TSR Data Sheet

TSR-MO Data Sheet

TSR-MT Data Sheet

The Sevis TSR is an integrated OEM solution that delivers all this and more in one of the most versatile SMS routing solutions on the market.  Using innovative technology, the TSR provides SMS equipment vendors and application developers alike with an easy to integrate solution for building short message networks and deploying high-volume, bursty messaging applications by offloading SMS traffic from the existing signaling network.  Carriers can turn up new, revenue-generating services without costly MSC, STP, and SMSC upgrades by offloading traffic at the “A” interface.  This drastically reduces the cost per SMS message thereby reducing the barriers to introducing new services such as televoting and sports results.

TSR can be configured to support only SMS MOs via the TSR-MO or it can support only SMS MTs via the TSR-MT.

Unique to the TSR, it can be deployed on the “A” interface between the MSC and the base station controller (BSC). This exclusive TSR capability eliminates the processing burden of mass SMS traffic on the MSC. It provides complete SS7/C7 network (MSC, STP, and SMSC) bypass allowing operators to truly increase messaging capacity independent of existing SS7 and SMS infrastructure. “A” interface offload and routing gives carriers 3G transport for the delivery of 2G data traffic.

Current mass SMS routing technologies are only partial solutions. STP and MSC capacity upgrades are still required to cope with the additional traffic load, and in many cases SMSC upgrades are required as well. The TSR provides true network bypass with an intelligent SMS overlay network eliminating the capacity constraints of the MSC, STP, and the SMSC.  SMS MOs and MTs are offloaded transparently—without a point code—at the network edge, either via SS7/C7 or via the “A” interface between the MSC and BSC. Carriers can now cost-effectively support the significant growth of SMS and F-SMS traffic by increasing messaging capacity independently of the existing MSC, STP, and SMSC core infrastructure.  

The TSR uses a multilayer routing engine at the edge of the network to intelligently route incoming SMS MO traffic directly to any destination.  Person-to-application and person-to-person traffic can be routed directly to an application, SMS messaging gateway/hub, another SMS router, or an SMSC.  The TSR also provides transparent SS7/C7 access for rapidly sending high volumes of application originated SMS traffic directly to destination handsets.  With the TSR, delivery of an SMS MT bypasses the MSC, STP, and SMSC.  The TSR complements existing SMS equipment by enabling complete bypass of the core network, routing MOs before the MSC and delivering MTs after the MSC.

The TSR is based on Sevis’s Signaling ASE® Platform, a standards-based, carrier-grade SS7/C7 network node. It  does not require a point code which eliminates network re-engineering allowing for rapid system deployment across 2G or 3G networks as well as GSM, TDMA, or CDMA networks. Scalability is achieved by clustering additional platforms together, made easy by the platform’s transparency. The platform’s fault-handling architecture does not impact SS7/C7 link integrity and always allows messages to flow regardless of platform status.  

Centralized integration, provisioning, and management of the Sevis TSR is provided via the TSR Controller.  The controller supports the necessary interfaces for seamless integration with existing management systems.  Multiple northbound interfaces are supported enabling a centralized access point for integrating TSR components into a variety of OEM partner and/or carrier environments.  The SOAP/XML interface provides integration of TSR provisioning while the SNMP interface allows forwarding of faults to other management systems.