RFC5359

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Network Working Group A. Johnston, Ed. Request for Comments: 5359 Avaya BCP: 144 R. Sparks Category: Best Current Practice Tekelec

                                                       C. Cunningham
                                                          S. Donovan
                                                       Cisco Systems
                                                          K. Summers
                                                               Sonus
                                                        October 2008
          Session Initiation Protocol Service Examples

Status of This Memo

This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

This document gives examples of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) services. This covers most features offered in so-called IP Centrex offerings from local exchange carriers and PBX (Private Branch Exchange) features. Most of the services shown in this document are implemented in the SIP user agents, although some require the assistance of a SIP proxy. Some require some extensions to SIP including the REFER, SUBSCRIBE, and NOTIFY methods and the Replaces and Join header fields. These features are not intended to be an exhaustive set, but rather show implementations of common features likely to be implemented on SIP IP telephones in a business environment.

Overview

This document provides example call flows detailing a SIP implementation of the following traditional telephony services:

       Call Hold                        3-Way Conference
       Consultation Hold                Find-Me
       Music on Hold                    Incoming Call Screening
       Unattended Transfer              Outgoing Call Screening
       Attended Transfer                Call Park
       Instant Messaging Transfer       Call Pickup
       Unconditional Call Forwarding    Automatic Redial
       Call Forwarding on Busy          Click to Dial
       Call Forwarding on No Answer

Note that the Single Line Extension call flow has been removed from this document and will be covered in a separate document.

The call flows shown in this document were developed in the design of a SIP IP communications network. They represent an example set of so-called IP Centrex services or PBX services.

It is the hope of the authors that this document will be useful for SIP implementers, designers, and protocol researchers alike and will help further the goal of a standard implementation of RFC 3261 RFC3261 and some of its extensions.

These flows represent carefully checked and working group reviewed scenarios of SIP service examples as a companion to the specifications.

These call flows are based on the current version 2.0 of SIP in RFC 3261 RFC3261 with Session Description Protocol (SDP) usage described in RFC 3264 RFC3264. Other RFCs also form part of the SIP standard and are used and referenced in these call flows.

The SIP specification and the other referenced documents are definitive as far as protocol issues are concerned. Also, these flows do not represent the only way to implement these services -- other approaches such as 3pcc (Third Party Call Control) RFC3725 or Back-to-Back User Agents (B2BUAs) can be used. This specification does not preclude these or other approaches for implementing such services. The peer-to-peer design and principles of these service examples are described in the Multiparty Framework document [FRAMEWORK].

These flows assume the functionality described in the SIP Call Flow Examples document RFC3665, which explores basic SIP behavior. Some of the scenarios described herein make use of the SIP method extension REFER RFC3515, the SIP header extension Replaces RFC3891, and the SIP header extension Join RFC3911. The SIP Events document RFC3265 describes the use of SUBSCRIBE and NOTIFY, while the SIP Dialog Event Package document RFC4235 describes the dialog event package. Some examples make use of the GRUU (Globally Routable User Agent URI) extension [GRUU].

These flows were prepared assuming a network of proxies, registrars, and other SIP servers. The use of Secure SIP URIs (sips) is shown throughout this document, implying TLS transport on each hop with assumed certificate validation. However, other security approaches can be used. The use of Digest authentication is shown in some examples.

The emphasis in these call flows is the SIP signaling exchange. As a result, only very simple SDP offer/answer exchanges are shown with audio media. These flows apply equally well for other media and multimedia sessions. For more advanced examples of SDP offer/answer exchanges, refer to RFC4317.

Each call flow is presented with a textual description of the scenario, a message flow diagram showing the messages exchanged between separate network elements, and the detailed contents of each message shown in the diagram.

For simplicity in reading and editing the document, there are a number of differences between some of the examples and actual SIP messages. For example, the HTTP Digest responses are not actual MD5 encodings. Call-IDs are often repeated, and CSeq counts often begin at 1. Header fields are usually shown in the same order. Usually only the minimum required header field set is shown. Also, message body content lengths are often not calculated, but instead shown as "..." where the actual octet count would be.

Legend for Message Flows

Dashed lines (---) represent control messages that are mandatory to the call scenario. These control messages can be SIP signaling.

Double dashed lines (===) represent media paths between network elements.

Messages with parentheses around the name represent optional control messages.

Messages are identified in the figures as F1, F2, etc. This references the message details in the table that follows the figure.

Lines longer than 72 characters are handled using the <allOneLine> convention defined in Section 2.1 of RFC 4475 RFC4475.

Comments in the message details are shown in the following form:

/* Comments. */

Service Examples

Call Hold

        Alice           Proxy            Bob
         |    INVITE F1   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |                |   INVITE F2  |
         |(100 Trying) F3 |------------->|
         |<---------------|              |
         |                |180 Ringing F4|
         | 180 Ringing F5 |<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |
         |                |  200 OK F6   |
         |    200 OK F7   |<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |
         |     ACK F8     |              |
         |--------------->|    ACK F9    |
         |                |------------->|
         |    Both way RTP Established   |
         |<=============================>|
         |                |INVITE(hold) F10
         |INVITE(hold) F11|<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F12  |              |
         |--------------->|   200 OK F13 |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |     ACK F14  |
         |     ACK F15    |<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |
         |           No RTP Sent!        |
         |                |  INVITE F16  |
         |   INVITE F17   |<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |
         |   200 OK F18   |              |
         |--------------->|  200 OK F19  |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |    ACK F20   |
         |     ACK F21    |<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |
         |    Both way RTP Established   |
         |<=============================>|
         |     BYE F22    |              |
         |--------------->|   BYE F23    |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |   200 OK F24 |
         |    200 OK F25  |<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |

In this scenario, Alice calls Bob, then Bob places the call on hold. Bob then takes the call off hold, then Alice hangs up the call. Note that hold is unidirectional in nature. However, a UA that places the other party on hold will generally also stop sending media, resulting in no media exchange between the UAs. Older UAs may set the connection address to 0.0.0.0 when initiating hold. However, this behavior has been deprecated in favor or using the a=inactive SDP attribute if no media is sent, or the a=sendonly attribute if media is still sent.

