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IMS - The IP Multimedia System as NGN Service Delivery Platform - Principles, Standards, Architecture and Applications

Near field communication and RFID – opening for new business

Instructor

Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz, magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS, http://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de

Instructor

Dr. Josef Noll, josef.noll@telenor.com 
Telenor R&D, http://www.telenor.com/rd/

Overview

This tutorial provides a technical overview of the architecture, components and protocols of the emerging 3GPP IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) / 3 GPP2 Multimedia Domain (MMD) which provides the technological basis for the provision of mobile multimedia services within converging networks. This tutorial looks at the driving forces for the IMS architecture definition, introduces the key signalling and control protocols of all IP networks (i.e., SIP and Diameter) forming the basis for IMS component interactions, and explains the key IMS elements and their interactions. Special attention will be given to the IMS application server options, namely CAMEL, OSA/Parlay and SIP AS. The tutorial will also address current IMS products, deployment status and open issues tackled in Release 7. The tutorial ends with an overview of the FOKUS IMS play ground (www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/ims).

The seminar is structured into the following parts:

IMS Drivers and Overview

  • Next generation networks (NGNs), business models and expected services
  • Towards uniform Service Delivery Platforms (SDPs)
  • Architecture principles of classic telecommunications and all IP networks
  • IMS as target NGN SDP & related standards bodies (3GPP, 3GPP2, ETSI, OMA, etc)

IMS Basics

  • SIP and Diameter
  • Basic SIP architecture and operation
  • SIP VAS provision
  • Basic Diameter architecture and operation
  • Diameter applications

IMS Standards

  • IMS Standards overview (Release 5 vs. Release 6)
  • IMS key components (X-CSCF, MG, MS, SIP-AS, HSS)
  • IMS key interfaces and interactions (ISC, Sh, Cx)
  • IMS User Identities
  • IMS Registration and Session Control - IMS Charging
  • IMS QoS Issues and relation to underlying access networks
  • Service examples (PTT, IM, Presence, Videoconferencing, etc.)

IMS Application Server options

  • CAMEL Service Environment
  • OSA/Parlay Gateway and Application Server
  • SIP Application Server (CPL, CGI, Servlets, JAIN)
  • Comparison of Approaches

IMS Summary and Open Issues

  • Evolution towards the IMS
  • Key Players and Products
  • IMS Deployment
  • IMS Open Issues, 3GPP Release 7 outlook
  • The FOKUS IMS play ground (www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/ims)
  • Question and Answers

Outline

The tutorial is designed as a half-day tutorial. The target audience shall be interested in new service possibilities, which emerge from near field communication capabilities of the mobile phone. The tutorial will start from a vision of future services: Personalised broadband services, preferably wireless. A key issue in the realisation of that concept is security, and the use of a personal identifier in the electronic world. As most people have a mobile phone, this device has the potential in becoming the personal identifier.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a well-known technology for identification, typically used in the area of logistics. The advantage of using near-field radio technology, the contact-less reading, opens for advanced registration. While applications in sports (e.g. Boston Marathon) and logistics are well accepted, people are more reluctant to accept contact-less cards. The main reason is concern about privacy, registration of your movements and e.g. shopping habits (e.g. http://stop-rfid.org). Integrating the radio technology in the mobile phone will bring the user in the control of the identification, either automatically through location-based activation or through physical interaction with the phone.

The tutorial will first outline the way to personalised broadband services, and identify the need for the personal identifier. It will then address the technology, with a specific focus on the integration in the mobile phone. Currently two alternatives are discussed, the complete integration in the SIM card and the distributed integration in the handset. Both will be explained in detail, and their advantages will be outlined. Engineering examples will be present to show the physical realisation.

Main focus will be on potential applications and their market availability. Together with their industrial partners, Telenor has implemented payment, authentication, and electronic access. These implementations are the basis for ongoing discussions with car industry, airlines, shopping centres and public transport organisations, from which we will report. Demonstrations from a.o. the Near Field Communication forum (NFC-forum.org), Gemplus and Giesecke & Devrient will underline the potential.

Pictures showing RFID demonstrations in the Telenor R&D labs.

Biography

Thomas Magedanz (PhD) is professor in the electrical engineering and computer sciences faculty at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, leading the chair for next generation networks. In addition, he is director of the “3G beyond” division at Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS, which also provides the national 3G beyond test and development centre in Germany. He is senior member of the IEEE, editorial board member of several journals, and the author of more than 120 technical papers/articles. He is the author of two books on IN standards and IN evolution. Based on his 15 years of experience in the teaching complex IT and telecommunication technologies to different customer segments in an easy to digest way, Dr. Thomas Magedanz is a globally recognised technology coach. His employments as university professor and division head of a major German R&D organisation make him a prime choice for such trainings, as he is able to provide a non-biased presentation of the technologies. He regularly provides strategic and technology briefings for major operators and telecom vendors, as well he acts often as invited tutorial speaker at major telecom conferences and workshops around the world.

Biography

Dr. Josef Noll is Research Manager in Telenor R&D, responsible for Wireless Mobility. Together with his colleague Juan Carlos Lopez Calvet he filed a patent application on “integration of RFID in the SIM card”, and currently establishes market scenarios and business partnerships in this area. He is project leader of Eurescom's 'Broadband services in the Intelligent Home' projects, and has initiated a.o. the EU's 6th FP ePerSpace and several Eurescom projects. His working areas include Wireless Broadband Access, Personalised Services, Mobile-Fixed Integration and the Evolution to 4G systems.

List of publications: http://www.ist-youngster.org/Noll/