An aggregator in Gatum represents a connection to an SMS provider. Each aggregator stores the credentials, connection settings, and sending parameters for a specific supplier. You need to create an aggregator before you can route traffic to any provider.
Go to Current traffic → Routing → Aggregators.
Click Create an aggregator.
In the window that opens:
Fill in the fields:
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Field |
Description |
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Aggregator |
The name of the aggregator as it will appear on the platform. |
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Socket type (optional) |
The socket protocol used for the connection. Leave as default unless specified by your provider. |
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IP/Domain |
The IP address or domain name of the provider. |
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Port |
The port used to connect to the provider. |
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Login |
The login credential for the connection. Share this with your provider so they can authenticate. |
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Password |
The password for the connection. Share this with your provider along with the login. |
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Bind |
The SMPP bind type. Transceiver is recommended unless your provider requires otherwise. |
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Sessions (optional) |
The number of simultaneous SMPP sessions allowed. |
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SMS Money |
The starting balance for this aggregator. Defaults to 10000. |
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Speed (TPS) |
The maximum sending speed in messages per second. Get this value from your provider. |
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Second Delay (optional) |
A delay in seconds between sending attempts. |
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Daily Limit SMS (optional) |
The maximum number of messages that can be sent per day through this aggregator. |
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Enquire Link Delay (optional) |
The interval in seconds for SMPP keep-alive enquire_link requests. Defaults to 30. |
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Conversion of id_status (optional) |
Whether to convert the message ID status format. |
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Error code for rerouting (optional) |
Error codes that trigger automatic rerouting when returned by the provider. |
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Encoding (optional) |
The character encoding used for messages. Defaults to GSM. |
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System Type (optional) |
The SMPP system type value sent during the bind. |
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Service Type (optional) |
The SMPP service type value for outgoing messages. |
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Src TON / Src NPI (optional) |
Type of Number and Numbering Plan Indicator for the message sender. |
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Dest TON / Dest NPI (optional) |
Type of Number and Numbering Plan Indicator for the message recipient. |
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Currency in UTF8 (optional) |
Enable if the provider requires UTF-8 encoding for currency symbols. |
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SS7 Platform (optional) |
Enable if the provider uses an SS7 signalling platform. |
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Back message_id in Deliver_sm_resp (optional) |
Returns the original message ID in the deliver_sm response. Enabled by default. |
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Type |
The connection protocol. SMPP is standard; other types are available for specific integrations. |
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Method (optional) |
The HTTP method used when Type is set to HTTP. |
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Token (optional) |
An authentication token, if required by the provider. |
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Option 1 (optional) |
An additional provider-specific parameter. |
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Manager (optional) |
The platform manager responsible for this aggregator. |
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Supplier (optional) |
The supplier linked to this aggregator. |
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Language Communication (optional) |
The language used for communication with this provider. |
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Currency |
The currency the provider works with. |
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Aggregator type (optional) |
A classification label for this aggregator. |
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Client (optional) |
Associate this aggregator with a specific client for balance comparison. |
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Email for notification (optional) |
Receives general notifications about this aggregator. |
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Email of manager (optional) |
The manager's email for aggregator-related alerts. |
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Email for billing (optional) |
Receives billing-related notifications. |
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Email for routing (optional) |
Receives routing-related alerts. |
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Send notifications (optional) |
Enable to activate email notifications for this aggregator. |
Click Create.
After the aggregator is created, you are redirected to its detail page, where you can configure destinations, replacement rules, DLR settings, and cost prices. To start routing traffic through this aggregator, you will also need to set up a cost price – see How to Create a Cost Price.