Also note the use of the rendering feature tag defined in RFC 4235 RFC4235 used in F10 and F11 to indicate that Bob's UA is no longer rendering media to Bob, i.e., that Bob has placed the call on hold.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 INVITE Proxy 1 -> Bob
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F3 (100 Trying) Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F4 180 Ringing Bob -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content Length:0
  F5 180 Ringing Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content Length: 0
  F6 200 OK Bob -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F7 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F8 ACK Alice -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf92
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F9 ACK Proxy 1 -> Bob
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837492.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf92
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob places Alice on hold.  Note that the version is
     incremented in the o= field of the SDP. */
  F10 INVITE Bob -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;+sip.rendering="no"
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844528 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=sendonly
  F11 INVITE Proxy 1 -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;+sip.rendering="no"
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844528 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=sendonly
  /* Alice replies to hold. */
  F12 200 OK Alice -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844527 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=recvonly
  F13 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844527 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=recvonly
  F14 ACK Bob -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds72
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F15 ACK Proxy 1 -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds72
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob takes the call off hold. */
  F16 INVITE Bob -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds73
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844529 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F17 INVITE Proxy 1 -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837493.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds73
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844529 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F18 200 OK Alice -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837493.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds73
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844528 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F19 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds73
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844528 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F20 ACK Bob -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds74
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F21 ACK Proxy 1 -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837494.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds74
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  /* RTP Media stream re-established.  Alice disconnects. */
  F22 BYE Alice -> Proxy 1
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf97
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F23 BYE Proxy 1 -> Bob
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837497.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf97
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F24 200 OK Bob -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837497.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf97
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F25 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf97
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

Consultation Hold

       Alice            Proxy           Bob                Carol
         |                |              |                   |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |                   |
         |--------------->|   INVITE F2  |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |(100 Trying) F3 |              |                   |
         |<---------------|180 Ringing F4|                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         | 180 Ringing F5 |              |                   |
         |<---------------|  200 OK F6   |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |    200 OK F7   |              |                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |     ACK F8     |              |                   |
         |--------------->|     ACK F9   |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |     Both way RTP Established  |                   |
         |<=============================>|                   |
         |                |INVITE(hold) F10                  |
         |INVITE(hold) F11|<-------------|                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |    200 OK F12  |              |                   |
         |--------------->|   200 OK F13 |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |                |     ACK F14  |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |    ACK F15     |              |                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |         No RTP Sent!          |                   |
         |                |   INVITE F16 |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |                |              |    INVITE F17     |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |                |(100 Trying) F18                  |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |                |              | 180 Ringing F19   |
         |                |<---------------------------------|
         |                | 180 Ringing F20                  |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |                |              |    200 OK F21     |
         |                |<---------------------------------|
         |                |   200 OK F22 |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |                |    ACK F23   |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |                |              |      ACK F24      |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |                |         Both way RTP Established |
         |                |              |<=================>|
         |                |   BYE F25    |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |                |              |       BYE F26     |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |                |              |    200 OK F27     |
         |                |<---------------------------------|
         |                |   200 OK F28 |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |                |   INVITE F29 |                   |
         |    INVITE F30  |<-------------|                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |    200 OK F31  |              |                   |
         |--------------->|   200 OK F32 |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |                |     ACK F33  |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |    ACK F34     |              |                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |     Both way RTP Established  |                   |
         |<=============================>|                   |
         |    BYE F35     |              |                   |
         |--------------->|    BYE F36   |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |                |   200 OK F37 |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |  200 OK F38    |              |                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |                |              |                   |

In this scenario, Alice calls Bob. Bob places call on hold. Bob calls Carol. Bob then disconnects with Carol, then takes the call with Alice off hold. The call ends when Alice hangs up.

Also note the use of the rendering feature tag defined in RFC 4235 RFC4235 used in F10 to indicate that Bob's UA is no longer rendering media to Bob, i.e., that Bob has placed the call on hold.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 INVITE Proxy 1 -> Bob
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F3 (100 Trying) Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F4 180 Ringing Bob -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content Length:0
  F5 180 Ringing Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content Length: 0
  F6 200 OK Bob -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F7 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F8 ACK Alice -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf45
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F9 ACK Proxy 1 -> Bob
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837494.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf45
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob places Alice on hold. */
  F10 INVITE Bob -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;+sip.rendering="no"
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844528 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=sendonly
  F11 INVITE Proxy 1 -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837497.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;+sip.rendering="no"
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844528 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=sendonly
  F12 200 OK Alice -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837497.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844527 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=recvonly
  F13 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844527 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=recvonly
  F14 ACK Bob -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashdsg
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F15 ACK Proxy 1 -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK8374.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashdsg
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F16 INVITE Bob -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds22
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844834 2890844834 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 50170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F17 INVITE Proxy 1 -> Carol
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749a.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds22
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844834 2890844834 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 50170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F18 (100 Trying) Proxy 1 -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds22
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F19 180 Ringing Carol -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749a.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds22
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content Length:0
  F20 180 Ringing Proxy 1 -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds22
   ;received=client.chicago.example.com
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content Length: 0
  F21 200 OK Carol -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749a.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds22
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890844922 2890844922 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F22 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds22
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890844922 2890844922 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F23 ACK Bob -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds24
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F24 ACK Proxy 1 -> Carol
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749b.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds24
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F25 BYE Bob -> Proxy 1
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7j
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F26 BYE Proxy 1 -> Carol
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749k.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7j
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F27 200 OK Carol -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749k.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7j
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F28 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7j
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=456654
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob takes the call off hold. */
  F29 INVITE Bob -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7b
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844529 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F30 INVITE Proxy 1 -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749q.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7b
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844529 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F31 200 OK Alice -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749q.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7b
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844528 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F32 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7b
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844528 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F33 ACK Bob -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7d7
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F34 ACK Proxy 1 -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK8374.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7d7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F35 BYE Alice -> Proxy 1
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf10
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F36 BYE Proxy 1 -> Bob
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK8379.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf10
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F37 200 OK Bob -> Proxy 1
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK8379.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf10
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F38 200 OK Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf10
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

