Course Title:

IMS Principles, Protocols and Procedures

Duration:

2 Days

Cost:

£725

Synopsis:

This course provides a detailed technical description of the protocols and procedures utilised within the 3GPP IMS network architecture for release 5 and 6, including several related service provision, transport and security protocols. Profile access, charging, and Service Based Local Policy control are presented and Interworking between IMS and non-IMS service provision network entities discussed. Detailed IMS service access procedures and call / signalling sequences are used to hilite various features of the system.

Pre-requisites:

An understanding of voice service provision in a non-IMS environment and an appreciation of IP principles.

Content Outline:

System Overview

Convergence and Next Generation Networks

IMS Standards

All IP Architecture

IMS Architecture

Service Delivery Principles

P-CSCF, I-CSCF and S-CSCF Responsibilities

IP Network QoS Negotiation

Signalling and Media Transport

Media Codec Considerations

Bearer Network Qos Negotiation

COPS and PDF/PEP

DIAMETER

Private and Public Profiles 

SIP in IMS

SDP in IMS

Network and Service Discovery

Registration Scenarios and Procedures

Peer-Peer VoIP Call Setup

Streaming Control

On-line and Off-line Charging

PS / CS Interworking

Messaging