SMS & SMPP
Ref: SMPP v3.4 In-flight Windowing Protocol
TPS
Transactions Per Second
Direct Telecom Definition • Carrier Industry Standard
The maximum throughput rate of messaging requests or signaling transactions processed by a telecom gateway per second.
Technical Definition & Carrier Engineering Standards
In wholesale A2P SMS and SMPP v3.4 operations, TPS defines the contracted message throughput per TCP bind. Tier-1 enterprise transceivers operate between 500 and 5,000 TPS with asynchronous window buffering.
Standard Formula / Protocol Algorithm
TPS = Total Submissions / Window Duration (Seconds)