What are the SMS delivery status codes for messages that are sent to India?
View a list of delivery status codes from Karix (mGage India). In case of an SMS delivery failure, if the status code is Permanent, do not attempt to resend the SMS message.
| CARRIER_ERR_DES | Description | Permanent/Temporary |
|---|---|---|
| Delivered to Handset | Message was delivered to the handset. | |
| UNKNOWN | Unknown Network Error at the SMSC | Temporary |
| Unknown subscriber | Message is rejected because there is no directory number for the mobile subscriber or service is temporarily not available for the subscriber from the end carrier | Permanent |
| Service temporary not available | Intermittent network error in the Short Message Service Center (SMSC) | Temporary |
| Unknown subscriber, System failure | System failure due to Unknown subscriber | Permanent |
| Absent subscriber SM | Subscriber cannot be reached at the time of broadcast or unknown subscriber | Temporary |
| Unknown equipment | Network error in Telco | Temporary |
| Illegal subscriber | Invalid subscribers | Temporary |
| System failure (Network timeout) | Network timeout at the SMSC level | Temporary |
| MS not equipped (Teleservice not provisioned) | Mobile switching (MS) center not equipped to teleservice | Temporary |
| Illegal equipment | Message rejected because the MS was black-listed | Permanent |
| Call barred | Messages blocked by the end user / carrier | Permanent |
| System failure | System failure in the MT network. | Temporary |
| SM Delivery fail (Subscriber busy for MT SMS) | Short Message delivery fail due to the Mobile Termination because of subscriber busy | Temporary |
| SMS lower layer not provisioned | SMS lower layers capabilities not provisioned: message rejected due to MS not being able to support the SMS | Temporary |
| System failure (Error in SMT) | Failure in SMSC during termination | Temporary |
| Facility not supported | The message is rejected due to non provision in SMSC | Permanent |
| Delivery fail (No interworking module available) | Network issue at the SMSC level | Temporary |
| Delivery fail (VP exceeded) | Delivery failed due to message expiry | Temporary |
| Absent subscriber | Absent subscriber due to phone being switched off,due to phone out of coverage,due to roaming restriction/restricted area | Temporary |
| Delivery fail (Subscriber busy) | Delivery failed due to the subscriber was in busy mode | Temporary |
| System failure (No subscriber reply) | Failure due the no response from the SMSC | Temporary |
| Subscriber busy for MT SMS | Subscriber busy during message termination | Temporary |
| Delivery fail | Message failed due to the network error with SMSCs | Temporary |
| Message waiting list full | Re-try timeout in between the networks | Temporary |
| System failure (remote abort) | Network error at the far end operator | Temporary |
| Teleservice not provisioned | New / non-existent number series | Temporary |
| PLMN system failure | Error in SMSC authentication failure | Temporary |
| HLR system failure | The Home Location Register is a database. It provides routing information for MT (Mobile Terminated) calls and SMS (Short Message Service). If this information is not accessed by the carriers it will results in HLR timeout | Temporary |
| VLR system failure | The Visitor Location Register is a temporary database of the subscribers who have roamed into the particular area which it serves. Each base station in the network is served by exactly one VLR, hence a subscriber cannot be present in more than one VLR at a time. If this information is not accessed by the carriers it will results in HLR timeout | Temporary |
| Previous VLR system failure | Connectivity issue with VLR and HLR | Temporary |
| Controlling MSC system failure | Mobile switching center controlling failure | Temporary |
| VMSC system failure | Error in VMSC authentication failure | Temporary |
| Network system error | Temporary | |
| SM delivery failure | Unknown SMSC failure | Temporary |
| Memory capacity exceeded | Memory capacity exceeded on the MT handset | Temporary |
| Equipment protocol error | Message not compatible with short message protocol | Temporary |
| Equipment not SM equipped | Messaging was not equipment for delivery | Temporary |
| System failure (unexpected data value) | Message not compatible with short message protocol | Temporary |
| SM loop prevention | Short Message looping route failure | Temporary |
| Barring service active | Barring Service activated by the end customer / Operator | Permanent |
| Operator barring | Messages blocked by the carrier | Permanent |
| No paging response via the MSC | No response from Mobile switching center | Temporary |
| IMSI detached | Mobile network to which it was connected. The IMSI detach procedure informs the network that the Mobile Station is switched off | Temporary |
| Roaming restriction | Roaming not provisioned | Temporary |
| Deregistered in the HLR for non-GPRS | Unable to connect to Home Location register | Temporary |
| MS purged for non-GPRS | A request for a roaming number concerning a subscriber whose record has been discarded from the VLR by the Super-Charger database management function results in a “MS Purged” indication from the VLR to the HLR, so that the HLR subsequently can set the “MS Purged for Non-GPRS” flag for the concerned subscriber, thereby preventing subsequent attempts to reach the concerned subscriber with mobile terminated calls or short messages. | Temporary |
