SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHORT MESSAGE DELIVERY BETWEEN GSM AND TDMA NETWORKS

摘要

A method and apparatus for interconnecting a first network (10) using a first SMS message protocol and a second network (15) using a second SMS message protocol to enable SMS message transmissions between the first and second networks. A node (20) interconnects the first and second networks and is configured to receive SMS message from each of the networks. The node (20) includes a module (25) responsive to the receipt of SMS messages (65, 135) from the first and second networks to extract SMS data from the SMS message (65, 135) in a first format and format the extracted SMS data into a second SMS message (75, 145) for the other network in a different format. The reformatted message (75, 145) is then transmitted to the other network.