MMS : technologies, usage, and business models / Daniel Ralph, Paul Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ralph, Daniel.

Contributor:

Graham, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personal communication service systems.

Multimedia systems.

Mobile communication systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

MMS has evolved from the huge popularity of the SMS text service for GSM networks. It is a departure from the transport mechanism used for SMS (which is based on the GSM signalling channels) to the use of IP to transport messages within the MMS network. To this end MMS has similarities with Internet email and standard IETF protocols. As with any new technology it is difficult to accurately predict the position within the next 5 years, although based on previous experience with WAP and SMS it would be fair to say that these protocols will increase in usage over the next 5 years and become legac

Contents:

MMS Technologies, Usage and Business Models; Contents; About the Authors; How This Book Is Organized; Acknowledgements; Part I Mobile Messaging Business Challenges; 1 Multimedia Messaging Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 What is multimedia messaging?; 1.2.1 Vodafone Live! service; 1.2.2 Services on offer; 1.2.3 J-Phone Sha-Mail service; 1.2.4 Openwave Multimedia Messaging Service Centre; 1.2.5 MMSC for carriers; 1.2.6 MMSC for end-users; 1.3 Growing mobile data revenues; 1.3.1 Device availability; 1.3.2 Convergence; 1.3.3 Toward third generation; 1.3.4 Support technologies

1.3.4.1 Location information1.3.4.2 Personalization; 1.3.4.3 Mobile commerce; 1.3.4.4 Unstructured Supplementary Service Data; 1.4 The challenges of multimedia messaging; 1.4.1 Usability; 1.4.2 New usage scenarios; 1.4.3 New business models; 1.4.4 The interoperability challenge; 1.4.5 Security and privacy; 2 The Multimedia Messaging Value Chain; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Infrastructure equipment vendors; 2.3 Content providers; 2.4 Mobile device manufacturers; 2.5 Mobile network operators; 2.5.1 Revenue share business models; 2.5.2 Sponsorship business models; 2.5.3 Subscription business models

2.5.4 Digital Rights Management (DRM)2.6 Concluding remarks; Part II The Technologies of Multimedia Messaging; 3 A Standards-based Approach; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Overview of MMS specifications; 3.2.1 To receive a message; 3.2.2 To send a message; 3.3 3GPP Release 5 - architecture overview; 3.4 What is an MMSC?; 3.5 Basic functionality of an MMSC; 3.6 MMS addressing models; 3.6.1 Multimedia Messaging Service Environment; 3.6.1.1 MMSNA; 3.6.1.2 MMS relay/server; 3.6.1.3 MMS user databases; 3.6.1.4 MMS user agent; 3.6.1.5 MMS VAS applications; 3.6.1.6 MMS reference architecture

3.7 MM4: Interworking of different MMSEs3.8 MM7: MMS relay/server - MMS VAS applications; 3.9 Example of MMS interaction with 2G/3G voicemailboxes; 3.10 Open Mobile Alliance - the WAP standard; 3.10.1 Architectural support for MMS; 3.11 MMS and WAP-PUSH; 3.12 Future developments; 3.12.1 MMS user agent (MM1); 3.12.2 Interworking with legacy systems (MM3); 3.12.3 Interconnection with different MMSEs (MM4); 3.12.4 User database-related items (MM6); 3.12.5 Value Added Service Provider-related items (MM7); 3.12.6 Billing-related items (MM8); 3.12.7 End-to-end service items; 4 Application Layer

4.1 Introduction4.2 What is scalable vector graphics?; 4.3 What is MIME?; 4.4 What is XHTML mobile profile?; 4.5 What is SOAP?; 4.6 Messaging terminals; 4.6.1 Pogo nVoy e100; 4.6.2 Nokia N-Gage; 4.6.3 Ericsson P800; 4.6.4 Device and client requirements; 4.6.4.1 MM1: MMS relay/server and MMS user agent; 4.6.4.2 MMS user agent operations; 4.6.4.3 Device capability profile structure; 4.6.5 Terminal capability negotiation; 4.6.6 Digital Rights Management; 4.6.7 Provisioning; 4.7 Device provisioning; 4.8 Service provisioning; 4.9 Control provisioning; 4.9.1 Device presentation

4.9.2 MMS and legacy handsets

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-352) and index.

ISBN:

9786610271207

9781280271205

1280271205

9780470345771

0470345772

9780470861172

0470861177

9780470861189

0470861185

OCLC:

54776187