In my first post on this blog, I started to explain the real difference between real IMS and “IMS-ready” or “IMS-lite”. In the context of SIP, which is what IMS is all about on the client side, this comes down to an exhaustive, daunting list of features. I know, I know… it is not all SIP. You also need IPSec, XCAP and other such curses. Don’t worry, I won’t forget them.
So to be sure I have enough to write about here, and because I feel that we really do need to understand the difference, I’ll be going over this feature list according to subject: compression, security, quality of service, billing, etc.
Because this is going to take some time, I will try to cover one concept in each post – so stay tuned!
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April 23, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Hi Tsahi,
In terms of the scope of the IMS AG, it seems interesting. Are you aware of the Open Mobile Terminal Platform forum’s work in this area?
It seems it’s a word of mouth thing…not much material on their website at the moment…but they will be releasing a set of operator agreed IMS requirements for handsets in the next two weeks or so (early-May 2007).
Could be worth checking out especially as a good starting point for defining the requirements for interoperability.
Perhaps it may be worth organising some liason between these two groups. OMTP will be starting a new version of their IMS handset requirements in May (for release towards the end of S2 2007).
Ultimately, it’s a very complex task, putting IMS on devices, but good luck in your endeavours in IMTC.
Rich
May 7, 2007 at 6:23 am
Hi Rich,
Thanks for this important comment. The OMTP is defining the set of requirements for an IMS mobile platform. As such, the IMTC IMS AG complements its work quite nicely.
I will take this suggestion to organize the liaison between the IMTC and OMTP.
Regards,
Tsahi Levent-Levi
October 17, 2007 at 10:51 am
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