The TextPass™ Network Access Function product allows Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEM) and Application developers to access the mobile
network and retrieve specific information about a subscriber using a
simple TCP/IP interface. Various types of subscriber information are
made available through the various specific Network Access Function
(NAF) services.
SS.7 with the simplicity of TCP/IP
The
Application can be any system or software process, e.g. an MMSC or
Instant Messaging system, that can access the TextPass™ NAF via a
simple TCP/IP connection. The Application can perform a network query
by sending an information request command to TextPass™ NAF, which will
interrogate the mobile network and pass the information back to the
Application in a simple text response.
Examples are: obtain the IMSI for a certain subscriber (MSISDN) or get a subscriber's location information from the network.