System Engineering for IMS Networks

Table of contents

1. Cover image
2. Title page
3. Table of Contents
4. Copyright
5. List of Figures
6. List of Tables
7. Preface
   1. An Overview of What is Ahead
   2. Standards
8. Acknowledgements
9. Chapter 1. Introduction to IMS
   1. 1.1 What is IMS?
   2. 1.2 A First Look at IMS
   3. 1.3 The IMS Architecture
   4. 1.4 Chapter Summary
10. Chapter 2. Basics of Wireless Networks
    1. 2.1 The Centralized Model of Wireless Telecom Networks
    2. 2.2 The RAN and the Core Network
    3. 2.3 Concept of the Control Plane and User Plane
    4. 2.4 Functions of the Core Network
    5. 2.5 Subscriber Identity and Management
    6. 2.6 Mobility and Roaming
    7. 2.7 Charging and Billing
    8. 2.8 Service Delivery
    9. 2.9 Network Management
    10. 2.10 Chapter Summary
11. Chapter 3. Basics of IP Networks
    1. 3.1 IP from an IMS Perspective
    2. 3.2 Addressing
    3. 3.3 IPv4/IPv6
    4. 3.4 Routing
    5. 3.5 Trusted Networks
    6. 3.6 NAT/Firewall Traversal — Session Border Control
    7. 3.7 Chapter Summary
12. Chapter 4. The IMS-related Protocols
    1. 4.1 Transport Protocols
    2. 4.2 Session Protocols
    3. 4.3 AAA Protocol—Diameter
    4. 4.4 Media Protocols
    5. 4.5 IP Access and Addressing
    6. 4.6 Security
    7. 4.7 QoS
    8. 4.8 Application
    9. 4.9 Chapter Summary
13. Chapter 5. Principles of Operation
    1. 5.1 Subscriber Identities and Addressing
    2. 5.2 Subscription in IMS
    3. 5.3 Authentication and Authorization
    4. 5.4 Session Control
    5. 5.5 Charging and Billing
    6. 5.6 Policy and QoS
    7. 5.7 The Service Plane
    8. 5.8 Service Orchestration and the SCIM
    9. 5.9 The Media Plane
    10. 5.10 Security
    11. 5.11 Chapter Summary
14. Chapter 6. Putting It All Together
    1. 6.1 UE IP Connectivity
    2. 6.2 UE Registration and Deregistration
    3. 6.3 Session Scenarios
    4. 6.4 Chapter Summary
15. Chapter 7. Services Delivered by IMS
    1. 7.1 Converged Services
    2. 7.2 Next-Gen Consumer Services
    3. 7.3 Enterprise Services
    4. 7.4 Blended Services
    5. 7.5 Emergency Services
    6. 7.6 Chapter Summary
16. Chapter 8. The Promise of Convergence
    1. 8.1 Converging IMS with Other Networks
    2. 8.2 Service Convergence
    3. 8.3 IMS and Web 2.0
    4. 8.4 Chapter Summary
17. Chapter 9. Implementing IMS Functional Elements
    1. 9.1 The Network Itself
    2. 9.2 Implementing UE Applications/IMS Clients
    3. 9.3 Implementing Core Network Elements
    4. 9.4 Implementing Application Servers
    5. 9.5 Managing the IMS Network
    6. 9.6 Chapter Summary
18. Chapter 10. Epilogue: Future Directions for IMS
    1. 10.1 Innovation Beyond Standards
    2. 10.2 The Promise and the Wait
19. Appendix A. Performance of IMS Networks
20. Glossary
21. References and Further Reading
22. Index