Transcript IP Unity
October 11-13, 2006 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA IMS Deployment Experience Keith Bhatia Chief Business Officer IP Unity www.imsexpo.com Objectives • Demonstrate how in a very short time IMS has moved from a standard/theory to actual applications • Update on trials, applications, where IMS fits with convergence, key learnings • Key Finding in various markets Japanese priorities vs North America vs European Key learnings and pitfalls www.imsexpo.com October 11-13, 2006 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA ‘IMS Data’ Application Server Prepaid Privacy Screening Dh Audio/Web Conferencing AS Sh Unified Messaging HSS Voice Mail IMS Architectural Overview IP Unity SLF Core Applications ISC HLR/AuC (‘CS/PS’) CSCF S-CSCF I-CSCF MGCF P-CSCF MRF MRF IPv4 based Signalions IPv4 User Plane Data GGSN RAN CS Networks (PSTN, CS PLMN) PDF IMS Session Signalling IMS User Plane Data UE SGW SGSN www.imsexpo.com IMS-MGW IPv4 PDN (IPv4 Network) IP B G IPv6 PDN (IPv6 Network) October 11-13, 2006 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA Trial Observations • Japan is ahead of all other markets • Europe is ahead of N. America • CALA just starting to get up to speed on IMS www.imsexpo.com October 11-13, 2006 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA Trial Observations • We are in multiple trials and some deployments – 12 trials, 5 deployments – MRFC and MRFP function and multiple applications have been IMS certified – Trials have validated our roadmap on Applications UM, Conferencing moving to Video – No killer application; seamless user experience across networks, access and services promises convenience, and carrier savings – QOS and Security becoming the major operational issues • Softswitch vendors are still the anchor component – Integration and Interop issues are slowing deployments www.imsexpo.com October 11-13, 2006 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA Learnings from Trials and Deployments • Here are the milestones met in the trials: – Key applications including Voice Mail, Unified Messaging, Conferencing, Privacy Screening, Find Me Follow Me in addition to our Mereon 6000 Media Server have been IMS certified by the trial carriers – In 2006, it has moved from trial to deployment with 5 Tier One carriers – These trials started in 2005, giving added momentum to our already ambitious IMS plans – Video, Security, Resiliency have proven to be critical for success in these trials www.imsexpo.com October 11-13, 2006 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA Challenges to IMS deployment • HSS deployments • Consolidation of the major players • New models in rapid application deployment – Web based applications – Microsoft enterprise ambitions • FMC – with WiFi/WiMax • Inertia www.imsexpo.com October 11-13, 2006 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA