Chapter I

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1     Background
1.2     The Market  

Chapter II
Applications & Markets

2.1  Definitions
2.2  Convergence within the telecommunications marketplace
2.3. Convergence in the Enterprise
2.4  Convergence Network Architecture— Relationship of the PSTN, IMS & IP Clouds
2.5  Requirements for interworking the old transaction environment  to the new environment – migration from SS7-based 0.1/0.2 to IP/ENUM
2.6  Worldwide Mobility transactions
2.7  Convergence Customers & Stakeholders
       2.7.1 Interexchange Carriers
       2.7.2 Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
       2.7.3 Independent Operating Companies
       2.7.4 Competitive Local Exchange Carriers
       2.7.5 Cable TV Operators
       2.7.6 Internet Service Providers
       2.7.7 Wireless Providers
       2.7.8 Service Bureau Companies
       2.7.9 Private Enterprise Networks
       2.7.10 Mobile Virtual Network Operators
2.6  Overview of Applications
         2.6.1 AIN
       2.6.2 IP
       2.6.3.Pre-IM
       2.6.4 IMS
2.7 Application Development Technologies
       2.7.1 SIP
       2.7.2 SIP Servlet
       2.7.3 AIN
       2.7.4 HTTP
       2.7.5 IMS
2.8 Applications
       2.8.1 Enterprise
       2.8.2  Fixed Mobile Convergence
       2.8.3 Unified Messaging
       2.8.4 Converged Desktop
       2.8.5 Managed Services
       2.8.6 Network-based
             2.8.6.1 Network Peering
             2.8.5.2 Call Center
             2.8.6.3 IP PBX
             2.8.6.4 SIP Applications
             Other applications – TBD from SDP report list

Chapter III
PROTOCOLS AND GATEWAYS

3.1  The Market for Gateways and Next Generation Network Elements
3.2  Trends
3.3  AIN Protocols
       3.3.1  SS7
3.4  IP Protocols
3.5  SIP Protocols
       3.5.1  SIP Components
       3.5.2  SIP Messages
       3.5.3  SIP Servlets
       3.5.4  Telephone Number Mapping (ENUM)
3.6  MGCP/Megaco H.248
3.7  IMS
       3.7.1  Home Subscriber Service
       3.7.2 SCIM
       3.7.3 AAA
       3.7.4 Diameter
3.8  Application Development Protocols
3.9  Gateways
       3.5.1  Enterprise Gateway
       3.5.2  Enhanced Services Gateway
       3.5.3  Wireless Gateway
       3.5.4  Media Gateway
       3.5.5  Signaling Gateway
       3.5.6  Cable Network Cross Services Gateway
       3.5.7  Web Services Gateway
       3.5.8  Wholesale  Services Gateway
       3.5.9  SIP Gateway
3.6     Session Border Controllers

Chapter IV
VENDORS

Chapter V
MARKET FORECASTS

5.1  Overview
5.2  Methodology
5.3  Transaction Models
5.4  Prognoses
       5.4.1   Enterprise Gateway
       5.4.2   Enchanced Services Gateway
       5.4.3   Wireless Gateway
       5.4.4   Internet Telephony Gateway
       5.4.5   Media Gateway
       5.4.6   Cable Cross Services Gateway
       5.4.7   Wholesale Gateway
       5.4.8   Signaling Gateway – SS7 to IP
       5.4.10 SIP Gateway
       5.4 11 Session Border Controllers
       5.4.12 Signaling Transaction Services

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