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SMPP Address

SMPP Address (SME Address) is comprised of 3 parameters: Address, TON, NPI.

Address is text field that represents originator and/or recipient of the message.

TON defines Type of Number

Name Value
Unknown 0
International 1
National 2
Network Specific 3
Subscriber Number 4
Alphanumeric 5
Abbreviated 6

NPI defines Numeric Plan Indicator

Name Value
Unknown 0
ISDN (E163/E164) 1
Data (X.121) 3
Telex (F.69) 4
Land Mobile (E.212) 6
National 8
Private 9
ERMES 10
Internet (IP) 14
WAP Client Id 18

Most used SME address examples

Mobile phone number:

address: +79171234567, TON: 1, NPI: 1

phone number must be provided in format <country code><area code><subscriber number>

Short number:

address: 55555, TON: 3, NPI: 0

Alphanumeric string:

address: MyService, TON: 5, NPI: 0