Abstract
Overview
This publication provides self-paced instruction for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). This is highly recommended to anyone seeking a better understanding of the technology and business issues associated with IMS. It is an excellent alternative to Mind Commerce classroom training and is a great complement to Mind Commerce market research publications in the areas of SDP, SOA, and IMS. Anyone purchasing at the Company-wide level will also be eligible for up to one (1) hour of analyst phone consultation.
Target Audience
- Complement to Mind Commerce IMS market research publications
- Managers wanting to understand the business drivers for IMS
- Technical managers wanting to better understand IMS
- Technologists needing cross training in IMS and
Table of Contents
- IMS Overview
- IMS Paradigms
- IMS is Driven by Convergence
- IMS Drivers
- IMS Benefits (more on this later)
- Pre-IMS Networks are Vertically Integrated
- IMS Networks are Completely Integrated
- Business Drivers for IMS Wireline Carrier Issues
- Wireless Carrier Issues
- Primary IMS Business Drivers
- Operational Cost Savings
- Capital Cost Savings
- Targeted Service Offerings
- Premium Services
- New Service Creation and Delivery
- New Roles with IMS
- More on IMS Benefits
- Lower Costs
- Standardized third-party Interfaces
- Technical Advantages of IMS
- Pre-IMS Networks are Vertically Integrated
- IMS Networks are Completely Integrated
- Business Advantages of IMS
- Staged Introduction of IMS
- The Different Planes of IMS
- Network/Transport Plane
- Control Plane
- Services Plane
- Home Subscriber Server (HSS)
- Call Session Control Function (CSCF)
- Services Capability Interaction Manager (SCIM)
