Method and arrangment in a communication system for delivering messages to a recipient

An arrangement for delivering communication messages to recipients in a communication system the arrangement comprising:

• a number of messaging servers adapted for handling different types of messages, each messaging server being adapted for handling messages of a certain message type;
• a common message store adapted for storing messages received from any of the messaging servers;
• a dispatcher adapted for handling the delivery of messages to the recipients, comprising a scheduling unit with a timer for controlling the delivery of messages to the recipient, wherein each of the number of messaging servers is further adapted for:
• receiving a message destined to a recipient of the message;
• sending, by the receiving messaging server, a route lookup message to the dispatcher;
• informing the dispatcher of the received message;
• deciding, by the dispatcher, whether the message received at the messaging server is to be delivered directly;
• invoking, by the dispatcher, the receiving messaging server to deliver the message, if the message is to be delivered directly;
• storing the message in the common message store, if the message is not to be delivered directly;
• adapting the message to a message type handled by the messaging server, if the message is of a type different from the message type handled by the messaging server;
• delivering the message to the recipient, and wherein the dispatcher is further arranged for:
• deciding which messaging server to invoke for delivery of the message;
• deciding when to deliver the message based on the delivery preferences of the recipient;
• and
• invoking the decided messaging server to deliver the message.

A node in a communication system arranged for handling delivery of communication messages to recipients, the communication system having a number of messaging servers for handling different types of communication messages, each messaging server being arranged to handle messages of a certain message type, the node comprising:

• a communication interface arranged for communication with other entities in the communication systems, and a dispatcher comprising a route resolving unit and a scheduling unit, the scheduling unit including a timer, for controlling the delivery of messages to the recipient, wherein the node is arranged for
• sending, by the receiving messaging server, a route lookup message to the dispatcher;
• receiving, at the communication interface, information from the messaging server of the route lookup message;
• deciding, by the dispatcher, whether the message is to be delivered directly;
• deciding a messaging server responsible for delivery of the message, based on delivery preferences of the recipient;
• the dispatcher deciding when to deliver the message based on the delivery preferences of the recipient;
• invoking, by the dispatcher, the receiving messaging server to deliver the message, if the message is to be delivered directly;
• and
• storing the message in the common message store, if the message is not to be delivered directly.