MMS(Multimedia Messaging Service)

MMS(Multimedia Messaging Service) is a non real time message delivery system that intended to provide rich set of content to the subscriber. Content can be images, audio, video or text. It comes under the set of 3G services

The architecure of MMS network would be as shown in the picture

MMS Client :- Mobile equipment that is used by the user to send the MMS

MMS Proxy Relay:- It provides the access to the other messaging components and to the components that stores the message

MMS Server :- Provides the storage of message

EMail Server:- Traditional Internet Mail server

Legacy wireless messaging system:- Existing messaaging systems like SMS and paging.

How MMS works?

MMS Client composes a MMS and submits it to the associcated MMS Proxy relay. Proxy relay resolvs the target target address and forwards the MMS to the target MMS Proxy relay. The target proxy relay saves the MMS in the MMS Server and sends a notification to the target client. Target MMS client retrives the MMS from the MMS Server and notifies the user. Once the user reqests for the rendering of the MMS the MMS client renders the MMS on the terminal