IMS vision : where do we want to go? -- The history of the IMS standardization -- General principles of the IMS architecture -- Session control on the Internet -- Session control in the IMS -- AAA on the Internet -- AAA in the IMS -- Security on the Internet -- Security in the IMS -- Policy on the Internet -- Policy in the IMS -- Quality of service on the Internet -- Quality of service in the IMS -- Media encoding -- Media transport -- The presence service on the Internet -- The presence service in the IMS -- Instant messaging on the Internet -- The instant messaging service in the IMS -- Push-to-talk
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