RM520N-GL — LTE SMS-over-IMS / SMSoIP Rejection

Hello Quectel Support,

I am investigating an LTE SMS-over-IMS issue using a Quectel RM520N-GL module.

Requirement

We must send MO-SMS over LTE using IMS / SMSoIP. We cannot use 3G fallback, SGs/NAS workaround, or disable IMS.

Current behavior

SMS works correctly on 3G/WCDMA.

The SMSC is correctly configured.

The destination number and AT command flow are valid.

LTE registration is successful.

IMS registration is successful on LTE.

VoLTE / IMS service is working.

On LTE, the modem attempts to send the SMS as a SIP MESSAGE over IMS/SMSoIP, but the IMS network rejects it.

PCAP evidence

In the PCAP trace, the modem sends the LTE SMS as a SIP MESSAGE over IMS/SMSoIP:

MESSAGE sip:<SMSC_NUMBER>@ims.<operator_domain>;user=phone SIP/2.0

with:

Content-Type: application/vnd.3gpp.sms

In the same PCAP trace, the IMS network rejects the request with:

SIP/2.0 482 Loop Detected - S - 16026 Dubious destination

The modem also reports the failure cause as:

Requested service option not subscribed

Based on this, the issue does not appear to be related to the SMSC, destination number, or AT command syntax. It appears to be related to the IMS SMS-over-IP profile, MBN configuration, IP-SM-GW routing, or MO-SMS-over-IMS provisioning.

Current MBN situation

The current MBN list does not include a dedicated Orange Spain profile. The currently active profile is:

France-Commercial-Orange

The available relevant profiles include:

France-Commercial-Orange

ROW_Commercial

TEF_Spain_Commercial

ROW_Generic_3GPP_PTCRB_GCF

other generic/operator profiles

I tested the available relevant profiles, including:

France-Commercial-Orange

ROW_Commercial

ROW_Generic_3GPP_PTCRB_GCF

TEF_Spain_Commercial

The issue remains the same.

I found that newer Quectel firmware / MBN lists may include:

Spain-Commercial-Orange

Could you please advise how to obtain and install the correct Orange Spain MBN / IMS profile for this module, or confirm the correct IMS SMS-over-IP NV/MBN configuration required for MO-SMS over IMS?

Please note that IMS must remain enabled, and the required solution is SMS over IMS / SMSoIP on LTE.

Module information

Module model: Quectel RM520N-GL

Firmware revision: RM520NGLAAR01A08M4G

Hardware revision: 20000

Current active MBN: France-Commercial-Orange

IMS status: registered, AT+QCFG=“ims” returns 1,1

RAT: LTE

LTE SMS format: AT+QCFG=“ltesms/format” returns 1

SMS over 3G/WCDMA: working

SMS over LTE/IMS: rejected by IMS network

Thank you.

Dear @Hadi
If want to select mbn manuall, please follow the steps:
AT+QMBNCFG=“list”
AT+QMBNCFG=“Deactivate”
AT+QMBNCFG=“Autosel”,0
AT+QMBNCFG=“Select”,“xxxxxx”

I will send R03 baseline to you, please try later.