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DEVELOPING COLDFUSION 9 APPLICATIONS
Using External Resources
The following image shows the SMS path between mobile devices and ColdFusion gateways:
SMS gateway
instance
SMS gateway
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SMPP-
SMS Gateway
TCP/IP
instance
ColdFusion
Using the SMS event gateway, ColdFusion establishes a two-way (transceiver) connection to the SMSC of the
telecommunications carrier or other SMPP account provider. The SMPP provider assigns an address for your account,
and you associate an event gateway instance with the address. Addresses are normally telephone numbers, but carriers
often support "short code" addresses that do not require a full 10-digit number. You also configure the gateway
instance to communicate with the provider's specified TCP/IP address using a system ID and a password.
Note: The ColdFusion SMS event gateway conforms to the SMPP 3.4 specification, which you can download from the
SMS Forum at www.smsforum.net.
A ColdFusion application can initiate and send messages to SMS-enabled devices by specifying the destination mobile
device telephone number, or mobile devices can send messages to a ColdFusion listener CFC by using the gateway
instance's telephone number. Incoming messages include the sender's number, so listener CFCs can respond to
messages sent by mobile devices.
About SMS application development and deployment
To develop an SMS gateway application, you use the ColdFusion SMS application development tools and process to
interact with SMS messaging providers.
ColdFusion SMS application tools
ColdFusion provides the following tools for developing SMS applications:
The class for the SMS event gateway type
SMSGateway
A lightweight SMSC simulator
SMS test server
A graphical interface for sending and receiving SMS messages with the SMS test server
SMS client simulator
You implement your SMS application by creating a ColdFusion application that uses an instance of the SMSGateway
class to communicate with one or more SMSCs. You can use the SMS testing server and client simulator to test your
application without requiring an outside SMS service provider.
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TCP/IP
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