Apparatus, and associated method, for supporting SMS messaging by way of an IP network
Apparatus, and an associated method, for communicating short message service content to a short message service center. The address of an IP-SM-GW (Internet Protocol-Short Message-Gateway) defined in the 3GPP TS 23.204 is provided to user equipment and used to address an SIP request that contains encapsulated SMS content. The address is stored at the mobile station at a storage element, such as at a SIM card, UICC, or management object. A SIP request generator accesses the storage element and uses the address as the address of the SIP request. The SIP request also includes SMS content, in encapsulation, therein.
1. Apparatus for facilitating communication of a message by way of a network having network entities comprising at least a short message service center, said apparatus comprising:
a session initiation protocol request generator to read from a storage element, on at least one of a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) or a UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card) of a mobile device, an identifier that identifies a short message service center and said session initiation protocol request generator configured to generate a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) Request addressed with the identifier and the SIP Request having a short message service content encapsulated therein wherein the identifier comprises one of:
a session initiation protocol uniform resource identifier, SIP URI, or
a telephone uniform resource identifier, TEL URI;
and the apparatus being arranged to send the SIP Request.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a transceiver to communicate an SMS message to the storage element, the SMS message comprising the identifier.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said identifier is received by way of an OTA (Over The Air) provisioning mechanism.
4. A method in a short message capable communication device for facilitating communication of a message originated at the communication device, said method comprising:
reading from a storage element, on at least one of a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) or a UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card) of a mobile device, an identifier, the identifier identifying a short message service center;
generating a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) Request addressed with the identifier, the SIP Request having a short message service content encapsulated therein; and
sending the SIP Request;
wherein the identifier comprises one of:
a session initiation protocol uniform resource identifier, SIP URI, or
a telephone uniform resource identifier, TEL URI.
5. The method of claim 4 further comprising communicating an SMS message to the storage element, the SMS message comprising the identifier.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein said identifier is received by way of an OTA (Over The Air) provisioning mechanism.