USSD communication channel as alternative to XML SOAP in mobile Unified Communication applications
Dariusz Bogusz, Grzegorz Siewruk, Jarosław Legierski, J.S. Kunicki · Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems · 2013
Traditional mobile Unified Communications (UC) clients use data channel over GSM/UMTS network for communication with UC services broker and providers. UC signaling traffic characteristics require a large number of the short data connection sessions and can cause overload of the mobile network. The reason is a ratio of the overhead data to the useful signaling information. This paper presents an analysis of the mobile UC architectures and a possible use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel for UC application in the mobile domain. The usage of USSD channel can help to provide more effective applications for the mobile UC user.