Introduction to the IMS

• IMS Standards Development and History
• IMS for Fixed and Mobile Operators
• The IMS Market
• IMS Features and Services
• Supporting Voice and SMS on IMS-based Networks
• IMS and Long Term Evolution (LTE)
• Voice Proposals for LTE
• The One Voice Profile

IMS Architecture and Operation

• IMS Architecture and Components
• The Call Session Control Functions (CSCFs)
• Application Server
• Media Resource Function (MRF)
• Media Gateway Function
• The HSS and Cx Interface
• Breakout and Interworking Functions
• The Application Server (AS)
• Introduction to SIP
• SIP Architecture and Components
• SIP Addressing
• SIP Servers and User Agents
• The SIP Protocol Structure and Procedures
• The Session Description Protocol (SDP)
• SIP Sequences for Session Control
• SIP Security
• The Diameter Protocol
• The Real Time Transfer Protocol (RTP)
• SIP and RTP for IMS Sessions

LTE Architectural Review

• LTE Development
• The E-UTRAN
• eNB
• LTE Uu and X2
• Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
• Serving Gateway (SGW)
• Mobility Management Entity(MME)
• Packet Data Network Gateway (PDN GW)
• UMTS – LTE Inter-working
• Spectrum Requirements of LTE

LTE/EPC Bearers

• LTE Radio Bearers and Capabilities
• Introduction to the Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
• The EPS Bearer Concept
• Gateway Functions in the EPC
• Mobility Functions in the EPC
• Service Control and the IMS
• Policy Control Functions
• Charging Requirements and Functionality
• Quality of Service (QoS) Requirements and Control

Voice Services in LTE

• Voice Service Proposals
• VoLGA
• VoLTE
• CS Fallback
• Simple VoIP
• The One Voice Proposal
• Architectural and Functional Requirements for One Voice
• Signalling Sequences for Voice Services
• Quality of Service (QoS) Requirements and Control
• The Concept of Voice Call Continuity (VCC)
• Single Radio VCC (SR-VCC)