Music on Hold

       Alice             Bob       Music Server
         |                |              |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         | 180 Ringing F2 |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F3   |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |     ACK F4     |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |       RTP      |              |
         |<==============>|              |
         |                |              |
         |   Bob places Alice on hold    |
         |                |              |
         | INVITE (hold) F5              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F6   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |     ACK F7     |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    no RTP      |              |
         |                |              |
         |  Bob initiates music on hold  |
         |                |              |
         |                |   REFER Refer-To: A F8
         |                |------------->|
         |                |    202 F9    |
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |   NOTIFY F10 |
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |    200 F11   |
         |                |------------->|
         |  INVITE F12 Replaces: B       |
         |<------------------------------|
         |          200 OK F13           |
         |------------------------------>|
         |           ACK F14             |
         |<------------------------------|
         |           RTP Music           |
         |<==============================|
         |     BYE F15    |              |
         |--------------->|  NOTIFY F17  |
         |  200 OK F16    |<-------------|
         |<---------------|  200 OK F18  |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |              |
         | The music on hold is complete |
         |                |              |
         |    Bob takes Alice off hold   |
         |                |              |
         |  INVITE Replaces: M F19       |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F20  |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |     ACK F21    |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |       RTP      |              |
         |<==============>|              |
         |            BYE F22            |
         |------------------------------>|
         |          200 OK F23           |
         |<------------------------------|

In this flow, Bob places Alice on hold with music. This is performed by Bob sending a REFER to a Music Server that sends an INVITE with Replaces to Alice. The Music Server then sends RTP music to Alice. Bob picks the call up from hold by sending an INVITE with Replaces to Alice.

Note the use of the rendering feature tag defined in RFC 4235 RFC4235 used in F5 to indicate that Bob's UA is no longer rendering media to Bob, i.e., that Bob has placed the call on hold. Feature tags are also used in F12 with the automaton (defined in RFC 3840 RFC3840) and byeless feature tags (defined in RFC 4235 RFC4235) to describe the capabilities of the Music Server.

Should Alice not wish to receive music on hold, her UA could refuse F12 and she will remain on hold with Bob, but in silence.

Message Details

 F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob
 INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces, gruu
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 F2 180 Ringing Bob -> Alice
 SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  ;received=192.0.2.103
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Content-Length: 0
 F3 200 OK Bob -> Alice
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  ;received=192.0.2.103
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 F4 ACK Alice -> Bob
 ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfd
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 ACK
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Length: 0
 /* Bob places Alice on hold. */
 F5 INVITE Bob -> Alice
 INVITE sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK874bk
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 712 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;+sip.rendering="no"
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=bob 2890844527 2890844528 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 a=sendonly
 F6 200 OK Alice -> Bob
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK874bk
  ;received=192.0.2.105
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 712 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces, gruu
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=alice 2890844526 2890844527 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 a=recvonly
 F7 ACK Bob -> Alice
 ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bKq874b
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 712 ACK
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Length: 0
 /* Bob REFERs Music Server to establish session with Alice
    which replaces the established session between Alice and Bob. */
 F8 REFER Bob -> Music Server
 REFER sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds9
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134
 To: Music Server <sips:[email protected]>
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 REFER

<allOneLine>

 Refer-To: <sips:[email protected];gr?Replaces=
 12345600%40atlanta.example.com%3Bfrom-tag%3D23431
 %3Bto-tag%3D1234567&Require=replaces>

</allOneLine>

 Referred-By: <sips:[email protected]>
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Content-Length: 0
 F9 202 Accepted Music Server -> Bob
 SIP/2.0 202 Accepted
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds9
  ;received=192.0.2.105
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134
 To: Music Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 CSeq: 1 REFER
 Content-Length: 0
 F10 NOTIFY Music Server -> Bob
 NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bT6
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Music Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 NOTIFY
 Event: refer
 Subscription-State: active;expires=60
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Content-Type: message/sipfrag
 Content-Length: ...
 SIP/2.0 100 Trying
 F11 200 OK Bob -> Music Server
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bT6
  ;received=192.0.2.103
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134
 From: Music Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 NOTIFY
 Content-Length: 0
 /* Music Server places call to Alice to replace session
    between Alice and Bob. */
 F12 INVITE Music Server -> Alice
 INVITE sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74rf
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111
 To: <sips:[email protected];gr>
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Referred-By: <sips:[email protected]>
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;automaton
  ;+sip.byeless;+sip.rendering="no"
 Require: replaces
 Replaces: [email protected]
  ;from-tag=23431;to-tag=1234567
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=MusicServer 2890844576 2890844576 IN IP4 server.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 server.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 a=sendonly
 F13 200 OK Alice -> Music Server
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74rf
  ;received=192.0.2.103
 From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111
 To: <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=098594
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces, gruu
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 a=recvonly
 F14 ACK Music Server -> Alice
 ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK7rfF
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111
 To: <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=098594
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 ACK
 Content-Length: 0
 F15 BYE Alice -> Bob
 BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 2 BYE
 Content-Length: 0
 F16 200 OK Bob -> Alice
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
  ;received=192.0.2.105
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 2 BYE
 Content-Length: 0
 /* Music Server reports success back to Bob by returning
    a 200 OK response.  Bob obtains the dialog identifiers
    from the headers included in the response. */
 F17 NOTIFY Music Server -> Bob
 NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Music Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
 Event: refer
 Subscription-State: terminated;reason=noresource
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Content-Type: message/sipfrag
 Content-Length: ...
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74rf
  ;received=192.0.2.103
 From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111
 To: <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=098594
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
 F18 200 OK Bob -> Music Server
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  ;received=192.0.2.103
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134
 From: Music Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
 Content-Length: 0
 /* Alice is now parked at the Music Server. */
 /* Bob picks up the call by sending an INVITE to Alice, who
    replaces the existing session with the Music Server. */
 F19 INVITE Bob -> Alice
 INVITE sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=4i323pr
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected];gr>
 Call-ID: uioewrjk2k2were
 CSeq: 42121 INVITE
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER,
  SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY
 Replaces: [email protected]
  ;to-tag=098594;from-tag=0111
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=bob 2890844631 2890844631 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 3458 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 a=sendrecv
 F20 200 OK Alice -> Bob
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  ;received=192.0.2.105
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=4i323pr
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=6654323
 Call-ID: uioewrjk2k2were
 CSeq: 42121 INVITE
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER,
  SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=alice 2890844576 2890844576 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 a=sendrecv
 F21 200 ACK Bob -> Alice
 ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bKj974bf9
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=4i323pr
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=6654323
 Call-ID: uioewrjk2k2were
 CSeq: 42121 ACK
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER,
  SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Length: 0
 F22 BYE Alice -> Music Server
 BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Max-Forwards: 70
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74rf
 To: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111
 From: <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=098594
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 15 BYE
 Content-Length: 0
 F23 200 OK Music Server -> Alice
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
  ;branch=z9hG4bK74rf
  ;received=192.0.2.103
 To: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111
 From: <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=098594
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 15 BYE
 Content-Length: 0
 /* Normal media session between Alice and Bob is resumed. */

