The Next-Generation FMC (Fixed-Mobile Convergence) Core Network

The IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) is an IP-based communication system defined by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), which is the organization that approves standards for the W-CDMA technology. It features the capability of access connections from fixed networks as well as continuing its original purpose of enabling cellular phone access connections. This means that the IMS offers an architecture that is capable of implementing the FMC (Fixed-Mobile Convergence). NEC is implementing FMC using the IMS as well as researching the AIPN (All-IP Network) at the same time with the aim of further improving its performance.