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Device Management in the IMS

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IMS is the only standardized way to offer IP based services that are enabled by one common core and all types of access networks and devices. The management of devices can benefit services enabling and improve user experience. This paper presents the device management issues in the IMS. Requirements of device management are presented and a management architecture is proposed to satisfy the requirements. The architecture utilizes distributed design by separating management and executing functionalities and provides service provisioning and tracing functionalities to application servers utilizing some IMS capabilities. Some approaches to integrate more IMS capabilities in device management architecture are discussed. A possible evaluation model for quality of device management from the perspective of user and management authority is proposed.

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This work was jointly supported by: (1) National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 60525110); (2) National 973 Program (No. 2007CB307100, 2007CB307103); (3) Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET-04-0111); (4) Development Fund Project for Electronic and Information Industry (Mobile Service and Application System Based on 3G); (5) Development Fund Key Project for Electronic and Information Industry (Core Service Platform for Next Generation Network); (6) Development Fund Project for Electronic and Information Industry (Content-based Integrated Charging Platform for Telecommunication Networks); (7) National Specific Project for Hi-tech Industrialization and Information Equipments (Mobile Intelligent Network Supporting Value-added Data Services).

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  1. State Key Lab of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, P.R. China

    Jun Ma, Jianxin Liao & Xiaomin Zhu

  2. Research Institute of China Mobile Communications Corporation, Beijing, P.R. China

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Ma, J., Liao, J. & Zhu, X. Device Management in the IMS. J Netw Syst Manage 16, 46–62 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10922-007-9092-7

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