Diameter

Application
Server

Application
Server
SIP++

SIP++
Call Routing Between Networks. (note, there are also
other servers that handle call routing iif not in ENUM

Home Subscriber Service and the

subcriber dB. Services (service
profiles, Authorization), Identity
(Authentication), Triggers (ICFs)

Diameter
(Radius++)

Elliots IMS (+/-) for

Dummies

Application
Server

ENUM

DNS

Serving -CSCF

SIP++

MRFC

Media
GateWays
MEGACO (H248)

Location Server, Call Flow Management.

Call Session Control

Function (CSCF) SIP
Proxies

SIP++

Basically a signaling SBC. Terminates

SIP and re-launches, looks like a B:B UA.
May also provide TLS/SSIP.

SIP

Internet APN (APN == VPN)

IMS APN

Admin APN,
Radio
Enterprise APN, etc.

RTP
Scaling Resource.
What CSCF to point
to.

Policy Decision
Function (QoS)
RTP or SRTP

Media Resource
Function
Transcoding, Media
Termination, Messages, etc.

Access Layer.
MME/GW

eNode-B

Proxy CSCF

Interrogating
-CSCF

IP

GGSN
SGSN

Gateway GPRS Node: Packet Routing, DHCP, etc. (not PPP,

there is special layer 2 for 4G RAN), also native IPV6.
Serving GRPS Node Handles IP Mobility ?
P-GW = Packet GateWay
basically the same thing as
PDSN in CDMA