Patent ID: 8792920

Claim:
A method of processing messaging services in a network system, comprising: receiving, by a femtocell from a user equipment serviced thereby, a message delivery request and message content to be delivered to a destination device, wherein receiving the message delivery request comprises receiving, by a base transceiver station of the femtocell, a short message service (SMS) delivery request including the message content; conveying, via the base transceiver station, the SMS delivery request and the message content via an application data delivery service (ADDS) message to the femtocell; packetizing, by the femtocell, the message content; transmitting, by the femtocell, the packetized message content to a core network; and receiving a confirmation from the core network; wherein conveying, by the base transceiver station, the message content comprises conveying the message content to a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the femtocell; transmitting, by a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the femtocell, an Application Data Delivery Service acknowledgement to the base transceiver station of the femtocell.