2 research outputs found
Route selection impacts on achieving enhanced IMS QoS
ArticleThe different planes in the IMS interact via specific
reference points to deliver multimedia services to the user. QoS
provisioning for IMS communications has been standardized for
access networks only, with the assumption of an over provisioned
IP core. Effective provisioning of multimedia services requires
performance guarantee along the complete path of the sessions.
End-to-end QoS in IP networks is affected by the route traversed
by the user traffic. Moreover QoS guarantees in one ISP domain
are not effective for transit traffic exiting the domain. QoS
extensions to exterior gateway routing protocols have been
proposed to transfer route QoS information beyond one
autonomous system (domain). This paper explores options for
mapping inter-domain QoS information learnt on the media plane
into control plane session information for IMS QoS control.
Through testbed evaluations we show the effect of routing on delays
experienced in IMS communications.The different planes in the IMS interact via specific
reference points to deliver multimedia services to the user. QoS
provisioning for IMS communications has been standardized for
access networks only, with the assumption of an over provisioned
IP core. Effective provisioning of multimedia services requires
performance guarantee along the complete path of the sessions.
End-to-end QoS in IP networks is affected by the route traversed
by the user traffic. Moreover QoS guarantees in one ISP domain
are not effective for transit traffic exiting the domain. QoS
extensions to exterior gateway routing protocols have been
proposed to transfer route QoS information beyond one
autonomous system (domain). This paper explores options for
mapping inter-domain QoS information learnt on the media plane
into control plane session information for IMS QoS control.
Through testbed evaluations we show the effect of routing on delays
experienced in IMS communications
Evaluation of signaling loads in 3GPP networks
43GPP Release 5 is the first step toward an all-IP cellular network. While Release 99 is still heavily based on a core network inherited from 2G networks, Release 5 introduces a new core network architecture based on IETF protocols. In particular, SIP is used for initiating, manag- ing, and terminating media sessions. However, the use of SIP can result in a significant increase of the signaling and computational loads inside the core network, due to its larger message size and increased requirements on network nodes. This article compares the core network signaling loads of 3GPP Release 99 and Release 5, and elaborates on possible enhancements to improve the bandwidth efficiency of the signaling in Release 5.reservedmixedTONESI D; L. SALGARELLI; SUN Y; LA PORTA T. FTonesi, Dario Serafino; Salgarelli, Luca; Sun, Y; LA PORTA, T. F