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24
Apr
Entities and Function of IMS (part 2)
uchan

6.Multimedia Resource Function Controller (MFRC)

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The Multimedia Resource Function (MRFC) is need to support bearer-related services, such as conferencing, announcement to a user or bearer transcoding. the MRFC interprets SIP signaling receive via S-CSCF and uses the Media Gateway Control Protocol (MEGACO) or H.248 instruction to control the Multimedia Resource Function Processor (MRFP). for charging purchasing, the MFRC is able to send accounting information to the CCF and OCF 

the multimedia Resource Function Processor (MRFP) allocates user-plane resource as instructed by the MFRC

 

7.Media Gateway Control Function (MGCF)

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the Media Gateway Control Function  (MGCF) connect IMS communications to legacy CS user. all incoming CS call control signaling ex: ISDN,User Part (ISUP) or the Bearer Independent Call Control (BICC) message are converted into SIP and vice versa

for the lower signaling layer, a Signaling Gateway (SGW) convert standard SS7 MTP or IP-base SCTP (Stream control Transmission Protocol ) message into the TCP or UDP format and forwards them to MGCF

 

8.Breakout Gateway Control Function (BGCF)

the Breakout Gateway Control Function (BGCF) determines where signaling breakout to the CS domain occurs, if the breakout occurs in the same network, BGCF select an MGCF in the same network to convert SIP signaling into ISUP/BICC signaling to CS domain. if the breakout come in another network, BGCF select an BGCF in  an different network, then other BGCF select own MGCF to convert SIP signaling to ISUP/BICC to CS domain

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13
Apr
Entities and Function of IMS
uchan

In the IMS there are six categories

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  1. CSCF ===> Session management and routing Server
  2. HSS   ===> Databases
  3. IW     ===> Interworking Element
  4. SE     ===> Support Entities
  5. CE     ===> Charging Entities
  6. AS     ===> Application Server

1.Proxy –call session control function

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the proxy call session control function is the first contact point for users within IMS, all SIP signaling traffic from or to UE go via the P-CSCF, it validates the request. forward to selected destinations and process and forward the response 

an operator network can be contain one or many P-CSCFs, furthermore P-CSCF provide IPsec or ESP (Encapsulation Security Payload) for SIP signaling and interacts with PDF (Policy Decision Function) for media policing purpose, finally it contributed to the charging process by sending accounting-related info to the CCF ( Charging Collection Functions)

2.Serving –Call Session Control Function

the S-CSCF have a functions ;

  • Handling of registration request and users de-registration when needed
  • Mutual authentication between user and Network
  • Download of user information and service related data from HSS
  • Routing of mobile termination traffic to the P-CSCF and mobile originated traffic to the I-CSCF, Breakout Gateway Control Function (BGCF) or the Application Server (AS)
  • Media Policing, a process that check the content of the user payload to find out whether it contains media type or codecs which are not allowed for a user
  • Accounting-related information to the CCF for offline charging purpose and to the online charging system  (OCS) for online charging purpose

the serving-cscf is the brain of IMS an operator can include multiple S-CSCF with different functionalities

3.Interrogation –Call Session Control Function

the functions of I-CSCF is :

  • contact the HSS to obtain the name of the S-CSCF that serving the user, and S-CSCF assignment
  • forwarding of SIP requests or response to the S-CSCF
  • provisioning of accounting-related information to the CCF
  • provisioning of a hiding functionality an optional integrated topology hiding internetwork Gateway (THIG) can be used to hide the configuration, capacity and topology of the network from outside an operator’s network

for scalability and redundancy reason an operator network may contain multiple I-CSCF

4.Home Subscriber Server

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the Home Subscriber Server (HSS) in the main data storage for all IMS subscriber and service –related data. the data stored in the HSS include user identities, registration information, access parameters and service triggering information

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user identities consist of two types: private and public user identities .. the private user identities is a user ID that assigned  by the home network operator and is used for purposes like registration and authorization. it can be compared to the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) in GSM network 

the public user identity is the ID that other users can use for requesting communication with the end user. it server a similar purpose as the TMSI, Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity,in GSM

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A special mechanism called the Subscription Locator Function (SLF) is implemented within I-CSCF, S-CSCF and Application Server , when separately addressable HSSs have been installed within the network, it is used a resolution mechanism to find the proper address of the HSS that holds the subscriber data for a given user identity  

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IMS access parameters are used to set up sessions and include parameters like authentication, roaming authorization and allocated S-CSCF names, Serving-treggering information enables SIP service execution the also provides user specification requirement for S-CSCF capabilities ,this information is used by the I-CSCF to select the most suitable S-CSCF for user

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there can be more than one HSS in home network depending on the number of mobile subscribers, the equipment capacity and the organization of the network. communication between different HSS function is not standardized

5.Policy Decision Function (PDF)

The Decision Function (PDF) makes policy decisions base on session and media-related information obtain from the P-CSCF in Release 5 it is an integral part of the P-CSCF, it acts as a policy decisions point for service based local policy control

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Service based local policy (SBLP) provides parameters for :

  • session identification ex: IP address, port numbers,bandwidths,etc
  • session authorization to PDF and GGSN depending on the requested bearer ex: Packet data Protocol or PDP context
  • session maintenance (PDP context modification or re-establishment)
  • session charging by passing an IMS-charging identifier to the GGSN and a GPRS-charging identifier to the P-CSCF

image    to be continue …..(^^),\/

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06
Feb
IMS ARCHITECTURE
uchan

