A method and a system for providing access to an IP multimedia subsystem
(IMS) for a subscriber roaming in a visited communication network are
described. A subscriber equipment determines that a visited network IMS
is not accessible and sends a register message for registering to an IMS
to a control entity in the home communication network of the subscriber.
The control entity recognizes that the register message is received
directly from a subscriber equipment, and an access entity for accessing
the IMS of the home network is assigned. Then, the control entity sends a
message to the subscriber equipment which message comprises the address
of the access entity.