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Table Of Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................
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1.1 Scope Of This Document .....................................................
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1.2 Glossary ...................................................................
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1.3 References .................................................................
.............................................14
1.4 SMPP Overview ..............................................................
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1.4.1 Protocol Versions ........................................................
.....................................17
1.4.2 Supported Cellular Technologies...........................................
..........................18

1.4.3 Typical Applications of SMPP .............................................

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1.4.4 SMPP Sessions ............................................................
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1.4.5 Protocol Operations and PDUs..............................................
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1.4.5.1 Session Management Operations ..........................................
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1.4.5.2 Message Submission Operations...........................................
..................22
1.4.5.3 Message Delivery Operations.............................................
......................23
1.4.5.4 Message Broadcast Operations ...........................................
....................23
1.4.5.5 Anciliary Submission Operations.........................................
.....................23
1.4.5.6 Anciliary Broadcast Operations .........................................
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2 SMPP Sessions ................................................................
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2.1 Application Layer Communication.............................................
..............................25
2.2 Establishing a SMPP Session.................................................
................................26
2.3 Session States .............................................................
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2.3.1 Open......................................................................
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2.3.2 Bound_TX .................................................................
.......................................26
2.3.3 Bound_RX..................................................................
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2.3.4 Bound_TRX.................................................................
.....................................27
2.3.5 Unbound...................................................................
........................................28
2.3.6 Closed ...................................................................
...........................................28
2.3.7 Outbound .................................................................
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2.4 Operation Matrix............................................................
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2.5 Sample Sessions.............................................................
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2.5.1 Example Transmitter Session ..............................................
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2.5.2 Example Receiver Session .................................................
.............................32
2.5.3 Example Transceiver Session ..............................................
...........................33
2.5.4 Example Transmitter Session (Cell Broadcast Entity).......................
..............34
2.5.5 Example Outbind Session...................................................
.............................35
2.6 PDU Sequencing..............................................................
.......................................36
2.6.1 The PDU Sequence Number ..................................................
.........................36
2.6.2 Why use Monotonically Increasing Sequence numbers?........................
........37

2.6.3 Sequence Numbers Across Sessions .........................................

....................37
2.6.4 Synchronous Vs. Asynchronous..............................................
........................37
2.6.5 Why Asynchronous? ........................................................
................................39
2.7 Session Timers..............................................................
..........................................40
2.8 Error Handling .............................................................
............................................41
2.8.1 Handling Connection Failure...............................................
.............................41
2.8.2 Operation Failure ........................................................
.....................................42
2.9 Flow Control and Congestion Avoidance.......................................
.........................43
2.10 Session Security and Encryption............................................
.............................44
2.10.1 Leased Lines.............................................................
.......................................45
2.10.2 Secure Transport Layer ..................................................
.................................45
2.10.3 Secure VPN ..............................................................
.......................................45
2.10.4 Secure Tunnel............................................................
......................................46
2.11 Forward and Backward Compatibility.........................................
.........................47
2.11.1 Forward Compatibility ...................................................
...................................47
2.11.2 Backward Compatibility...................................................
.................................48
3 SMPP Parameter and PDU Format.................................................
...........................49
3.1 Parameter Type Definitions..................................................
...................................49
3.1.1 NULL Settings ............................................................
......................................51
3.1.2 SMPP Parameter Field Size Notation........................................
......................52