IMS(IPMultimediaSubsystem)isthecommon

servicedeliveryframeworkratifiedby3GPPandIETF

thatenablesnewrevenue-generatingmultimedia

applications,suchaspresence,videosharing,and

mobileIM/chat.IMSunifiesapplicationsthatare

basedonSIP(SessionInitiationProtocol),anext-

generationpacket-basedsignalingprotocolthat

enablesrichmultimediasessions(voice,images,and

video).AvailabilityofmobileSIP/IMSclientsolutions

—newspecializedsoftwarethatprovidesthe

frameworkandapplicationsspecificallydeveloped

forIMS—iscriticaltotheoverallsuccessofall

playersintheIMSvaluechain:

•Operatorsneedtolaunchnewservices,suchas

videosharing,whilemaintainingtheirvoicerevenues

•Equipmentvendorsneedamulti-applicationclient

todemonstrateend-uservalueoftheirIMScore

servers

•Handsetvendorsneednewapplications(suchas

videosharing)onavarietyofdevices,tobequickly

qualifiedbyanoperator'sterminalvendorselection

process

SIP/IMSclientapplicationprovidershelptheindustry

addressthefollowingkeychallenges:

•Supportbothpre-IMSandIMSlauncheswithafield-

provensolution

•Providecomprehensive3GPP/IMS-compliant

capabilityandfeatureset

•Ensurerapidplatformintegrationandportingacross

multiplehandsets

•Rapidlyachieveinteroperabilitytestingwithmultiple

IMScoreandapplicationservers

SIP/IMSClIentAPPlICAtIonS

froMnMS NMSistheleadingsupplierofSIP/IMSmobileclient

applicationswithasolutionsportfoliothatsatisfies

thebusinessneedsofallindustryplayers.

Multi-ApplicAtion Sip/iMS client

Whetheryouareanoperator,ahandsetvendor,

oraninfrastructurevendorlookingtotriala

multitudeofSIP-basedIMSapplications,NMS’s

multi-applicationclientsuitemeetsyourneeds.

NMSoffersawiderangeofapplicationsincluding

presence-enabledActivePhoneBook,VideoSharing,

MoBIlePlACe

SIP/IMSClientApplicationsFor operators, terminal Vendors, and equipment Vendors

InstantMessaging,Chat,ContentSharing,and

VoiceMessaging.

SMArtphone Video ShAring client For operAtorS

ThissolutionenablesoperatorstolaunchNMS’s

VideoSharingapplicationonsmartphonesbased

onOpenOS,suchasWindowsMobileorSymbian.

eMbedded Video ShAring client For

hAndSet VendorS

TheembeddedVideoSharingclienthasbeen

portedandpre-integratedwithdevice(s)ofthe

vendor’schoice.Itisavailablebothonfeature

phonesandsmartphones.

NMS’sSIP/IMSclientapplicationsarecurrently

beingtrialedandcommercializedbysomeofthe

world'sleadingoperatorsandterminalvendors.By

usingNMS’sfield-provenclients,operatorscango

tomarketwithcompellingapplicationsthatdrive

new,profitablerevenue.

BenefItSofUSIngnMS’SSIP/IMS

ClIentAPPlICAtIonS

•ProvideflexibilityofchoicebetweenaVideo

SharingorabroaderMulti-ApplicationClient

•IncludeanunderlyingIMSframeworktoolkit

•Offerfullflexibilityforbrandingandcustomization

toachieveoperatordifferentiation

•Readilyavailableonsmartphone(Symbian,Windows

Mobile)andfeaturephone(embedded)platforms

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•Providesupportforhybridapplications—Native

andJava

•Areeasilyportableacrossotherhandsetmodels

andplatforms

•Extensibilityallowsintegrationofthird-party

applications

•Haveachievedinteroperabilitytestingwithleading

SIP/IMSservervendors,includingLucentandNEC

•Arefullystandards-compliantwithIETF,3GPP,

OMA,etc.