| No paging response via the SGSN | Service GPRS service node | Temporary |
| GPRS detached | The mobile-station-Not-Reachable-Reason (MNRR) indicates the reason why the recipient SMe is absent from the network. This indicator,maintained by the HLR, is either cleared or contains one of the following values: no paging response via the MSC, no paging response via the SGSN, IMSI detached. | Temporary |
| Deregistered in the HLR for GPRS | Routing information for MT (Mobile Terminated) calls and SMS (Short Message Service). If this information is not accessed by the carriers it will results in HLR timeout | Temporary |
| MS purged for GPRS | Mobile station | Temporary |
| Unidentified subscriber via the MSC | Unknown subscriber in Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) | Temporary |
| Unidentified subscriber via the SGSN | Unknown subscriber in Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) | Temporary |
| EIR system failure | Equipment identity register fail at HLR | Temporary |
| Delivery fail (SM delivery failure) | Short Message (SM) delivery fail | Temporary |
| Protocol error (MS Protocol error) | Mobile station / tower network error | Temporary |
| MS not equipped | Mobile Station not equipped to deliver the message | Temporary |
| Error in MS | Network issue at the SMSC level | Temporary |
| SMS lower layer capabilities not provisioned | Message rejected due to MS not being able to support the SMS | Temporary |
| System failure (unexpected data value) | Message content not support by the handset | Temporary |
| Delivery fail (SM loop prevented) | Short Message delivery failed due to message routing issue | Temporary |
| Unauthorised message originator | Blocked / Not registered Sender id | Permanent |
| Unauthorised message originator-Barring service | Barred / Blocked / Not registered Sender id | Permanent |
| Unauthorised message originator-Operator barring | Operator Barred / Blocked / Not registered Sender id | Permanent |
| GPRS connection suspended | Network suspended error | Temporary |
| IMSI unknown | International Mobile Subscriber Identity Unknown | Temporary |
| GPRS subscription unknown | GPRS subscription if the HLR indicates that there is an error in the type of subscription (i.e. SGSN requests service for a non-GPRS only subscriber). The HLR may also send this error in the MAP SEND AUTHENTICATION INFORESPONSE message. | Temporary |
| MNP other operator not allowed | Mobile Number Portability not allowed | Temporary |
| Measured no paging response via the MSC | No response from Mobile switching center | Temporary |
| Measured no paging response via the SGSN | No response from Mobile Serving GPRS Support Node | Temporary |
| Illegal MS (HLR Access Denied: MS Denied) | The Home Location Register is a database. It provides routing information for MT (Mobile Terminated) calls and SMS | Temporary |
| Absent subscriber(HLR Access Denied: Postponed) | Subscriber cannot be reached at the time of broadcast or unknown subscriber | Temporary |
| Illegal MS (Address vacant) | Message rejected due to an error occurring within the MS at reception of a short message (lack of address). | Temporary |
| Illegal MS (Address translation failure) | Message rejected due to an error occurring within the MS at reception of a short message (lack of Address translation). | Temporary |
| Service temporary not avail. | Temporary network error | Temporary |
| System failure (Network failure) | Network error at the SMSC level | Temporary |
| No Page Response (Out of coverage area) | Network error | Temporary |
| Absent subscriber (No acknowledgment) | Absent subscriber due to phone being switched off,due to phone out of coverage, due to roaming restriction/restricted area without acknowledgment | Temporary |
| Absent subscriber(Destination resource shortage) | The message is rejected because there was no paging response , the IMSI record is marked detached, or the MS is subject to roaming restrictions | Temporary |
| Absent subscriber (SMS delivery postponed) | User's mobile number not reachable or out of network coverage area. | Temporary |
| Absent subscriber (Destination out of service) | Mobile number barred at the carrier end | Temporary |
| Unexpected data value (Encoding problem) | Message termination problem due to handset issue | Temporary |
| Call barred (SMS termination denied) | Messages blocked by the carrier | Permanent |
| Call barred (SMS not supported) | SMS not support for the handset | Permanent |
| Unexpected data value | Network error | Permanent |
| Reserved | Unknown network error at the SMSC | Temporary |
| SMS Request Timeout (no response from HLR) | Message delivery failed due to Home Location Register timeout | Temporary |
| SMS Delivery Timeout (no response from MSC) | Message service centre connection error (network issue) | Temporary |
| Invalid IDI address received | Invalid mobile numbers | Permanent |
| Error in MSC address translation | Unable to translate the Address in Mobile switching center | Temporary |
| No acknowledgment from Handset | Delivery confirmation was not acknowledged by the end customers Handset | Temporary |
| MTP failure | Unknown network error at the SMSC | Temporary |
| User error: MIN Mismatch | Mismatch in mobile identification number (MIN) will result in MIN mismatch | Temporary |
| User error: Resource shortage | Network failure in SMSC | Temporary |
| User error: System failure | Network Failure in SMSC | Temporary |
| Invalid SenderId | Blocked / Not registered sender id | Permanent |