Contents : - Table of Contents by Author - IMS: Application Enabler and UMTS/HSPA Growth Catalyst - Network Migration to IMS at the Signaling Control Layer - IMS Architecture for 3G Mobile and PC Audio/Video Convergence - Service Delivery Platforms and the Evolving Role of OSS - Media Services in the IMS: Evolution for Innovation - IMS as an Enabler for Enriched TV Services - Making IMS Keep Its Promises through OSS Service Management - Trombone Routing Mitigation Techniques for IMS/MMD Networks - IMS: The Ideal Platform for Delivering New Personalized and Blended Services to Two Billion Subscribers and Beyond - Security Considerations for IP Multimedia Subsystem Deployments - Transforming Service Delivery via IMS - Managing Service Capability and Service Feature Interactions in the IMS of UMTS - Meet Economic and Technological Challenges through IMS - Intelligent Policy Management in the IMS Framework - The Importance of Standard IMS Architecture - IMS and the Challenges of New Platforms - IMS: It Is Only Part of the Convergence Puzzle - IMS and Uplink-Oriented Services - Application Services in an IMS Network - MS Business Models: Adoption and Deployment - Exploring Drivers for IMS-Enhanced Services Platform Architectures and Applications - Entering the IMS Era - An Optimized IMS Architecture - IMS for Converged Networks - Grid Services over IP Multimedia Subsystem - The Rough Road toward Fixed-Mobile Convergence - Architectural Choices in a Changing Market - Economic Drivers for IMS-Based Converged Services - Secure Access to IMS Services Based on Generic Bootstrapping Architecture for Next-Generation Networks - Network Evolution towards IP Multimedia Subsystem - IP-Based Telecommunication Services - IMS Interconnect: Peering, Roaming,and Security - Part One - IMS Interconnect: Peering, Roaming,and Security - Part Two - IMS Security Considerations - IMS and the Impact on the Mobile Handset Evolution - SPICE: IMS Evolution towards Future Service Platforms - The Role of Session Border Controllers in Next-Generation IMS-Based Networks - IMS-Enabled Access Networks - Quality of Service for IMS on Fixed Networks - Providing IMS Services to Legacy Network Endpoints - Standards-Based OSS for Accelerating Converged Services Delivery - The Return of the Legacy - Acronym Guide