We continue this discuses… about IMS, and now we talk about the architecture of IMS network

In IMS network there is overlay session/service control architecture on top of the package switch domain (GPRS,UMTS,WLAN..etc) based on IP technologies and IETF protocols (like SIP) in IMS there include some element like :

IMS CORE

  • S-CSCF is the main point of the home network
  • I-CSCF providing topology hiding / interrogation
  • P-CSCF Entry point for IMS world
  • MS (media server) media hosting special resources
  • MGF (Media Gateway) for interworking with legacy network
  • PDF (Policy Decision Function) for QoS control using policies
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IMS Application

 

  • HSS (Home Subscriber system) for maintaining subscriber and the AS profile
  • AS (Application Server Function) for hosting application
  • IMS enabler as a specific with generic function
  • IMS endpoint for client the IMS system

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IDENTIFICATION in the IMS

Identification is one of the most important abilities of a network, the user must be identified in any kind of network, in IMS have own way to identified the users and provide mechanisms to identified the service ,such as when the call be directed to the appropriated user, and the service need to be identified when they are provided, typically user a special number

Private User Identities each IMS subscriber has one a private user identities with the format NAI (Network Access Identifier) /RFC 2486 "user@operator.com" and it use for subscription identification and authentication

Public User Identification each IMS user can be allocated one or more public user identity,and it be a SIP URI or a TEL URI

SIP URI ex: "sip:first.last@operator.com"

TEL URI ex:"sip:+62-212-55-7695@operator.com; user=phone"

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  1. PSTNGateway it use for gateway interface with PSTN circuit switch (CS) network, it make IMS client to call the PSTN user or receive a call from PSTN user… there are is ;
  2. MGCF (Media Gateway Control Function) is the main rule of PSTN/CS gateway, it does call control protocol conversation and maps SIP to ISUP, it also control the resources in an MGW with H.248 interface
  3. SGW (Signaling Gateway) provide an interface toward the signaling plane of the CS network, it transform lower layer protocol as SCTP (which is IP protocol) into MTP (which is a SS7 protocol), to Pass the ISUP from MGCF network
  4. MGW use for interface whit media plane of the PSTN/CS network, the MGW can send or receive IMS media and can transcode when the codec cannot match
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05
Feb
Pendahuluan IMS
uchan

Dalam wacana ini penulis coba membuat miniatur jaringan IMS supaya para pembaca lebih mudah dalam hal mengimplentasikan nya …

IMS (IP Multimedia Service) yaitu salah satu fungsinya memanage teknologi dan service yang telah ada atau pun yang akan datang dengan menggunakan basis IP sebagai domain teknologinya kelebihan dari OpenIMS lebih bermain disisi sofware sebagai pengganti hardware yang dapat di ganti dengan PC server dan juga bisa dimodifikasi sesuai kebutuhan dengan gratis, Pertama kali diperkenalkan oleh FOKUS (Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication System) pada tahun 2006 di Jerman.


architecture dari jaringan IMS dapat di lihat pada gambar dibawah ini :


ims network

ims network

IMS tidak meberikan standar pada setiap service yang di berikan tapi hanya menyediakan layanan tersebut agar dapat berjalan dengan baik ,dan mendukung secara penuh turunan ayanan multimedia over IP,seperti VoIP,IM,Streaming,dll satu lagi yang menjadi keunggulan dari IMS bersifat modular dan open Interfacesehingga mudah di kembangkan secara terpisah

Sory gw lanjutin pake bahasa inggris .. Mohon maklum ya klo grammer rada2 nya ngacoo …

Lebih baik memulai sesuatu dengan berani dari pada gagal untuk berusaha memulai sesuatu..

At the present ,cellular network have already provide a wide range and the cellular user can access the internet using a data connection.. So way do we need IMS ?

As we know there are different domain in the 3G network they are the circuit switch (Iu-CS) and the package switch (Iu-PS), the Iu-CS carry the voice ,video and short message service (SMS), in the circuit network there are two different planes the signaling plane and the media plane

In the signaling plane include the protocol use to established the circuit switch path between terminal and the media plane include the data transmitted over the circuit switch path between the terminal

In the media plane include encode voice exchange between terminal

The 3GPP ( third generation partnership project) define the MSC (Mobile Switching Center) with two part MSC server and Media Gateway,

The MSC server will work for the signaling plane while the media gateway will handle the media plane beside of IMS has the signaling and media plane just as the circuit switch and the 3GPP

The first reason why we need the IMS ,it was to provide the service with QoS (Quality of Service), in the package switch domain provide best-effort service without the QoS, so the quality the VoIP conversation can change dramatically, example the person voice may sound perfectly clear but sometime that worse

The IMS allow the operator to control the Quality a user get, so that the operator can differentiated certain group of costumer from other

The second reason is to enable charge of multimedia session, the IMS provide the information about the service being invoked by the user and with this information the operator can decides whether used the flat rate for the service, apply traditional time base charging, package base charging, QoS base charging or perform any new type of charging

And the third reason for existence of IMS was to integrated service to user, service developer use the standard interface define the IMS so that the operator can integrated the service and create new service

The operator today want to provide more package switch services to users, that is the mobile internet needs to become more attractive to its users, if the IMS has been established so the aim is :

  1. Combine the latest trend technology
  2. Make the mobile internet paradigm come true
  3. Create a common platform to develop diverse multimedia service
  4. Create mechanism to boost margin due to extra usage of the mobile package switch network
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