Providing an holistic approach to IMS technologies, IMS: ADevelopment and Deployment Perspective explores servicearchitecture for development and delivery of IMS services.Approaching IMS from the perspective of the user and the serviceprovider it examines both the current state of deployment andfuture trends. The book offers a realistic view of IMS deploymentto operators and service providers, giving practical examples,application cases and business models. It also presents IMSdeployment strategies based on real-life deployment statistics froma live IMS test bed connected to an operator network andproof-of-concept applications including inter-operability trialsand results.Focusing on IMS potential in terms of service creation, servicecomposition and service provision the book discusses the ability ofIMS to act not only as a service delivery framework, but also as aservice integration framework. It presents the possible future ofIMS in terms of convergence with Internet services, includingdiscussions about integration with web technologies including theWIMS 2.0 initiative. The book enables a better understanding of howweb technologies can complement the IMS service architecture andpioneer the post-IMS progress and success.* Presents a novel service-oriented approach to IMS services andapplications from a deployment perspective* Places IMS in the context of the current telecom environmentproviding business models through WIMS 2.0 initiative* Predicts the trends and potential future for the IMSevolution* Provides a technical foundation to IMS principles andarchitecture* Gives examples and solutions to the challenges of servicecreation and implementation and analyses deployment hurdles andinteroperability trials* Describes trends of convergence based on IMS and Webtechnologies

Preface.Author Biographies.Part I Introduction.1 IMS Context.1.1 Drivers of Convergence.1.2 IMS Misconceptions.1.3 IMS Standards Status.1.4 IMS Deployment Status.1.5 Future.2 IMS Technology.2.1 Evolution of Mobile Network Architecture.2.2 IMS - A Standardized All-IP Infrastructure.2.3 Evolution of Fixed Mobile Convergence.Part II Convergence - Services and DeploymentPerspective.3 IMS - A Service Perspective.3.1 The IMS Potential.3.2 IMS-Enhanced Service Delivery Framework.3.3 IMS Services - Possibilities.4 IMS Deployment.4.1 Deployment Concerns.4.2 Interoperability.4.3 IMS Deployment Strategies.4.4 IMS Test Networks.Part III Convergence - The Road Ahead.5 WIMS 2.0: Convergence of Telcos with web 2.0 Facilitated byIMS.5.1 Impact of Web 2.0 Disruption on the IMS and TelecomEvolution.5.2 WIMS 2.0: The Service Focus.5.3 WIMS 2.0: The Technology Focus.6 The Way Forward - Paths to Follow.6.1 Operators and Service Platforms.6.2 Developers and Service Creation.6.3 Users and Service Creation.6.4 Devices and Service Creation.6.5 Research and Development.6.6 Concluding Remarks.References.Index.