Transfer - Unattended

      Alice                 Bob                 Carol
        |      INVITE F1     |                    |
        |<-------------------|                    |
        |   180 Ringing F2   |                    |
        |------------------->|                    |
        |      200 OK F3     |                    |
        |------------------->|                    |
        |        ACK F4      |                    |
        |<-------------------|                    |
        |        RTP         |                    |
        |<==================>|                    |
        |                    |                    |
        |  Alice performs unattended transfer     |
        |                    |                    |
        | REFER Refer-To:C F5|                    |
        |------------------->|                    |
        |  202 Accepted F6   |                    |
        |<-------------------|                    |
        |      NOTIFY F7     |                    |
        |<-------------------|                    |
        |      200 OK F8     |                    |
        |------------------->|                    |
        |       BYE F9       |                    |
        |------------------->|                    |
        |     200 OK F10     |                    |
        |<-------------------|                    |
        |   No RTP Session   | INVITE Referred-By: A F11
        |                    |------------------->|
        |                    |   180 Ringing F12  |
        |                    |<-------------------|
        |                    |     200 OK F13     |
        |                    |<-------------------|
        |                    |       ACK F14      |
        |                    |------------------->|
        |                    |        RTP         |
        |                    |<==================>|
        |      NOTIFY F15    |                    |
        |<-------------------|                    |
        |      200 OK F16    |                    |
        |------------------->|                    |
        |                    |                    |

In this scenario, Bob calls Alice. Alice then transfers Bob to Carol, then Alice disconnects with Bob. Bob establishes the session to Carol then reports the success back to Alice in the NOTIFY in F15. If the transfer fails, Bob can send a new INVITE back to Alice to re- establish the session.

Despite the BYE sent by Alice in F9, the dialog between Alice and Bob still exists until the subscription created by the REFER has terminated (either due to a NOTIFY containing a Subscription-State: terminated;reason=noresource header field, as in F15, or a 481 response to a NOTIFY).

For more about call transfer, see the transfer document [TRANSFER].

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Bob -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 180 Ringing Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 200 OK Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F4 ACK Bob -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds2
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Session is established between Alice and Bob. */
  /* Alice performs unattended transfer of Bob to Carol. */
  F5 REFER Alice -> Bob
  REFER sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 101 REFER
  Refer-To: <sips:[email protected]>
  Referred-By: <[email protected]>
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F6 202 Accepted Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 202 Accepted
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  CSeq: 101 REFER
  Content-Length: 0
  F7 NOTIFY Bob -> Alice
  NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds32
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
  Event: refer
  Subscription-State: active;expires=60
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: message/sipfrag
  Content-Length: ...
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  F8 200 OK Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds32
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Alice now disconnects with Bob. */
  F9 BYE Alice -> Bob
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds43
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 102 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F10 200 OK Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds43
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 102 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob attempts the transfer to Carol. */
  F11 INVITE Bob -> Carol
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds1
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Referred-By: <[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844539 2890844539 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3458 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F12 180 Ringing Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds1
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=928287
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F13 200 OK Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds1
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=928287
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890944542 2890844542 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F14 ACK Bob -> Carol
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=928287
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob and Carol now have established a session.  Bob reports
     success to Alice, which Alice probably ignores. */
  F15 NOTIFY Bob -> Alice
  NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds67
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 3 NOTIFY
  Event: refer
  Subscription-State: terminated;reason=noresource
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: message/sipfrag
  Content-Length: ...
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds1
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=928287
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  F16 200 OK Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds6
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 3 NOTIFY
  Content-Length: 0

Transfer - Attended

       Alice             Bob          Carol
         |                |              |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         | 180 Ringing F2 |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F3   |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |     ACK F4     |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |       RTP      |              |
         |<==============>|              |
         |INVITE (hold) F5|              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F6   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |     ACK F7     |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |     No RTP     |              |
         |                |  INVITE F8   |
         |                |------------->|
         |                | 180 Ringing F9
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |  200 OK F10  |
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |    ACK F11   |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |     RTP      |
         |                |<============>|
         |                |INVITE (hold) F12
         |                |------------->|
         |                | 200 OK F13   |
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |    ACK F14   |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |     No RTP   |
         | REFER Refer-To: C F15         |
         |<---------------|              |
         |202 Accepted F16|              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |   NOTIFY F17   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |   200 OK F18   |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |     INVITE Replaces: B F19    |
         |------------------------------>|
         |            200 OK F20         |
         |<------------------------------|
         |             ACK F21           |
         |------------------------------>|
         |               RTP             |
         |<=============================>|
         |                |    BYE F22   |
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |  200 OK F23  |
         |                |------------->|
         |   NOTIFY F24   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |   200 OK F25   |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    BYE F26     |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |   200 OK F27   |              |
         |--------------->|              |

In this scenario, Alice calls Bob. Bob puts Alice on hold then calls Carol to announce transfer, then places Carol on hold. Bob transfers Alice to Carol, which replaces the session between Bob and Carol. Carol then disconnects session with Bob. Alice reports success of transfer to Bob, who then disconnects with Alice. In this example, the Replaces header field RFC3891 is inserted into the Refer-To URI by Bob. Note that the Refer-To URI is the Contact URI returned by Carol in the 200 OK response F10. This ensures that only the correct instance of Carol is reached. The presence of the gr URI parameter in the Contact URI in message F10 indicates that the Contact URI is a GRUU [GRUU] and will be globally routable outside of the dialog. Without knowing the Contact URI is a gruu, Bob must be prepared, if the triggered INVITE had failed, to retry the REFER with a Refer-To URI of the URI used to reach Carol but with a Require: replaces header escaped in the Refer-To header field, as discussed in the transfer document [TRANSFER].

