Re: splitting messages

On Donnerstag, August 21, 2003, at 06:46  Uhr, Arne K. Haaje wrote:

> torsdag 21. august 2003, 06:41, skrev Jeetendra Singh:
>> The reference number should not be confused with message id. A same
>> reference number in UDH of multiple short messages identify them as 
>> part of
>> same long message, so in such a case you will have same reference 
>> number in
>> all segments of a long message whereas every such segment shall be 
>> assigned
>> a unique message id.
>>
>> Also in this case, ETSI GSM Specs 3.40 clearly define that "Each
>> concatenated short message contains a reference number which together 
>> with
>> the originating address and Service Centre address allows the 
>> receiving
>> entity to discriminate between concatenated short messages sent from
>> different originating SMEs and/or SCs."
>>
>> Also I couldnt understand what purpose it would solve to send op logo 
>> with
>> different originators?
>
> Because of billing issues. We do this with the operator NetCom in 
> Norway. The
> price is set as the originator in the first message, the remaining 
> messages
> have originator=00.
>
> I made a private patch to Kannel that take care of this, and it really 
> does
> works fine. However, it may be Netcom changes the originator on their 
> side
> after sorting out the billing - just a thought.

The better way to do this is to send one text message as "you have been 
billed Euro xxxx" to charge and send the logo separately. This way you 
can also send the logo over a cheaper path
>
Andreas Fink
Global Networks Switzerland AG

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