Reserved error codes

The error codes that SMSC returns in response to BIND and SUBMIT_SM packets are tabled below.

Error code

Error message text

Description

0x00000005

ЕSME already in bound state

Session with system_id is deemed active

0x0000000A

Invalid Source Address

Invalid sender ID (short number, source address)

0x0000000B

Invalid Dest Addr

Invalid recepient’s name (MSISDN, dest address)

0x0000000D

Bind failed

Selected connection type is no supported, produced BIND packet is incorrect

0x0000000E

Invalid password

Invalid password to connect to the SMSC

0x0000000F

Invalid System ID

Specified connection parameters are invalid

0x00000500

Bad character code

Content contains bad words

Below are tabled the error codes that the SMSC returns in response to the DELIVER_SM packet for SMS.

Error code
Error message text
Description

11

error-address-format

Recipient phone number is wrong or not existing

127

Timeout of getting status

Getting message status has expired

453

Block list msisdn

The message is rejected due to blocklisted msisdn. This error code is also relevant for Flashcall.

454

Block list sender

The message is rejected due to blocklisted sender ID. This error code is also relevant for Flashcall.

455

-

Sending messages in this direction is restricted.

456

-

The subscriber's phone number does not exist.

457

-

The sender's ID is not registered.

458

-

Traffic is blocked on the platform.

501

Unknown subscriber

Recipient phone number is wrong or not existing

502

SMSC failure

SMSC has failed on the end operator side

504

The subscriber is absent or out of coverage

Subscriber’s device is switched off or out of range

505

Call bar service activated

Subscriber has prohibited receiving messages or has been blocked by the operator (e.g. due to a negative balance)

508

Teleservice not provisioned

Short message service is not provided

509

Roaming restrictions

Subscriber is roaming

510

A2P messages blocked

Subscriber’s SIM-card was replaced less than 24 hours ago

511

Message queue full

Operator’s message queue is overfull

515

Equipment protocol error

Subscriber’s phone hardware error

517

Memory capacity exceeded

Subscriber’s phone memory is full

518

SS7 routing error

SMSC failure on the side of the end operator

523

Subscriber is busy

Subscriber’s device is busy with a transaction preventing receiving a short message

525

IMSI error

IMSI Operator’s failure when IMSI is requested

557

Internal system failure

End operator’s internal system failure

647

Illegal subscriber

Subscriber is not registered or blocked by the operator

999

Unknown Error

Unknown error

Below are tabled the error codes the SMSC returns in response to the DELIVER_SM packet for Flashcall.

Error code
Error message text
Description

263

unknown-error

Unknown error

265

invalid-message

Invalid message

266

destination-denied

Destination or operator is not supported

267

number-generation-failed

Code transmission number has not been generated

268

duplicate

Message is duplicate (duplicating is sending a message to the same number within a minute)

269

sending error

Request has been received but not sent to the operator due to an unexpected system failure

270

rejected

Call cannot be made (the phone number is busy with another call, or other SIP-error has arisen)

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