Re: GSM 03.38 packed data in SMPP messages

On Thu, Dec 25, 2003 at 01:42:42PM +0200, Oded Arbel wrote:
> > Are such 
> > SMSC's that send text data packed as per GSM 03.38 common? 
> 
> you have to do this for GSM modems as they speak directly "on the wire". all 
> SMPP SMSCs I've talked with do this for you so you don't need to worry about 
> it.
> 

The SMPP SMSC made by ZTE (http://www.zte.com.cn) apparently sends and
expects to receive GSM SMS text packed in that way, oddly enough. Does
SMPP 3.3/3.4 say that it should be received unpacked or packed?  Don't
have the specs on hand...