Abstract:

The market demands of network and service convergence is analyzed. The blended characteristics and trends according to the practice of some carriers are also summarized. The paper points out that the convergence is the long-term direction of development, and also needs continuous research and exploration. The carrier should deploy IMS according to its own situation. It also explains that IMS can be introduced from wireless multimedia services firstly, and the softswitch is the main technology in the fixed network.

Key words: convergence, IMS, service