Executive Summary

The IP Multimedia System (IMS) is a standard Next Generation Networking (NGN) architecture for media-services capable Internet. IMS can be defined as a global, access independent, standards-based IP connectivity and service control architecture that enables various types of multimedia services to end-users using common internet-based protocols. The aim of this project is to develop an intelligent Bio-inspired self-defending security framework for IMS and Next Generation All-IP Networks. This framework will address the different vulnerabilities like SIP protocol vulnerabilities, IMS framework-related vulnerabilities, VoIP/ Video/ PoC/ Messaging/ Presence/ Conferencing application vulnerabilities; and voice spam, media plane related vulnerabilities.

This framework is expected to become a cardinal component that will protect against the misuse of the network resources of an operator. This framework will be integrated into any IMS converged network infrastructure to provide defence against wide varieties of attacks. The key benefits of this project are:

• The solution will propose a self-healing self-defining real time security open-source solution for IMS that can not only detect unique vulnerabilities identified in IMS but also counter them in real time for IMS architecture and Next Generation All-IP Networks.

• The techniques and methodologies developed during this project are expected to lure several enterprises and network service providers to invest in startups and can use the solution product as a base for further development.

• This project will attract network operator’s subscriptions that are using IMS architecture for application convergence. These subscriptions will be used for getting feedback for potential scaling and improvement.

• The resultant software of this project will help to increase the confidence of the national researchers working in the area of computer security, and can make Pakistan as one of the leaders in creating expertise in IMS security.