Patent ID: 9462086
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method to provide SMS over SGs via an SGs application part (AP) gateway, comprising: receiving a short message service (SMS) message over an SGs interface, from a mobile management entity (MME) in a long term evolution (LTE) network; converting said SMS message into a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) MAP over signaling transport (SIGTRAN) MTP Level 3 User Adaptation layer (M3UA) message; and forwarding said GSM MAP protocol SMS message over a Signaling System No 7 (SS7) interface, to a short message service center (SMSC) in a circuit-switched (CS) network; wherein a mobile device serviced by said long term evolution (LTE) network is enabled to send said SMS message over said SS7 interface to said SMSC without triggering a circuit-switched (CS) fallback.