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Strategic Considerations for IMS - the 3G Evolution (Table of Contents)

UMTS Forum Report 27, January 2003

Table of Contents

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2.1
2.2
2.3
3
3.1
3.2
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
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6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
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7.1
7.2
7.3
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9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
MARKET CONTEXT: USER NEEDS
SERVICES ENABLED OR ENHANCED BY IMS
SCENARIO DESCRIPTIONS
THE STRATEGIC ISSUES OF IMS
SERVICE ISSUES
NETWORK DEPLOYMENT ISSUES
NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS TO ADD IMS
UMTS BASELINE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE (WITHOUT IMS)
UMTS ARCHITECTURE (WITH IMS)
COST FACTORS IN DEPLOYING IMS
DEPLOYMENT COST METHODOLOGY AND CALCULATION TOOL
NETWORK DEPLOYMENT DESCRIPTIONS FOR EACH SCENARIO
NO IMS - KEEP IT SIMPLE (BASELINE)
FULL IMS - TECHNOLOGY FOLLOWER
CLOSED IMS - WILDCARD
ONLY IMS - MARKET FOLLOWER
EARLY IMS - MARKET LEADER
COMPARISON OF SCENARIOS
SERVICE AND REVENUE DESCRIPTIONS FOR EACH SCENARIO
REVENUE IMPLICATIONS OF IMS
REVENUE COMPONENTS
NO IMS - KEEP IT SIMPLE
FULL IMS - TECHNOLOGY FOLLOWER
CLOSED IMS - WILDCARD
ONLY IMS - MARKET FOLLOWER
EARLY IMS - MARKET LEADER
SCENARIO ANALYSIS
"MOST LIKELY" CASE - GENERAL INDUSTRY ACCEPTANCE OF IMS
IMPLICATIONS
SUMMARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
MOBILE NEEDS OF BUSINESS
EXAMPLE IMS SERVICES
SERVICE IMPLICATIONS OF GPRS AND WLAN
NETWORK ELEMENTS - DEFINITIONS
NETWORK ELEMENTS REPLACING PREVIOUS ELEMENTS IN THE CS DOMAIN
EFFECT ON OTHER PLATFORMS OF INTRODUCING IMS
WEB SERVICES