MMS in the 2.5/3G Network Architecture

The Mobile Station (MS), the Base Transceiver Station (BTS), the Base Station Controller (BSC, the Base Station Subsystem (BSS), the Mobile Services Switching Centre (MSC), the Home Location Register (HLR), the Visitor Location Register (VLR). The new network entities required for GPRS. How billing will work in the GPRS network. System architecture. The Radio Network Controller (RNC) and Node B functionality. Protocol model. The Iu interface for Circuit and Packet switching. The Iur interface and RNSAP. RNC node B interface and NBAP. MMS architectural elements. MMS Relays and Servers, MMS user agents, MMS user databases.

MMS Architecture and Network Elements

MMS User Agent, MMS User Agent operations. Minimum set of supported formats for – text, speech, still image and video. File Format for dynamic media, Additional suggested codecs, MMS Relay/Server, Persistent Network-based Storage (MMBoxes), External Servers, MMS User Databases and HLR, MMS VAS Applications, MMS Reference Architecture, Protocol Framework, MMS Relay/Server – MMS User Agent, MM2: MMS Relay – MMS Server MM3: MMS Relay/Server – External Servers, MM4: Interworking of different MMSEs, MM5: MMS Relay/Server – HLR, MM6: MMS Relay/Server – MMS User Databases, MM7: MMS Relay/Server – MMS VAS Applications, MM8: MMS Relay/Server – Billing system.

MMS Services

Submission of a Multimedia Message in the originator MMSE, Reception of a Multimedia Message in the recipient MMSE, Multimedia Message Notification, Retrieval of a Multimedia Message in the recipient MMSE, Terminal Capability Negotiation, Forwarding of a Multimedia Message, Delivery Report, Read-Reply Report, Support for Streaming in MMS Support for Prepaid Service in MMS, Address Hiding in 33

MMS Protocol and Feature Application

Technical realisation of MMS on reference point MM1, Authentication Mechanisms for MM1, Detection of Duplicate MMs Submission of Multimedia Message, Multimedia Message Notification, Retrieval of Multimedia Message, Forwarding of Multimedia Message, Delivery Report, Read-Reply Report, Storing and Updating Multimedia Messages in an MMBox, View the MMBox, Uploading and Persistently Storing Multimedia Messages, Deletion of Stored Multimedia Messages.