Thanks guys for the resources...let me go through them and give you feedback on what i understand.

If you get more resources especially on integrating a php web system to the ussd app...i will be glad.

Thank you once again.keep them coming

Regards

Daniel

On 27 January 2015 at 12:40, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Yu was IMI mobile. Tayana was for elevtronic topup and postpaid billing

On 1/27/15, Tony Likhanga via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
> *<Kirathi>*
>
> USSD manenoz has two facets: Network-side workings and the application-side
> workings.
>
> A gateway sits in between the two to act as an 'interpreter' that converts
> simple universal SS7 MAP protocol 'spoken' by every handset to
> complex/robust protocols that the APP 'speaks', and vice-versa.
>
>                            ---------
>                          |         |<------http------> APP
> HANDSET <---ss7 map----> | USSD-GW |<-----xmlRpc-----> APP
>                          | SERVER  |<------smpp------> APP
>                          |         |<---witchcraft---> APP
>                           ---------
>
>
>
> I understand that you will be concentrating on the App side of things. I'll
> however point you to materials on the Network side of things as well, for
> completeness sake.
>
>
> *</Kirathi>*
>
> *Network-Side References :*
>
> ·  Introductory stuff :
> http://www.dialogic.com/~/media/products/docs/appnotes/11038_USSD_an.pdf
>
> ·  Generic Stuff : USSD Overview - Sema.pdf (attached)
>
> ·  Industry meat & bones : ETSI Technical Standards documents (3GPP TS
> 22.090, 3GPP TS 23.038, 3GPP TS 23.090, 3GPP TS 24.090, 3GPP TS 29.002).
> Freely available on the internet. Easily searchable on
> http://webapp.etsi.org/key/queryform.asp
>
>
>
> *Application-Side References :*
>
> Ideally, these ought to be provided by the USSD-GW Vendor through the
> mobile operator. They specify the protocols supported by the GW and define
> the API to be used. At some point our, as per my limited knowledge, the
> vendor list for local operators was as follows (this may have changed with
> time)
>
> ·  Safaricom ~~> OpenCode
>
> ·  Airtel Kenya ~~> Comviva
>
> ·  Yu-Mobile ~~> Tayana
>
>
> Addendum : Some additional nice reference I recommend to you :
> http://developers.smsgh.com/documentations/ussd
>
>
>
> Tony.
>


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