IMS: A Development and Deployment Perspective

Author Biographies. 

Part I Introduction.

1 IMS Context.

1.1 Drivers of Convergence.

1.2 IMS Misconceptions.

1.3 IMS Standards Status.

1.4 IMS Deployment Status.

1.5 Future.

2 IMS Technology.

2.1 Evolution of Mobile Network Architecture.

2.2 IMS - A Standardized All-IP Infrastructure.

2.3 Evolution of Fixed Mobile Convergence.

Part II Convergence - Services and Deployment Perspective.

3 IMS - A Service Perspective.

3.1 The IMS Potential.

3.2 IMS-Enhanced Service Delivery Framework.

3.3 IMS Services - Possibilities.

4 IMS Deployment.

4.1 Deployment Concerns.

4.2 Interoperability.

4.3 IMS Deployment Strategies.

4.4 IMS Test Networks.

Part III Convergence - The Road Ahead.

5 WIMS 2.0: Convergence of Telcos with web 2.0 Facilitated by IMS.

5.1 Impact of Web 2.0 Disruption on the IMS and Telecom Evolution.

5.2 WIMS 2.0: The Service Focus.

5.3 WIMS 2.0: The Technology Focus.

6 The Way Forward - Paths to Follow.

6.1 Operators and Service Platforms.

6.2 Developers and Service Creation.

6.3 Users and Service Creation.

6.4 Devices and Service Creation.

6.5 Research and Development.

6.6 Concluding Remarks.

References.

Index.