Glossary
Find TynTec's main technology terms in this glossary:
A2P (Application to Person) SMS
API (Application Programming Interface)
IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity)
IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
MNP (Mobile Number Portability)
A2P (Application to Person) SMS
Process in which the SMS message is produced from an application to a mobile user. This definition is often used to define enterprise messaging.
API (Application Programming Interface)
The interface by which an application program is integrated into an operating system or computer application. An example could be an interface to send and receive SMS messages, which can be integrated into an enterprise’s back-end infrastructure.
Buffered Notifications
SMS-MT feature that informs the reason of the unsuccessful attempt after the first SMS delivery attempt.
Concatenated and binary SMS
Concatenation is the operation of joining two character strings end to end. In SMS field, the concatenation and binary SMS allow any content to be sent within a message. Concatenated messages are linked together.
DLR (Delivery Receipt)
SMS-MT feature that provides delivery report for every message sent, being sourced directly from the handset.
Flash SMS
Appears directly on the phone's screen, instead of being allocated in the Inbox. It’s a useful alternative to standard SMS when one wants to catch the recipient’s attention immediately.
Flexible Respond-Back-URL
Network Query feature that allows specifying the destination to which a response of a Network Query will be delivered individually for each query.
Global Title of sending SMS-C
Network Query feature that indicates the origin of the network time the subscriber belongs to, passing through the Global Title value as it was set by the submitting SMS-Centre.
GSM Return Codes
Give a more detailed answer to why a response failed, which is critical information to optimize the routing of messages.
HTML Interface
It is an interface that allows someone to use the authoring software language used on the Internet's World Wide Web (HTML).
IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity)
It is used within the SIM in all mobile phones to uniquely identify the mobile subscriber on a specific mobile network. An IMSI is usually 15 digits long. The first 3 digits are the Mobile Country Code, and is followed by the Mobile Network Code (MNC), either 2 digits (European standard) or 3 digits (North American standard). The remaining digits are the mobile subscriber identification number (MSIN) within the network's customer base.
IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
Is a phone technology that allows a computer to detect voice and touch tones using a normal phone call.
Local Time Stamps
SMS-MT feature that adapts the time stamp to the local time of the home network. It is particularly useful for international mobile service providers and enterprises, which need to have the exact sending time adapted to the local time.
Long Number
Long number (e.g. +44 7624 80055) is a reception mechanism used by businesses to receive SMS messages and voice calls, and is used in place of short code numbers. As well as being internationally available, Long Numbers enable businesses to have their own number, rather than short codes which are generally shared across a lot of brands.
M2M (Machine to Machine)
Designates the concept of communications between a device containing some amount of data and another device that requires the use of that data.
MCC (Mobile Country Code)
This is a list of Mobile Country Codes (MCCs) defined in "Land Mobile Numbering Plan" for use in identifying mobile stations in wireless telephone networks, particularly GSM.
Message Expiry Control
SMS-MT feature that monitors when a message will expire within a certain period of time (e.g. 48 hours). The messages expire after the set period of time if not controlled.
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
The service allows for non-real-time transmission of various kinds of multimedia contents like images, audio, video clips, etc.
MNC (Mobile Network Code)
A number identifying a mobile network operator in a specific mobile country. The combination of MCC and MNC provides a unique identifier for every GSM mobile network operator worldwide.
MNP (Mobile Number Portability)
MNP is a facility which allows mobile subscribers to retain their mobile number when moving between mobile networks.
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