An SMS Processor is an application that is hosted on a multimedia server. The multimedia server is a service that is deployed on the Primary EPM and the Auxiliary EPMs. An SMS Processor manages connections to one or more SMSCs. The Processor handles the routing of incoming SMS, notifications, and receipts to configured applications and also provides web service interface methods that are used by the Application Interface Web Service to send an SMS message.

The SMS Processors web page allows administrators to add, modify, and delete one or more SMS Processors.

To configure an SMS Processor hosted on Auxiliary EPM, the Auxiliary EPM must be configured before configuring the associated SMS Processor. The SMS Processor that is configured and hosted on an EPM automatically inherits the name, host address, and zone of the EPM on which the SMS Processor resides.