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 180 Ringing Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 200 OK Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F4 ACK Alice -> Bob
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Alice and Bob have established a session.
     Bob puts Alice on hold. */
  F5 INVITE Bob -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;+sip.rendering="no"
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844528 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=sendonly
  F6 200 OK Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844527 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=recvonly
  F7 ACK Bob -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds3
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob calls Carol. */
  F8 INVITE Bob -> Carol
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 28908445834 2890844834 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3458 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F9 180 Ringing Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F10 200 OK Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890844922 2890844922 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F11 ACK Bob -> Carol
  ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashd5
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob puts Carol on hold. */
  F12 INVITE Bob -> Carol
  INVITE sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds0
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 43 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;+sip.rendering="no"
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 289084834 2890844835 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3458 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=sendonly
  F13 200 OK Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds0
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 43 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890844922 2890844923 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  a=recvonly
  F14 ACK Bob -> Carol
  ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash334
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 43 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob transfers Alice to Carol. */
  F15 REFER Bob -> Alice
  REFER sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds2g
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1025 REFER
<allOneLine>
  Refer-To: <sips:[email protected]?Replaces=
  sdjfdjfskdf%40biloxi.example.com%3Bto-tag%3D5f35a3
  %3Bfrom-tag%3D8675309&Require=replaces>
</allOneLine>
  Referred-By: <sips:[email protected]>
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F16 202 Accepted Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 202 Accepted
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds2g
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  CSeq: 1025 REFER
  Content-Length: 0
  F17 NOTIFY Alice -> Bob
  NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfK
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Event: refer
  Subscription-State: active;expires=60
  Content-Type: message/sipfrag
  Content-Length: ...
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  F18 200 OK Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfK
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Alice establishes session with Carol, which replaces the
     session between Bob and Carol. */
  F19 INVITE Alice -> Carol
  INVITE sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS chicago.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKadfe4ko
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3461
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Require: replaces
  Referred-By: <sips:[email protected]>
  Replaces: [email protected]
   ;to-tag=5f35a3;from-tag=8675309
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844989 2890844989 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3458 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F20 200 OK Carol -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS chicago.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKadfe4ko
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=ff3a
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3461
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890844221 2890844221 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49172 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F21 ACK Alice -> Carol
  ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS chicago.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKadfe4kU3
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=ff3a
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3461
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Carol then disconnects from Bob. */
  F22 BYE Carol -> Bob
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfE
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F23 200 OK Bob -> Carol
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfE
   ;received=192.0.2.123
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Alice tells Bob that the call has been
     successfully transferred. */
  F24 NOTIFY Alice -> Bob
  NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf2N
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 3 NOTIFY
  Event: refer
  Subscription-State: terminated;reason=noresource
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: message/sipfrag
  Content-Length: ...
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS chicago.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKadfe4ko
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=ff3a
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3461
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  F25 200 OK Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 3 NOTIFY
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob disconnects with Alice. */
  F26 BYE Bob -> Alice
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7P
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1026 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F27 200 OK Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7P
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1026 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

Transfer - Instant Messaging

        Alice          Bob                Carol
         |              |                   |
         |   INVITE F1  |                   |
         |------------->|                   |
         | 180 Ringing F2                   |
         |<-------------|                   |
         |  200 OK F3   |                   |
         |<-------------|                   |
         |    ACK F4    |                   |
         |------------->|                   |
         |  Both way RTP Established        |
         |<============>|                   |
         |              |     MESSAGE F5    |
         |              |------------------>|
         |              |     200 OK F6     |
         |              |<------------------|
         |              |                   |
         |       INVITE Replaces:A-B F7     |
         |<---------------------------------|
         |            200 OK F8             |
         |--------------------------------->|
         |               ACK F9             |
         |<---------------------------------|
         |   Both way RTP Established       |
         |<================================>|
         |    BYE F10   |                   |
         |------------->|                   |
         |  200 OK F11  |                   |
         |<-------------|                   |
         |                                  |

In this scenario, Alice and Bob establish a session between them. Bob wants Carol to take the call and so sends an Instant Message (IM) to Carol containing Alice's URI and an embedded Replaces header field. If Carol clicks on the URI, Carol's SIP UA sends an INVITE to Alice, which replaces the session with Bob.

This scenario shows the use of the SIP MESSAGE RFC3428 method to pass the URI. However, another IM protocol or other method could have been used to pass the URI from Bob to Carol.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 180 Ringing Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 200 OK Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY, MESSAGE
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F4 ACK Alice -> Bob
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74r
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob IMs Carol. */
  F5 MESSAGE Bob -> Carol
  MESSAGE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 MESSAGE
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY, MESSAGE
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: text/html
  Content-Length: ...
  <HTML>Do you want to take this call from
<allOneLine>
  <A HREF="sips:[email protected];gr?Replaces=
  [email protected]%3Bto-tag%3D3145678
  %3Bfrom-tag%3D1234567&Require=replaces">
  Alice</A>?
</allOneLine>
   </HTML>
  F6 200 OK Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5f35a3
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 MESSAGE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY, MESSAGE
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Carol takes the call from Bob. */
  F7 INVITE  Carol -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74HH
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675310
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected];gr>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Require: replaces
  Replaces: [email protected]
   ;to-tag=3145678;from-tag=1234567
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY, MESSAGE
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890843122 2890843122 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 5342 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  /* Alice matches the dialog information in the
     Replaces header and accepts the INVITE. */
  F8 200 OK Alice -> Carol
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74HH
   ;received=192.0.2.114
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675310
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=131256
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 289084543 289084543 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49172 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F9 ACK  Carol -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS b2.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK7435
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675310
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=131256
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* RTP streams are established between Alice and Carol.
     Alice hangs up with Bob due to the Replaces header field. */
  F10 BYE Alice -> Bob
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F11 200 OK Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq:  2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

Call Forwarding Unconditional

        Alice           Proxy          Gateway
         |                |              |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |(100 Trying) F2 |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         | (181 Call Is Being Forwarded) F3
         |<---------------|   INVITE F4  |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |180 Ringing F5|
         | 180 Ringing F6 |<-------------|
         |<---------------|  200 OK F7   |
         |    200 OK F8   |<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |
         |     ACK F9     |              |
         |--------------->|    ACK F10   |
         |                |------------->|
         |    Both way RTP Established   |
         |<=============================>|
         |     BYE F11    |              |
         |--------------->|   BYE F12    |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |   200 OK F13 |
         |    200 OK F14  |<-------------|
         |<---------------|              |
         |                |              |

Bob wants all calls forwarded to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) (which is just another URI to the proxy server). Alice calls Bob. The proxy server rewrites the Request URI, and forwards the INVITE to a Gateway. Details of messaging behind the Gateway are not shown.

Note that the 181 Call is Being Forwarded response is shown as sent by the proxy. Strictly speaking, the proxy is behaving as a user agent in this case as a proxy cannot generate non-100 provisional responses.

Note also that forwarding could be accomplished using a redirect (302 Moved Temporarily response).

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Proxy
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 (100 Trying) Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 (181 Call is Being Forwarded) Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 181 Call is Being Forwarded
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=9214d
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Proxy forwards call by rewriting Request-URI. */
  F4 INVITE Proxy -> Gateway
  INVITE sips:[email protected];user=phone SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F5 180 Ringing Gateway -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected];user=phone>
  Content Length:0
  F6 180 Ringing Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected];user=phone>
  Content Length: 0
  F7 200 OK Gateway -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected];user=phone>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=GATEWAY1 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 gatewayone.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 gatewayone.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F8 200 OK Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected];user=phone>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=GATEWAY1 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 gatewayone.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 gatewayone.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F9 ACK Alice -> Proxy
  ACK sips:[email protected];user=phone SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf31
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F10 ACK Proxy -> Gateway
  ACK sips:[email protected];user=phone SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749ws.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf31
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F11 BYE Alice -> Proxy
  BYE sips:[email protected];user=phone SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfJe
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F12 BYE Proxy -> Gateway
  BYE sips:[email protected];user=phone SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749G1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfJe
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F13 200 OK Gateway -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749G1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfJe
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F14 200 OK Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfJe
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq:  2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

Call Forwarding - Busy

       Alice            Proxy          User B1             User B2
         |                |              |                   |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |                   |
         |--------------->|   INVITE F2  |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |(100 Trying) F3 |              |                   |
         |<---------------|  486 Busy F4 |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |                |     ACK F5   |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |(181 Call is Being Forwarded) F6                   |
         |<---------------|              |    INVITE F7      |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |                |              | 180 Ringing F8    |
         |                |<---------------------------------|
         | 180 Ringing F9 |              |                   |
         |<---------------|              |      200 OK F10   |
         |                |<---------------------------------|
         |    200 OK F11  |              |                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |     ACK F12    |              |                   |
         |--------------->|              |     ACK F13       |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |               Both way RTP Established            |
         |<=================================================>|
         |    BYE F14     |              |                   |
         |--------------->|              |      BYE F15      |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |                |              |    200 OK F16     |
         |  200 OK F17    |<---------------------------------|
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |                |              |                   |

Bob wants calls to B1 forwarded to B2 if B1 is busy (this information is known to the proxy). Alice calls B1, B1 is busy, the proxy server places call to B2.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Proxy
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 INVITE Proxy -> B1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F3 (100 Trying) Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F4 486 Busy Here B1 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 486 Busy Here
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F5 ACK Proxy -> B1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F6 (181 Call is Being Forwarded) Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 181 Call is Being Forwarded
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=9214d
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  /* The proxy now forwards the call to B2. */
  F7 INVITE Proxy -> B2
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F8 180 Ringing B2 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F9 180 Ringing Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F10 200 OK B2 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client2.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client2.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F11 200 OK Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client2.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client2.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F12 ACK Alice -> Proxy
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfX
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F13 ACK Proxy -> B2
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83731
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfX
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* RTP streams are established between Alice and B2. */
  /* Alice eventually hangs up with User B2. */
  F14 BYE Alice -> Proxy
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bW4
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F15 BYE Proxy -> B2
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837493
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bW4
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F16 200 OK B2 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837493
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bW4
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F17 200 OK Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bW4
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq:  2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

Call Forwarding - No Answer

       Alice            Proxy         User B1             User B2
         |                |              |                   |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |                   |
         |--------------->|   INVITE F2  |                   |
         |(100 Trying) F3 |------------->|                   |
         |<---------------|180 Ringing F4|                   |
         | 180 Ringing F5 |<-------------|                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |                 Request Timeout                   |
         |                |              |                   |
         |                |   CANCEL F6  |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |                |   200 OK F7  |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |                |     487 F8   |                   |
         |                |<-------------|                   |
         |                |     ACK F9   |                   |
         |                |------------->|                   |
         |(181 Call is Being Forwarded) F10                  |
         |<---------------|              |    INVITE F11     |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |                |              | 180 Ringing F12   |
         | 180 Ringing F13|<---------------------------------|
         |<---------------|              |      200 OK F14   |
         |                |<---------------------------------|
         |   200 OK F15   |              |                   |
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |     ACK F16    |              |                   |
         |--------------->|              |     ACK F17       |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |               Both way RTP Established            |
         |<=================================================>|
         |    BYE F18     |              |                   |
         |--------------->|              |      BYE F19      |
         |                |--------------------------------->|
         |                |              |    200 OK F20     |
         |  200 OK F21    |<---------------------------------|
         |<---------------|              |                   |
         |                |              |                   |

Bob wants calls to B1 forwarded to B2 if B1 is not answered (information is known to the proxy server). Alice calls B1 and no one answers. The proxy server then places the call to B2.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Proxy
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 INVITE Proxy -> B1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F3 (100 Trying) Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F4 180 Ringing B1 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F5 180 Ringing Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  /* B1 rings until a configurable timer expires in the proxy.  The
     proxy sends Cancel and proceeds down the list of routes. */
  F6 CANCEL Proxy -> B1
  CANCEL sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 CANCEL
  Content-Length: 0
  F7 200 OK B1 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=329d823
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 CANCEL
  Content-Length: 0
  F8 487 Request Terminated B1 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 487 Request Terminated
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F9 ACK Proxy -> B1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F10 (181 Call is Being Forwarded) Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 181 Call is Being Forwarded
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=9214d
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F11 INVITE Proxy -> B2
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F12 180 Ringing B2 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F13 180 Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F14 200 OK B2 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client2.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client2.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F15 200 OK Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client2.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client2.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F16 ACK Alice -> Proxy
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf3
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F17 ACK Proxy -> B2
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK8374.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf3
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* RTP streams are established between Alice and B2.
     Alice hangs up with User B2. */
  F18 BYE Alice -> Proxy
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74b3f
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F19 BYE Proxy -> B2
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74b3f
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F20 200 OK B2 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK837.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74b3f
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F21 200 OK Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74b3f
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq:  2 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