SIP-BASedIMSAPPlICAtIonSoffered

ACtIvePhoneBook

Presence-EnabledContactManager

•Singleinterfacelaunch-padforallapplications,

simplifyinguserexperience

•Useslateststandards,suchasXCAP

•Datasynchronization

•NativePhoneBookintegration

InStAntMeSSAgIngAndChAt

BringingtheKillerApplicationfromPCtoWireless

•Bothstandalone(IM)andsession-based(chat)

•Messagetemplatesprovidedtoaidtheuserin

composingamessage

•Chatrooms

vIdeoShArIng

TheSmartWaytoRolloutVideoTelephony

•Standalone(onlyvideosharing)orcombinational

(videosharing+circuitswitchedcall)

•Sharelivevideoorclip

•Supportsboth1:1and1:nvideosharing

•Possibleto“store”and“forward”videosharing

•Supports“pause”and“resume”duringvideo

sharing

•H.263,AMR-NBsupport

•rtp/rtcp Stack: Provideslow-levelAPIforfull

controloverreal-timedatatransportbetweenUE

andapplicationserver/anotherUE

•SigcoMp: ProvidessupportforcompressionofSIP

messages

IMSfrAMework—ClIentlAyer

•Media Manager Framework: Provideshigh-level

APIforcontrollingmedia(audioandvideo)streams

•Floor control: ProvidestheAPIfor”floorcontrol”

management(i.e.,whoisabletotalk)

• group list Management: Implementsprocedures

forretrieving,updating,andstoringActivePhone

BookcontactsdatausingXCAP/XML

•invite/Session: Providesthehigh-levelAPItocall-

control

•presence: ProvidestheAPItomanagethe

presenceinformationoftheUEandassociated

contacts.

•registration: HidesthecomplexityofIMS

registrationprocess,includingdealingwith

multipletypesofuseridentities

•instant Messaging: Enablessending/receivingof

instantmessagesto/fromabuddy

•Sip event package handler: Providessupportfor

variouseventpackagesandprovidesgenericAPIs

forhandlingthesame

•Authentication handlers: Implements

authenticationprocedures

•content handler: Providesmechanismsfor

handlingvariouscontenttypeformats,suchas

GroupListManagementServer(GLMS)info,

presenceinfo,etc.

•Sip dialog handler: ProvidesAPIsforallSIPdialog

manipulations

PlAtforMABStrACtIonlAyer

ThePlatformAbstractionLayerprovidesaplatform-

independentAPItoabstractplatformsservices,such

asmediamanager,connectionmanager,HTTPstack,

SIMcard,DNS,DHCP,CScall,SMS,NativePhone

Book,andplatformutilitiesliketimers,threads,etc.

NMSprovidesthislayerforopenplatformssuch

asSymbianandWindowsMobile.Forembedded

platforms,itisprovidedbytheplatformitself.

•Supportsroamingservice

•InteroperablewithNokiaclient

•CompliantwithGSMA

•Integratedwithnativephone-book/dialer

application

voICeMeSSAgIng

Peer-to-PeerVoicemail,WithouttheLegacy

Technology

•Sendavoicemessagedirectlyfromonehandsetto

another

•Easy-to-use,eliminatingcumbersomelegacy

voicemailsystems

ContentShArIng

BringingPCParadigmtoWireless

•Transfercontent(voice,video,image)

handsettohandset

•Allowsauserto“share”awebpagewith

anotheruser

fIxed-MoBIleConvergenCe

•Dual-modeclientsupportingWi-Fi/cellularaccess

•SupportforbothIMSandnon-IMScircuit-and

packet-switchedservices

•Rules-basedconnectionmanagement

•CS-PSvoicecallcontinuity

IMSfrAMework NMS’sIMSclientframeworkprovidesasetof

reusablecomponentsthatprovideaprogrammable

interface(APIs)fordevelopmentofvariousIMS

applicationsandservices.Itconsistsofacorelayer

andaclientlayer.

IMSfrAMework—CorelAyer

•Sip Stack: Provideslow-levelAPIforfullcontrol

overSIPcommunicationbetweentheuser

equipment(UE)andIMS