ABSTRACT

IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) technology, which merges the Internet with interactive telecommunications, represents the here and now for today's packet-switched networks. Consequently, anyone working with or around these converging fields needs to possess a fundamental understanding of IMS and how this technology is poised to change the way new app

part |2 pages

SECTION I: COMPONENTS OF AN IMS ARCHITECTURE

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|12 pages

Standards Organizations for the IMS

chapter 4|10 pages

The IMS Control Plane

chapter 5|4 pages

The IMS Bearer Plane

chapter 6|12 pages

The IMS Application Plane

chapter 7|8 pages

Security

chapter 8|14 pages

Charging

chapter 9|16 pages

User Equipment and IMS

part |2 pages

SECTION II: IMS SIGNALING PRIMER

chapter 12|12 pages

Session Description Protocol

chapter 13|10 pages

XML Configuration Access Protocol

chapter 14|6 pages

Message Session Relay Protocol

chapter 15|8 pages

Diameter

part |2 pages

SECTION III: IMS/OMA-BASED ENABLERS

chapter 16|14 pages

Presence

chapter 17|16 pages

XML Document Management Server

chapter 18|18 pages

Push-to-Talk over Cellular

chapter 19|8 pages

IP Messaging

part |2 pages

SECTION IV: APPLICATIONS AND USE CASES

chapter 20|16 pages

IMS Ecosystem

chapter 21|38 pages

Consumer Market Use Cases

chapter 22|16 pages

Business Market Use Cases

chapter 23|16 pages

Converged Market Use Cases

chapter |8 pages

List of Abbreviations