CONTENTS

 

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Definitions  
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere    
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation       
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms        
 5     Overview and high-level requirements      
        5.1     Introduction           
        5.2     High-level requirements      
 6     CSF functional architecture and functional entities 
        6.1     Convergence coordination functional entity (CC-FE)          
        6.2     Network support functional entity (NS-FE)
        6.3     Edge support functional entity (ES-FE)       
        6.4     Client support functional entity (CLS-FE)   
        6.5     Convergence policy functional entity (CP-FE)        
 7     Context of CSF within NGN       
        7.1     Relationship to NGN functional architecture           
        7.2     Service convergence types 
Appendix I – CSF use cases     
        I.1        Voice and presence service converged service      
        I.2        Call forwarding – Video conferencing converged service   
        I.3        Movement of conference call from a fixed client to mobile client    
        I.4        Hybrid solution for a cross-network video + phone converged service (video on demand point of sale service using the CSF support and coordination functional entities)     
        I.5        Integrating information to improve customer service          
Appendix II – Standards related to CSF     
       II.1     CSF relationship to OSA/Parlay     
       II.2     CSF relationship to OMA and OSE           
       II.3     CSF relationship to underlying networks     
Appendix III – Examples of three converged service types     
      III.1     Type 1 example: Converged service in a single service component  
      III.2     Type 2 example: Converged service in multiple service components (PIEA + IMS) 
      III.3     Type 3 example: Converged service with other network – IMS + Internet IM server           
Appendix IV – CC-FE to CC-FE interworking description models     
       IV.1     Hierarchical convergence model    
       IV.2     Master-slave convergence model  
       IV.3     Peer-to-peer convergence model  
Appendix V – CSF configuration models     
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