Ahson S.A., Ilyas M. (eds.) IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Handbook

Издательство CRC Press, 2009, -562 pp.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.
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
IMS—A Secure Architecture for All IP Networks
Peer-to-Peer Features in the IP Multimedia Subsystem
On the Support of Media Functions within the IMS
Section 2 Technologies
The FOKUS Open IMS Core—A Global IMS Reference Implementation
Next-Generation Grid Support over the SIP/IMS Platform
Policy-Based QoS Control for a Convergence Network
OSA Service Capability Server—Parlay/Parlay X
Internetworking of 3GPP and WLAN and Wimax Networks
IM-SSF Application Server—Interworking with CAMEL
Distributed IMS
Section 3 Services
Service Delivery Platforms and Multimedia Service Design
The Integration of IMS into Service Delivery Platforms Based on Service-Oriented Architectures
Service Orchestration in IMS
Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)
Multiparty Services in the IP Multimedia Subsystem
IMS-Based Conferencing Services: An Engineering Approach
IMS-Based IPTV
IPTV Modeling and Architecture over IMS
SIP-Based Prepaid Application Server
JAIN SLEE Platforms for IMS Application Servers
Role of OSS/BSS in the Success of IMS