The IMS: IP Multimedia Concepts and Services - Hardcover

Poikselkä, Miikka; Mayer, Georg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470721960 ISBN 13: 9780470721964

Publisher: Wiley, 2009

Synopsis

The 3 rd edition of this highly successful text builds on the achievement of the first two editions to provide comprehensive coverage of IMS. It continues to explore the concepts, architecture, protocols and functionalities of IMS while providing a wealth of new and updated information. It is written in a manner that allows readers to choose the level of knowledge and understanding they need to gain about the IMS. With 35# new material, The IMS,IP Multimedia Concepts and Services, 3 rd Edition has been completely revised to include updated chapters as well as totally new chapters on IMS multimedia telephony and IMS voice call continuity. Additional new material includes IMS transit, IMS local numbering, emergency sessions, identification of communication services in IMS, new authentication model for fixed access, NAT traversal and globally routable user agents URI. Detailed descriptions of protocol behaviour are provided on a level that can be used for implementation and testing. Key features of the 3 rd edition: Two new chapters on IMS multimedia telephony service and IMS Voice Call Continuity Updated information on Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 7 level, including architecture, reference points and concepts Substantially extended coverage on IMS detailed procedures Completely rewritten and extended chapters on IMS services

About this title

Review:

"The excellent presentation of content will make this book appeal to a wide audience...an invaluable guide to IMS..." (Computing Reviews.com, August 11, 2006)

Synopsis:

The "IMS" builds on the success of the first two editions to provide comprehensive coverage of IMS: its concepts, architecture, protocols and functionalities. It has been completely revised to include a number of new chapters which replace superseded topics, while remaining chapters are updated. In part 1, more information on TISPAN, I-WLAN, Cable is included and chapters are added on subjects such as 'IMS transit', 'Communication Continuity (VCC/PS-2-PS Handover)' and 'IMS interconnection'. Part 2 contains two new chapters on 'Multimedia Telephony' and 'SMS over IMS' while Part 3 is completely updated with chapters added on 'Interworking' and 'Voice Call Continuity'.Part IV - Protocols, of the previous edition will be added to a new companion website. This is a new edition of highly successful text. It includes a number of new chapters while remaining chapters are fully revised and updated. New companion website to include Protocols. It places special emphasis on services, featuring more detailed descriptions of presence, messaging, group management and push-to-talk over cellular (conferencing).

It also explores the general benefits of IMS in detail and focuses in particular on its role in fixed-mobile convergence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470721960
• ISBN 13: 9780470721964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 536