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Understanding IP Multimedia Subsystem

IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) is an architectural framework that allows access to internet services like voice calling, video, and messaging from cellular networks. It provides quality of service, integrated charging models, and integration of different services. IMS uses protocols like SIP, SDP, RTP, DNS, and Diameter and has a defined architecture standardized by 3GPP. IMS allows seamless delivery of multimedia services to users regardless of access network.

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Understanding IP Multimedia Subsystem

IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) is an architectural framework that allows access to internet services like voice calling, video, and messaging from cellular networks. It provides quality of service, integrated charging models, and integration of different services. IMS uses protocols like SIP, SDP, RTP, DNS, and Diameter and has a defined architecture standardized by 3GPP. IMS allows seamless delivery of multimedia services to users regardless of access network.

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IMS (IP Multimedia

Subsystem)
Manoj Pravakar Saha
North South University
ETE 405
What is IMS?
• IMS stands for IP Multimedia Subsystem.
• IMS is a key element of 3G cellular
architecture.
• It is an architectural framework for
delivering ubiquitous access to all services
that internet provides from cellular
networks.
• This is the IMS vision.
IMS Standardization
• IMS is defined both by 3GPP and 3GPP2.
Though they are slightly different.
• 3GPP first defined IMS in Release 4.
• The subsequent releases contains
improvements of IMS.
Why IMS?
• Services provided by internet can be
accessed from cellular UE with the existing
circuit switched (CS) and packet switched
(PS) technology.
• Then why do we need IMS?
• The answer is simple: QoS, charging, and
integration of different services.
Features of IMS
• Peer-to-Peer connections
• Rich service creation environment
• Integrated service model
• Open charging model
• Full IPv6 implementation
Protocols in IMS
• SIP • COPS
• SDP • IPsec
• RTP • SigComp
• DNS • DHCPv6
• GPRS • CPCP
• TLS
• Diameter
• MEGACO
IMS Architecture
• Source:Wikipedia
Reference
• The 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): Merging the
Internet and the Cellular Worlds" by Gonzalo Camarillo,
Miguel-Angel García-Martín, John Wiley & Sons, 2006
• The IMS: IP Multimedia Concepts and Services" by
Miikka Poikselka, Aki Niemi, Hisham Khartabil, Georg
Mayer, John Wiley & Sons, 2006
• [Link]

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