curtis, Granville, OH (US);
Russell Morgan, Westerville, OH (US);
Gyan Shanker, Naperville, IL (US);
Jay Bhatt, Naperville, IL (US);
Yigang Cai, Naperville, IL (US);
Alan Curtis, Granville, OH (US);
Russell Morgan, Westerville, OH (US);
Gyan Shanker, Naperville, IL (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Broadband messaging gateways, SMS-C's, and associated methods are disclosed that attempt to deliver SMS messages over a broadband data network as opposed to a voice network. When a mobile device sends a Mobile Originated (MO) SMS message, the mobile device sends the MO SMS message to a broadband data network instead of the voice network. The broadband data network then routes the MO SMS message to the appropriate SMS-C. When an SMS-C receives a Mobile Terminated (MT) SMS message destined for a mobile device, the SMS-C forwards the MT SMS message to the broadband data network instead of the voice network. Thus, SMS messages are offloaded from the voice network to the broadband data network.