Multimedia Messaging System (MMS)
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MMS Services & Applications

New and well known Applications
SMS review, WAP services, Introducing new service requirements like the Media Synchronization and Presentation, Multimedia elements
MMS Multimedia Elements
Multimedia Types and Subtypes, Format Conversion and Translation
Text
ASCII, ISO-8859-1
Speech
AMR, IETF RFC 3267, POP3, IMAP4
Audio
MPEG-4
Synthetic Audio
MIDI
Still Image
ISO/IEC JPEG and JFIF, TIFF, IETF
Bitmap Graphics
GIF, PNG
Video
MPEG-4, H.263
Vector Graphic
2D SVG-Tiny, SVG-Basic
Timed and Synchronized Multimedia
MP4/3GP File Format, ISO Base Media File Format, Video, Associated Audio and Timed Text, SMIL, 3GPP PSS-5 Language Profile, XHTML
Existing Transfer Protocols and Message Formats
Addressing, WAP, SMTP, ESMTP, SMIL, MIME, Message Encapsulation

General MMS Requirements
MMSNA System Architecture, Service Elements for Storage, Delivery, Notification, MM-Box, Charging, VAS, Authentication, Screening
Addressing in MMS
RFC 822 Routable Address, MSISDN (E164), Unique Domain Names for MMSEs (e.g. mms.operator-x.net), Address Mapping, Address Hiding
MMS User Agent
Requirements for Presentation, Composing and Handling of MMS, Terminal Capability Negotiation, Mobility and Roaming, Signed MMS (User-to-User), Encryption and Decryption (User-to-User), Management of MM-Box Content, Handling of (U)SIM Stored Information, Storing on MS and External Devices, User Profile Management
MM-Box
Task & Function, Network Based Storage, Interfaces
MMS and HLR
Access Information, Subscription and Configuration Data, Service Capability, Roaming
MMS Relay and Server
Combined and Non-Combined Configuration, Authentication and Security Mechanisms, Forwarding and Relaying, Temporary Storage, Interworking with External Systems (e.g. Voicemail, SMSC, FAX, E-Mail), MAP Interface to HLR, Format Conversion, Notification of User Agents, Terminal Capability Negotiation, Anonymous MMS, Prepaid Service, Screening
Value Added Service and Charging
Generation of Billing Records, VAD-Services
MMS related Interfaces
Reference Architecture and Interfaces MM1, MM2, ... , MM8

MMS Transfer Protocols
Protocol Types, Address Types, MSISDN, E-mail (RFC 822), IP, FQDN Format
Higher Level Protocols and Service Elements used in MMS
The Presentation Layer and Application Layer of MMS

MMS Messages
General Structure and Identification Means (e.g. MM4_FORWARD.REQ), Information Elements and their meaning (Sender Visibility, Earliest Delivery Time, MM States)
MML Scenarios
Abstract Messages Flow
Submission of MMS
Authentication, Routing of Delivery Report, Routing of Read Reply Report, Address Hiding, Content Type Identification, Recipient Address, Earliest Desired Delivery Time, Submission Time Stamp, Message Expiry Time, Address Overriding
Reception of MMS
User Profile Verification, Deletion of MMS if Expiry Time is reached, Deletion after Delivery or Rejection, Notification of MMS-Recipient and MMS-Originator, Streaming Retrieval
Forwarding and Storage of MMS
Time Constraints, Persistent Storage, Polling for Messages on External Networks
Terminal Equipment Capability Negotiation
Tasks of the MMS capable MS, Tasks of the MMS Relay/Server, MM1 Implementation Dependent Capabilities (e.g. MM1=WAP), Maximum Supported MMS-Size, Image Resolution and Color Depth, Supported MIME Types, Character Sets, Preferred Language

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