Design Problem: Converting SMS to Voice Call

[leojc2cheong]

I am not a programmer and my telephony knowledge is limited.

We have this problem where a certain monitoring system (Let's call it A) can only send SMSes to pre-configured numbers (landline / gsm). This SMSes need to reach a response centre (Let's call it B) where its only means of communications is landline.

Schematically it looks like this:

[A] ---SMS---> ??? --- Voice Call--->

The requirements include:
1. No human intervention, fully automated
2. Immediate, at most 1min for B to receive the call when a SMS is sent from A
3. Robust and reliable: works round the clock whole year round

Some constraints:
1. Do not use existing telco's sms to voice services

I am a mechanical engineer by training but was given this problem to solve for my organization. Is this something which Asterisk can be applied? If so what are the critical components?

Thanks alot everyone!

 

[shadow84]

Doubt u will get much answers here. Go post in HWC itself or in networking clinic sub forum.

This area is more for build logs rather than posting for solutions.