2.10. 3-Way Conference - Third Party Is Added

        Alice           Bob            Carol
         |    INVITE F1   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         | 180 Ringing F2 |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F3   |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |     ACK F4     |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |       RTP      |              |
         |<==============>|              |
         |   INVITE F5    |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F6   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |     ACK F7     |              |
         |<---------------|  INVITE F8   |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |    180 F9    |
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |  200 OK F10  |
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |  ACK F11     |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |       RTP    |
         |                |<============>|

In this scenario, Alice and Bob are in a 2-party call (session) when Bob wishes to add Carol into the conversation. Bob is capable of media mixing in a 3-party call. Bob first sends a re-INVITE to Alice, changing Contact URIs to one that indicates Bob's mixer and acts like a focus. As a result, Bob includes the "isfocus" feature tag RFC3840 as described in RFC4579. Bob then INVITEs Carol using the same Contact URI. Note that Bob could wait to re-INVITE Alice until after Carol has answered. Bob could also put Alice on hold before calling Carol.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 180 Ringing Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 200 OK Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F4 ACK Alice -> Bob
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfL
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Alice and Bob have established a session.
     Bob re-INVITEs, changing Contact URIs. */
  F5 INVITE Bob -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;isfocus
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, gruu
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844528 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49172 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F6 200 OK Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F7 ACK Bob -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash3G
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob calls Carol. */
  F8 INVITE Bob -> Carol
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashJfd
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;isfocus
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 28908445834 2890844834 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 48174 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F9 180 Ringing Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashJfd
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341313
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F10 200 OK Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashJfd
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341313
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890844922 2890844922 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F11 ACK Bob -> Carol
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash431
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341313
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 42 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob's mixer now mixes media from both Alice and Carol
     to create the 3-way conference. */

2.11. 3-Way Conference - Third Party Joins

        Alice           Bob            Carol
         |    INVITE F1   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         | 180 Ringing F2 |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F3   |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |     ACK F4     |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |       RTP      |              |
         |<==============>|  INVITE Join:A-B F5
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |    180 F6    |
         |                |------------->|
         |   INVITE F7    |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |    200 OK F8   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |     ACK F9     |              |
         |<---------------|              |
         |                |  200 OK F10  |
         |                |------------->|
         |                |  ACK F11     |
         |                |<-------------|
         |                |       RTP    |
         |                |<============>|

In this scenario, Alice and Bob are in a 2-party call and Carol wishes to join, resulting in a 3-party call. Carol could have learned Bob's dialog identifier using some non-SIP means, or possibly from a NOTIFY with the dialog package sent by Bob. Carol sends an INVITE to Bob containing a Join header identifying the dialog between Alice and Bob. Bob re-INVITEs Alice to switch to focus mode and includes the "isfocus" feature tag RFC3840 as described in RFC4579. Bob then accepts the INVITE from Carol, resulting in the 3-way call.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 180 Ringing Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 200 OK Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, join, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F4 ACK Alice -> Bob
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf6
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Alice and Bob have established a session.
     Carol requests to join the session. */
  F5 INVITE Carol -> Bob
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS chicago.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 99 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, join
  Join: [email protected];from-tag=1234567;to-tag=23431
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890844922 2890844922 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F6 180 Ringing Bob -> Carol
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS chicago.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=120.
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0982
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 99 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;isfocus
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Length: 0
  F7 INVITE Bob -> Alice
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashdyKL
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;isfocus
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, join, gruu
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844528 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49172 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F8 200 OK Alice -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashdyKL
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F9 ACK Bob -> Alice
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash3g
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1024 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F10 200 OK Bob -> Carol
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS chicago.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=120.
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0982
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 99 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;isfocus
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, join, gruu
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 28908445834 2890844834 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 48174 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F11 ACK OK Carol -> Bob
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS chicago.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnash4Gf
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0982
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 99 ACK
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces, join
  Content-Length:0

2.12. Find-Me

         Alice           Proxy           User   User   User   User
                                          B1     B2     B3     B4
         |                |              |      |      |      |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |      |      |      |
         |--------------->|   INVITE F2  |      |      |      |
         |                |------------->|      |      |      |
         |(100 Trying) F3 |              |      |      |      |
         |<---------------|180 Ringing F4|      |      |      |
         |                |<-------------|      |      |      |
         | 180 Ringing F5 |              |      |      |      |
         |<---------------|              |      |      |      |
         |                |    Timeout   |      |      |      |
         |                |              |      |      |      |
         |                |   CANCEL F6  |      |      |      |
         |                |------------->|      |      |      |
         |                |   200 OK F7  |      |      |      |
         |                |<-------------|      |      |      |
         |                |     487 F8   |      |      |      |
         |                |<-------------|      |      |      |
         |                |     ACK F9   |      |      |      |
         |                |------------->|      |      |      |
         |                |     INVITE F10      |      |      |
         |                |-------------------->|      |      |
         |                |480 Not Logged In F11|      |      |
         |                |<--------------------|      |      |
         |                |              ACK F12|      |      |
         |                |-------------------->|      |      |
         |                |          INVITE F13        |      |
         |                |--------------------------->|      |
         |                |      486 Busy Here F14     |      |
         |                |<---------------------------|      |
         |                |            ACK F15         |      |
         |                |--------------------------->|      |
         |                |              INVITE F16           |
         |                |---------------------------------->|
         |                |            180 Ringing F17        |
         |     180 F18    |<----------------------------------|
         |<---------------|               200 OK F19          |
         |   200 OK F20   |<----------------------------------|
         |<---------------|                                   |
         |     ACK F21    |                                   |
         |--------------->|                 ACK F22           |
         |                |---------------------------------->|
         |               Both way RTP Established             |
         |<==================================================>|
         |                |                  BYE F23          |
         |     BYE F24    |<----------------------------------|
         |<---------------|                                   |
         |    200 OK F25  |                                   |
         |--------------->|                 200 OK F26        |
         |                |---------------------------------->|
         |                |                                   |

Alice's call to Bob will result in an attempt to locate Bob by calling locations from a list of contacts. The location to answer the call becomes the active set; no other sets may join the call.

