1st Edition

IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Handbook

Edited By Mohammad Ilyas, Syed A. Ahson Copyright 2008
    560 Pages 210 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Take Part in the Future of Wireless/Wireline Convergence
    The IP multimedia subsystem (IMS), established as the foundation for future wireless and wireline convergence, is the bedrock that will facilitate easy deployment on new, rich, personalized multimedia communication services that mix telecom and data services. Designers, planners, and researchers of communication systems will need to make full use of the technology occurring with this convergence if they want to be the ones providing end users with new and efficient services that are as cost-effective as they are innovative.

    To provide researchers and technicians with the tools they need to optimize their role in this communication revolution, the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Handbook presents all the technical aspects of the IMS needed to support the growth of digital traffic and the implementation of underlying networks. This guide covers everything from basic concepts to research-grade material, including the future direction of the architecture. Organized in three sections, the book brings together the technical savvy of 50 pioneering experts from around the world, providing complete coverage of relevant concepts, technologies, and services.

    Learn How IMS Will Speed Innovation
    Filling the gap between existing traditional telecommunications and Internet technologies, IMS has led to an environment in which new services and concepts are introduced more quickly than ever before, such as reusable service components and real-time integration. The technology promises to be a cost-effective evolutionary path to future wireless and wireline convergences that will meet next-generation service requirements.

    Section 1: Concepts

    IMS Service, Models, and Concepts, E. Bertin and N. Crespi

    IMS—A Secure Architecture for All IP Networks, M. Sher and T. Magedanz

    Peer-to-Peer Features in the IP Multimedia Subsystem, A. Oredope and A. Liotta

    On the Support of Media Functions within the IMS, J. Grégoire and A. Jukan

     

    Section 2: Technologies

    The FOKUS Open IMS Core—A Global IMS Reference Implementation, P. Weik, D. Vingarzan, and T. Magedanz

    Next-Generation Grid Support over the SIP/IMS Platform, V. Olmedo, A. Cuevas, V. Villagrá, and J. I. Moreno

    Policy-Based QoS Control for a Convergence Network, Y. Kim, Y. Lee, and N. Kang

    OSA Service Capability Server—Parlay/Parlay X, M. Kim and R. Ito

    Internetworking of 3GPP and WLAN and Wimax Networks, F. Xu, L. Zhang, Z. Zhou, and W. Zhong

    IM-SSF Application Server—Interworking with CAMEL, M. Kim and R. Ito

    Distributed IMS, M. Matuszewski

     

    Section 3: Services

    Service Delivery Platforms and Multimedia Service Design, C. J. Pavlovski

    The Integration of IMS into Service Delivery Platforms Based on Service-Oriented Architectures, N. Blum, P. Weik, and T. Magedanz

    Service Orchestration in IMS, A. Gouya and N. Crespi

    Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS), W.-E. Chen

    Multiparty Services in the IP Multimedia Subsystem, I. Vidal, I. Soto, F. Valera, J. García, and A. Azcorra

    IMS-Based Conferencing Services: An Engineering Approach, A. Amirante, T. Castaldi, L. Miniero, and S. P. Romano

    IMS-Based IPTV, O. Friedrich, S. Arbanowski, A. Al-Hezmi, and R. Seeliger

    IPTV Modeling and Architecture over IMS, D. López, E. Mikoczy, J. I. Moreno, A. Cuevas, and E. Vázquez

    SIP-Based Prepaid Application Server, M. Weber

    JAIN SLEE Platforms for IMS Application Servers, I. Vukomanovic

    Role of OSS/BSS in the Success of IMS, J. Sathyan

    Index

    Biography

    Mohammad Ilyas, Syed A. Ahson