Flow Control Center for Dynamic SMS Traffic Shunting
Solution Overview
Problem
Current SMS systems lack the ability to dynamically adjust traffic distribution based on the load conditions of individual SMS systems, leading to potential overburdening of backup systems during disaster recovery, which can impact reliability and stability.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a Flow Control Center (FCC) that connects with multiple SMS systems, allowing for the determination of optimal flow paths for short messages based on the operating conditions and load capacities of SMSCs and GIWs, enabling intelligent routing and redundant path management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If uniform traffic allocation is used during disaster recovery, then the backup system can receive all redirected messages, but the backup system may become overburdened and impact reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic traffic allocation by introducing a Flow Control Center (FCC) that monitors the load status of backup SMSCs in real-time and adjusts message routing accordingly. The FCC receives status information from SMSCs, determines optimal flow paths based on current load conditions, and dynamically redirects messages to balance traffic distribution, preventing any single backup system from becoming overburdened while maintaining SMS service continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where SMSCs periodically report their load status to the Flow Control Center. The FCC uses this feedback information to make informed routing decisions, selecting backup SMSCs with available capacity to receive redirected messages. This closed-loop feedback system ensures that traffic allocation is continuously optimized based on actual system conditions, preventing overload of backup systems.
2Reliability
If backup relation is established between SMS systems, then disaster recovery capability is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a Flow Control Center (FCC) as an intermediary component that manages the complexity of backup system coordination. The FCC acts as a central controller that receives status information from multiple SMSCs, determines optimal routing decisions, and coordinates traffic distribution among backup systems. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the complex routing logic, allowing individual SMSCs to focus on their core message processing functions without managing backup coordination themselves.
3Reliability
If traffic is redirected to backup GIW/SMSC, then signaling level disaster recovery is achieved, but the routing processing becomes excessively simple and cannot consider load conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static backup routing mechanism into a dynamic system by introducing the Flow Control Center that continuously monitors load conditions and adjusts routing decisions in real-time. The FCC receives status information from SMSCs and GIWs, evaluates current system state, and dynamically determines optimal flow paths for redirected messages. This dynamic approach allows the system to adapt traffic allocation to changing load conditions, preventing rigid routing from overwhelming specific backup nodes while maintaining reliable disaster recovery capabilities.
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AI summary
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed a method for shunting short messages, which is applicable to a networking comprising more than one SMS systems each having two corresponding devices, an SMSC and a GIW connected with the SMSC, respectively, wherein an FCC is arranged in the networking, and connected with each device in the networking. The method further includes: sending short messages to the FCC by a device in the networking when a peer device in the current short message path can not receive the short messages; determining a flow path of the short messages in the networking by the FCC after receiving the short messages, and sending the short messages via the flow path. Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed a system for shunting short messages. According to the solution of the embodiments of the present invention, the shunting of short messages within the networking can be achieved, and further the shunting can be performed according to the operating information of each device in the networking.