Patent ID: 8174976

Claim:
A method for controlling message traffic in a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) system, comprising: controlling, by the SMSC system having a processor, a message traffic by using an ordinary license, wherein a maximum short message traffic allowed by the ordinary license is set according to a daily normal short message traffic; determining, by the SMSC system, whether it is a time to trigger use of a first extended license, wherein a maximum short message traffic allowed by the first extended license is set according to a short message traffic in weekends or holidays, wherein the maximum short message traffic allowed by the first extended license is heavier than the maximum short message traffic allowed by the ordinary license; determining, by the SMSC system, whether an allowed use period of the first extended license has a balance when determining it is the time to trigger use of the first extended license arrives; and controlling, by the SMSC system, the message traffic according to the maximum message traffic allowed by the first extended license if the allowed use period of the first extended license has a balance.