Subscriber SGSN GGSN P-CSCF DNS Server I-CSCF S-CSCF HSS

GPRS Attach
GMM Attach Request

GMM Attach Accept

GMM Attach Complete

PDP Context Activation

Activate PDP Context

Create PDP Context Request

Create PDP Context Request

Activate PDP Context Accept

Unauthenticated IMS Registration Attempt

REGISTER

DNS Query

DNS Response

REGISTER

User Authorization Request

User Authorization Answer

REGISTER

Multimedia Authentication Request

Multimedia Authentication Answer

401 Unauthorized

401 Unauthorized

401 Unauthorized

IPSec Security Association Establishment

IPSec SA for UE Initiated Requests
IPSec SA for Responses to UE
IPSec SA for P-CSCF Initiated Requests
IPSec SA for Responses to P-CSCF

Authenticated IMS Registration

REGISTER

REGISTER

User Authorization Request

User Authorization Answer

REGISTER

Server Assignment Request

Server Assignment Answer

200 OK

200 OK

200 OK