Policy-based QoS architecture in the IP multimedia subsystem of UMTS

Author

Zhuang, Wei ; Gan, Yung Sze ; Loh, Kok Jeng ; Chua, Kee Chaing

Volume

17

Issue

3

fYear

2003

Firstpage

51

Lastpage

57

Abstract

The third-generation mobile system, or Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, will offer IP-based multimedia applications and services with end-to-end QoS guarantee. The key part providing these services is the policy-based QoS control architecture in the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS). In this tutorial we describe the network entities involved in the policy-based QoS architecture, their interactions to realize guaranteed QoS in the UMTS network, and the communication interfaces employed in the interactions.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; Internet; mobile computing; multimedia communication; protocols; quality of service; telecommunication control; telecommunication traffic; IMS; IP multimedia subsystem; UMTS; Universal Mobile Telecommunication System; communication interfaces; control architecture; end-to-end QoS guarantee; network entity interactions; policy-based QoS architecture; services; third-generation mobile system; 3G mobile communication; Circuits; Communication system control; Gallium nitride; Mobile communication; Multimedia systems; Packet switching; Protocols; Quality of service; Telecommunication control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MNET.2003.1201477

Filename

1201477