Re: load balancing can Kannel do it

you basically define two smsc's with the same SMSC-id and you should  
be done

On 08.05.2007, at 19:22, Hillel wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We have a SMSC provider that wants us to load balance so the  
> diagram will
> look like:
>
> Sending SMSs:
> Kannel  ---Bind to Gateway1-----> Gateway1 ----connect to SMSC----- 
> > SMSC
>         ---Bind to Gateway2-----> Gateway2 ----connect to SMSC----->
>
> For Incoming SMSs and delivery receipts:
>
> Kannel  <---Bind to Kannel----- Gateway1 <----connect to  
> Gateway1----- SMSC
>         <---Bind to Kannel----- Gateway2 <----connect to Gateway2  
> -----
>
>> From Gateway 1 and Gateway 2 we can send SMSs at 10 SMSs/sec per  
>> Gateway.
> For SMSs going out, we must send via both Gateway1 and Gateway2 to  
> get 20
> SMSs/sec.
> If either of the gateways go down the other must get the full  
> amount of the
> SMSs and throttle at 10 SMS/sec.
>
> For delivery receipts they can come back via either Gateway.
> For Incoming SMSs they can come back via either Gateway.
>
>
> 1. For Sending SMSs is there any way to get Kannel to do the load  
> balancing
> or must one add a patch to CVS?
>
> For incoming SMSs we would like to use the setup:
> group = smsbox-route
> smsbox-id = smsc_provider
> smsc-id = "Gateway1;Gateway2"
>
> 2. Will this work for delivery receipts so that they can come back  
> with
> either Gateway1 or Gateway2.? (I assume this will work for incoming  
> SMSs as
> this is described
> via the Kannel CVS website.)
>
> Thanks, any ideas on how to setup load-balancing (or if it can be  
> done)
> appreciated
>
>



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