A SYSTEM FOR BRIDGING SMS AND IP MESSAGING

摘要

A system for delivering a message from a source User Equipment associated with a source Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network-Number (MSISDN) to a destination User Equipment associated with a destination Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network-Number (MSISDN) is disclosed. The message is an Internet Protocol (IP) message or a Short Message Service (SMS) message. The system comprises of a receiver configured for receiving the message from the source User Equipment. An Application Server is provided to be configured for allocating a Virtual Mobile Number for the message, wherein the Virtual Mobile Number comprises a combination of the source MSISDN and the destination MSISDN. A transmitter is provided to be configured for routing the message to the destination User Equipment using the Virtual Mobile Number.