Constructs a Service Centre Time Stamp (SCTS) instance.
The date object representing the time and date the message was received
Optional
tzOff: numberThe time zone offset in minutes, defaults to the local time zone offset if not provided
Converts the SCTS to an ISO 8601 string format with a custom time zone offset.
This method formats the date and time into an easily readable ISO 8601 format, adjusting for the stored time zone offset to reflect the local time at the service centre.
The SCTS as an ISO 8601 formatted string with a custom time zone offset.
Converts the SCTS to a string representation based on the SMS PDU specifications.
This method formats the service centre time stamp into a semi-octet representation suitable for inclusion in a PDU message, converting the date and time components and including the time zone in a standardized format.
The SCTS as a string formatted according to the SMS PDU specifications
Represents the Service Centre Time Stamp (SCTS) of an SMS message.
Marks the time and date the SMSC received the message, used in delivery reports and incoming messages for timing analysis and record-keeping, providing a temporal reference for the message's handling.