It is needed to agree with mobile operators to assign a smpp account for you in order to connect to their USSDC. After that you can start developing Menu and services.
I`m not aware if there are global USSD providers that provide HTTP API, for example like Clickatell who does the same for SMS channel. On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 7:57 AM, dafodil <neo.tu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi elthox, > thanks for ur time. > what i need to have for ussd or short code exchage apart from kannel. > can u pls give me some pointer on that. > > Br > daf > > > elthox wrote: > > > > I think you dont have the needed infrastructure for developing USSD > > application. Kannel needs to connect to USSDC through SMPP. In your case > > you > > are using modem which is not relevant in this case. > > > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:06 AM, dafodil <neo.tu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> Thanks for the detail.MSISDN helps for correlation. > >> Let me know if i m not misleading u. > >> > >> I am on my pc connected to modem and kannel is up and running. > >> i wan to to initiate USSD. > >> can it be over GSM(using my gsm modem and not GPRS/internet) > >> or it can be only over HTTP/GPRS. > >> can u pls give a sample configuration and url how this can be done. > >> > >> Thanks a lot. > >> > >> Br > >> Daf > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> elthox wrote: > >> > > >> > You stated yourself in the first post. USSD is based on sessions. So > >> these > >> > sessions should be managed by application until network (time out, > >> usually > >> > 3 > >> > or 5 minutes) or user releases it (when he/she interrupts the dialog). > >> > > >> > For every initial incoming/outgoing request, originated by subscriber > >> (or > >> > vice versa), you assign a session id coorelated with MSISDN (compound > >> > key). Then u can use this key to identify the respective session until > >> > subscriber finalizes the dialog. > >> > > >> > Elton > >> > > >> > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:53 AM, dafodil <neo.tu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> Thanks for the reply. > >> >> > >> >> can u explain on this > >> >> "All that should be done in application side, differentiating > >> >> the sessions while users access the ussd application in paralel." > >> >> > >> >> thanks once agian for ur time. > >> >> > >> >> Br daf > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> elthox wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > Hi, > >> >> > > >> >> > No need to to submit any patch for USSD. Configuring > ussd_service_op > >> is > >> >> > just > >> >> > enough. Then you should take care of the sessions, for which kannel > >> is > >> >> not > >> >> > responsible. All that should be done in application side, > >> >> differentiating > >> >> > the sessions while users access the ussd application in paralel. > >> >> > > >> >> > You can check older posts related to configuration and how to send > >> >> > USSR/USSN. > >> >> > > >> >> > Regards > >> >> > elton > >> >> > > >> >> > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:11 AM, dafodil <neo.tu...@yahoo.com> > >> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Hi List, > >> >> >> I understand that sms is through store/foreward where as ussd is > >> >> session > >> >> >> based.is it possible to send ussd and sms to short code through > >> >> kannel.i > >> >> >> have browsed many archives where people have submitted patches so > >> that > >> >> >> kannel can send ussd.so far my understaning is concerned. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> To send USSD data we have to use a TLV parameter > "ussd_service_op". > >> >> >> is it possible to do that.any pointer on shortcode > >> programming(sending > >> >> >> sms > >> >> >> to shortcode) would help me to learn. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Thanks. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Br daf > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> View this message in context: > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> > http://old.nabble.com/USSD-and-shortCode-programming-tp29931635p29931635.html > >> >> >> Sent from the Kannel - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> View this message in context: > >> >> > >> > http://old.nabble.com/USSD-and-shortCode-programming-tp29931635p29931817.html > >> >> Sent from the Kannel - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> > http://old.nabble.com/USSD-and-shortCode-programming-tp29931635p29932255.html > >> Sent from the Kannel - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/USSD-and-shortCode-programming-tp29931635p29940428.html > Sent from the Kannel - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > >
