Push Mail: A Real Case of IP Convergence in NGN Networks

Author

Ben Letaifa, Asma ; Tabbane, Sami

Author_Institution

MEDIATRON, Sup´´Com, Tunisia

fYear

2009

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The IP multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is a network functional architecture that is seen as a promising solution for facilitating multimedia service creation and deployment, as well as supporting interoperability and network convergence. The aim of this paper is to present the overall IMS architecture and protocols, as well as the related stakes. Section 2 deals with IMS architecture and IP services. Section 3 gives some developed applications and elucidates push technology and why it has been used in developing mobile email application. The final section presents an outline and the structure of developed Push email application.

Keywords

IP networks; electronic mail; multimedia communication; IMS architecture; IMS protocols; IP convergence; IP multimedia subsystem; NGN networks; mobile email application; multimedia service; network functional architecture; push mail technology; Convergence; Electronic mail; Network servers; Next generation networking; Personal digital assistants; Postal services; Protocols; Quality of service; Smart phones; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC 2009-Fall), 2009 IEEE 70th

Conference_Location

Anchorage, AK

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2514-3

Electronic_ISBN

1090-3038

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.2009.5378955

Filename

5378955