It seems that ETSI standard "ES 201 912" documents the protocol which is (may be?) used in Australia.
If anyone is interested it can be downloaded from http://www.etsi.org/services_products/freestandard/home.htm, after filling in some soul sucking registration details :) James > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Harper > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2006 15:08 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line > > Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature to allow > the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with an appropriate > handset. > > As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID type signalling, or > at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but > with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone > number (eg normal CID info). > > After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the number and > use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers. > > Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failing that, > if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world? > > My guess is that either: > 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem > doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know that the > message has been received. > 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then > triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normal modem > signalling to transfer the message. > > If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS > module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that being able > to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at that yet > but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really > nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save me buying > a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing! > > Thanks > > James > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
