Kannel support - sms performance and volume

Question

This is what I want to know.

1. Is there a way to send bulk messages using kannel?

2. We can use fakesmsc as follows, but it sends the same sms to the same number, several times

fakesmsc -r port -i interval -m count "from to text your message" 

Is there a way to send the same sms using fakesmsc with different recipient numbers? For example, using a file with recipient numbers

 fakesmsc -r 13010 -i 0.1 -m 100 "66456 /root/recipient.number.list text test message" 

3. Is there a way to send sms using the cgi-bin url at time intervals? for ex, like this url, is there a parameter like interval, which can we say interval ?

 cgi-bin/sendsms?from=66456&to=111+222+333+444+555&text=message&interval=0.1 

4. Is there any other way to do this

5. What is the maximum incoming speed and outgoing speed (msg / sec) in the channel?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Is there a way to send bulk messages using kannel?

Yes. You can use the mtbatch command line utility from the Kannel package. Just run mtbatch with no arguments to see the help message.

Is there a way to send the same sms using fakesmsc with different recipient numbers?

Yes. In fakesmsc, you can randomize messages (see the -z parameter description in fakesmsc -h ).

Example from fakesmsc -h :

 fakesmsc -z 7 -m 1000 "123<rand> 345<rand> text nop <rand> 

Is there any way to send sms using cgi-bin url with time interval?

No. You can limit the bandwidth for a specific SMSC connection.

Is there any other way to do this?

Yes. You can use external software that will handle the outgoing bandwidth. For example, you can use mtbatch -d seconds to send messages at the correct speed.

What is the maximum incoming speed and outgoing speed (msg / sec) in the channel?

It depends on too many factors (hardware, network, protocols used, configuration).

In practice, I reached a speed of 2500 ms / s when connecting SMPP.