Mobile Messaging Technologies and Services: SMS, EMS and MMS ...

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1.6.8 WTP Segmentation and Reassembly ...................... 25
1.6.9 OMA Digital Rights Management ....................... 27
2 Standardization ............................................... 29
2.1 Messaging Roadmap ....................................... 31
2.2 MMS Standards .......................................... 31
2.3 Third Generation Partnership Project ............................ 33
2.3.1 GPP Structure. .................................... 33
2.3.2 3GPP Specifications: Release, Phase, and Stage . ............ 35
2.3.3 3GPP Specifications: Numbering Scheme .................. 35
2.4 Third Generation Partnership Project 2 .......................... 37
2.5 GSM Association ......................................... 37
2.5.1 Working Groups. ................................... 38
2.5.2 Regional Groups ................................... 38
2.6 Internet Engineering Task Force ............................... 38
2.6.1 IETF Documents ................................... 39
2.6.2 Internet Standard Track .............................. 39
2.7 World Wide Web Consortium ................................. 40
2.8 WAP Forum ............................................. 41
2.9 Open Mobile Alliance ...................................... 42
2.9.1 OMA Organization. ................................. 43
2.9.2 OMA Specifications ................................. 44
2.9.3 Available Documents ................................ 45
2.10 Further Reading .......................................... 46
3 Short Message Service .......................................... 47
3.1 Service Description ........................................ 47
3.2 SMS Use Cases. .......................................... 48
3.2.1 Consumer Applications Based on SMS .................... 48
3.2.2 Corporate Applications Based on SMS. ................... 50
3.2.3 Operator Applications Based on SMS .................... 50
3.2.4 Value Chain of SMS-Based Applications. .................. 51
3.3 Architecture for GSM Networks ............................... 51
3.3.1 Short Message Entity ................................ 53
3.3.2 Service Center. .................................... 53
3.3.3 Email Gateway .................................... 54
3.4 SMS Basic Features. ....................................... 54
3.4.1 Message Submission and Delivery ....................... 54
3.4.2 Status Reports ..................................... 55
3.4.3 Reply Path ....................................... 55
3.4.4 Addressing Modes .................................. 55
3.4.5 Validity Period. .................................... 56
3.5 Technical Specification Synopsis ............................... 57
3.6 Protocol Layers. .......................................... 57
3.6.1 SMS Interworking Between Mobile Networks . . . ............ 58