Focusing on the future network architecture and its main principles, Converging NGN Wireline and Mobile 3G Networks with IMS provides a comprehensive view of the methods, functions, network elements, and the interfaces among them that enable the building of a service agnostic and access agnostic session control layer based on the IMS standar

IMS Concepts. IMS Standards.Session Control.Network Admission.Profiles and ID Management.Policy and Quality-of-Service Control.The IP Border and Security.Charging.Circuit-Switched Network Interworking.WLAN Interworking. Appendices.