What is peer-to-peer text messaging?

Peer-to-peer SMS refers to the business form of sending and receiving text messages between mobile phones. The forms of point-to-point SMS include intra-network SMS, inter-network SMS, international SMS, etc. Abstractly speaking, the peer in peer-to-peer SMS is an independent user communication tool. This communication tool may be a mobile phone, a client software, or a PDA, etc. But no matter what the peer is, the most basic purpose of peer-to-peer SMS is Realizing mutual communication between two or more points is what people usually call chatting.

The basic function of point-to-point SMS business is chatting. The business classification is divided into point-to-point chatting, industry/enterprise applications (essentially point-to-multipoint), self-written SMS, inter-network interoperability, international interoperability, etc.

SMS

As a new and relatively independent interaction mode, mobile phone text messages have become another way for people to obtain information. With the deepening of SMS culture, point-to-point SMS has become one of the main ways for people to chat remotely. Point-to-point SMS combines the convenience, wide range of use, saveability and resendability of mobile phones, and at the same time is low in price and does not shut down. It has the advantages of losing information, etc. It is short and convenient, and can be said to be an "electronic note". SMS is the only service in the GSM network and CDMA network that does not require the establishment of an end-to-end service path. Even if the mobile station is in full circuit communication, it can still transmit SMS messages. SMS communication is limited to one message, in other words, the transmission of a message constitutes a communication. Therefore, the service is asymmetric, and mobile-initiated short message transmission and mobile-terminated short message transmission are generally considered to be two different things. This does not prevent real-time conversations, but the system considers different messages to be independent of each other. The transmission of messages is always relayed by the Short Message Service Center (SMSC) outside GSM. The message has a destination or origin, but only communicates with the user and It's about SMSC and not about other GSM infrastructure.

Advantages

The convenience and speed of point-to-point text messages are mainly reflected in the following aspects: from the perspective of communication, the means of communication are more convenient and the speed of communication is accelerating. In fact, it also brings communication Increased frequency and expanded communication content. The effect of communication can be fed back immediately. People have gone from talking about things in a few words in the past to exchanging jokes and exchanging opinions. They can communicate at any time, no matter how big or small the matter is. From the perspective of interpersonal communication, most well-known companies are using text messages to communicate with their members and customers in a timely manner, which helps to form a stronger communication relationship. Compared with traditional communication methods, the advantage of text messages is that they can be used at any time and at any place. , you can start communication using any topic. It's more casual than talking on the phone and more mobile than chatting online. As a communication based on a wireless network, short message already has the unknown advantage of Internet communication: through wireless QQ or mobile SMS chat services opened on major websites, you can meet new friends under the premise of privacy.

Development process

In the early days, point-to-point SMS was limited to the same operator's network. However, with the rapid development of point-to-point SMS services, the number of users continues to grow, and the user groups are in different operators. The dispersion among operators has put forward practical requirements for the exchange of text messages between different operators. Therefore, each operator gradually reached an agreement to allow the interoperability of text messages between their respective systems. This is what people often call interoperable text messages. In 2002 In 2009, China Mobile and China Unicom reached an agreement, and the two companies realized the interconnection and interoperability of wireless SMS services across the country. The two competitors finally joined hands to overcome a hurdle in the history of China's telecommunications. This move caused their SMS business turnover to soar. From the perspective of user experience, there is no difference between the service implementation of interoperable point-to-point SMS and the implementation of point-to-point within the network. It is just that a module called an interoperability gateway is added between the systems of different operators to be responsible for the conversion of protocols. With the development of value-added services, With diversified development, SMS interoperability has gradually developed into mobile-China Unicom interoperability, mobile phone-fixed line interoperability, mobile phone-PHS interoperability, domestic-international SMS interoperability, etc.