3 Definitions

23.1423GPPInterface and signalling flowRelease 17TSValue-added Services for SMS (VAS4SMS)

3.1 Definitions

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905 [x] and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905 [x].

Loop prevention indication: a indication set by VAS AS which indicates that a VAS service has been applied to generate this new message, e.g. message receipt, auto reply or message forwarding service. This indication is used by recipients VAS AS to check before also generating a new message to prevent loops.

Message transfer: this term is used for SM transfer between MS and SMS Node.

Delivery report: this term is used to deliver the status report of original SM between MS and SMS Node..

VAS check: this term is used for the SMS Node to inquire the VAS AS if the VAS of user has activated.

VAS check response: this term is used for the VAS AS to reply the result of VAS check.

Submit short message: this term is used for the VAS AS to submit a new message to the SMS Node.

Submit short message sesponse: this term is used for the SMS Node to acknowledge the submit short message from the VAS AS.

VAS delivery report: this term is used for the SMS Node to deliver status report of the short message from the VAS AS.

VAS submittal report: this term is used for the VAS AS to submit a general status report of the short message which generated by the VAS AS based on VAS delivery report.

Relay short message: this term is used to transfer the short message between SMS Nodes.

Delivery status notification: this term is used to deliver VAS submittal report between SMS Nodes.

NOTE: Relay short message and Delivery status notification are functionally equivalent to Message transfer and Delivery report respectively. Different naming is used to allow different mapping in stage 3 protocols