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System Engineering for IMS Networks
of: Arun Handa
Elsevier Trade Monographs, 2009
ISBN: 9780080558592 , 340 Pages
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Copy protection: DRM
Front Cover
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System Engineering for IMS Networks
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Copyright Page
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1: Introduction to IMS
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1.1 What is IMS?
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1.2 A First Look at IMS
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1.3 The IMS Architecture
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1.4 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 2: Basics of Wireless Networks
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2.1 The Centralized Model of Wireless Telecom Networks
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2.2 The RAN and the Core Network
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2.3 Concept of the Control Plane and User Plane
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2.4 Functions of the Core Network
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2.5 Subscriber Identity and Management
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2.6 Mobility and Roaming
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2.7 Charging and Billing
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2.8 Service Delivery
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2.9 Network Management
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2.10 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 3: Basics of IP Networks
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3.1 IP from an IMS perspective
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3.2 Addressing
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3.3 IPv4/IPv6
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3.4 Routing
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3.5 Trusted Networks
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3.6 NAT/Firewall Traversal – Session Border Control
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3.7 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 4: The IMS-related Protocols
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4.1 Transport Protocols
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4.2 Session Protocols
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4.3 AAA Protocol – Diameter
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4.4 Media Protocols
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4.5 IP Access and Addressing
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4.6 Security
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4.7 QoS
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4.8 Application
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4.9 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 5: Principles of Operation
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5.1 Subscriber Identities and Addressing
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5.2 Subscription in IMS
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5.3 Authentication and Authorization
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5.4 Session Control
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5.5 Charging and Billing
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5.6 Policy and QoS
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5.7 The Service Plane
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5.8 Service Orchestration and the SCIM
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5.9 The Media Plane
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5.10 Security
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5.11 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 6: Putting it All Together
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6.1 UE IP Connectivity
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6.2 UE Registration and Deregistration
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6.3 Session Scenarios
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6.4 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 7: Services Delivered by IMS
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7.1 Converged Services
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7.2 Next-Gen Consumer Services
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7.3 Enterprise Services
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7.4 Blended Services
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7.5 Emergency Services
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7.6 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 8: The Promise of Convergence
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8.1 Converging IMS with Other Networks
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8.2 Service Convergence
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8.3 IMS and Web 2.0
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8.4 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 9: Implementing IMS Functional Elements
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9.1 The Network Itself
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9.2 Implementing UE Applications/IMS Clients
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9.3 Implementing Core Network Elements
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9.4 Implementing Application Servers
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9.5 Managing the IMS Network
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9.6 Chapter Summary
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Chapter 10: Epilogue: Future Directions for IMS
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10.1 Innovation Beyond Standards
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10.2 The Promise and the Wait
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Appendix A: Performance of IMS Networks
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Glossary
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References and Further Reading
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Index
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