While this flow shows a sequential search, the search could be accomplished using parallel forking.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Proxy
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t= 0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F2 INVITE Proxy -> B1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t= 0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F3 (100 Trying) Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 100 Trying
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F4 180 Ringing B1 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F5 180 Ringing Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  /* B1 rings until a configurable timer in the proxy
     expires.  The proxy then sends Cancel and proceeds down
     the list of routes. */
  F6 CANCEL Proxy -> B1
  CANCEL sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 CANCEL
  Content-Length: 0
  F7 200 OK B1 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 CANCEL
  Content-Length: 0
  F8 487 Request Terminated B1 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 487 Request Terminated
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F9 ACK Proxy -> B1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=765432
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F10 INVITE Proxy -> B2
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F11 480 Not Logged In B2 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 480 Not Logged In
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314756
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F12 ACK Proxy -> B2
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.2
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314756
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F13 INVITE Proxy -> B3
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.3
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F14 486 Busy Here B3 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 486 Busy Here
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.3
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Content-Length: 0
  F15 ACK Proxy -> B3
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.3
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7654321
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F16 INVITE Proxy -> B4
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.4
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F17 180 Ringing B4 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.4
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F18 180 Ringing Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F19 200 OK B4 -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83749.4
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client4.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client4.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F20 200 OK Proxy -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Record-Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client4.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client4.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F21 ACK Alice -> Proxy
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  F22 ACK Proxy -> B4
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK8374
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* RTP streams are established between Alice and B4. */
  /* User B4 hangs up with Alice. */
  F23 BYE B4 -> Proxy
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client4.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com;lr>
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F24 BYE Proxy -> Alice
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83754
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client4.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  Max-Forwards: 69
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F25 200 OK Alice -> Proxy
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS ss1.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK83754
   ;received=192.0.2.54
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client4.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F26 200 OK Proxy -> B4
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client4.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.105
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7137136
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

2.13. Call Management (Incoming Call Screening)

                                                  Announcement
       Alice           Proxy            Bob           Server
         |                |              |              |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |              |
         |------------------------------>|              |
         | 305 Use Proxy F2              |              |
         |<------------------------------|              |
         |     ACK F3     |              |              |
         |------------------------------>|              |
         |    INVITE F4   |              |              |
         |--------------->|              |              |
         | 407 Proxy Authentication F5   |              |
         |<---------------|              |              |
         |     ACK F6     |              |              |
         |--------------->|              |              |
         |    INVITE F7   |              |              |
         |--------------->|              |              |
         | 403 Screening Failure (Terminating) Error-Info: URI F8
         |<---------------|              |              |
         |     ACK F9     |              |              |
         |--------------->|              |              |
         |    INVITE F10  |              |              |
         |--------------------------------------------->|
         |    200 OK F11  |              |              |
         |--------------------------------------------->|
         |     ACK F12    |                             |
         |--------------------------------------------->|
         |          Announcement Played to Caller       |
         |<=============================================|
         |                                    BYE F13   |
         |<---------------------------------------------|
         |     200 OK F14                               |
         |--------------------------------------------->|
         |                                              |
         |                                              |
         |                                              |

Bob has an incoming call screening list; Alice is included on the list of addresses from which Bob will not accept calls. Alice attempts to call Bob. Messages F1, F2, and F3 are included to show that Bob does not accept INVITEs that have not been screened by the proxy.

Note that call screening cannot be done using the From header -- instead some form of authentication credentials must be used.

The screening proxy inserts an announcement URI in an Error-Info header field, which Alice accesses by sending an INVITE to listen to the Announcement. The Announcement Server uses the automaton and rendering feature tags in F12 and F13 to indicate that it is a media server only capable of playing announcements.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  /* Bob only accepts INVITEs that have been screened
     by the proxy. */
  F2 305 Use Proxy Bob -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 305 Use Proxy
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=342123
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:ss1.example.com>
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 ACK Alice -> Bob
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=342123
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* A retries the call through the proxy. */
  F4 INVITE Alice -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf0
  Max-Forwards: 70
  Route: <sips:ss1.example.com>
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  /* Proxy 1 challenges Alice for authentication. */
  F5 407 Proxy Authentication Required Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 407 Proxy Authentication Required
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf0
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7886765
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Proxy-Authenticate: Digest realm="example.com",
     nonce="ea9c8e88df84f1cec4341ae6cbe5a359",
     qop="auth", nc=00000001, cnonce="0a4f113b",
     opaque="", stale=FALSE, algorithm=MD5
  Content-Length: 0
  F6 ACK Alice -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf0
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=7886765
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Alice responds by sending an INVITE with authentication
     credentials in it. */
  F7 INVITE Alice -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf2
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 3 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Proxy-Authorization: Digest username="alice",
     realm="example.com", qop=auth,
     nc=00000001, cnonce="4gr84543ft2",
     nonce="ae9137be1c87d175c2dd63302a0d6e0a",
     opaque="", uri="sips:[email protected]",
     response="bbaec39f943bdcb3620d90afc548a45c"
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F8 403 Screening Failure (Terminating) Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 403 Screening Failure (Terminating)
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf2
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=ffe254
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 3 INVITE
  Error-Info: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F9 ACK Alice -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf2
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=ffe254
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  Proxy-Authorization: Digest username="alice",
   realm="example.com", nonce="ae9137be1c87d175c2dd63302a0d6e0a",
   opaque="", uri="sips:[email protected]",
   response="bbaec39f943bdcb3620d90afc548a45c"
  CSeq: 3 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* To hear the recording, Alice connects to the Error-Info URI. */
  F10 INVITE Alice -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfj
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 4 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F11 200 OK Announcement Server -> Proxy 1

  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bfj
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=234934
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 4 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:ms.biloxi.example.com>
   ;automaton;+sip.rendering="no"
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=annc 2890844543 2890844543 IN IP4 announce.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 announce.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49174 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F12 ACK Alice -> Announcement Server

  ACK sips:ms.biloxi.example.com SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74b32
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=234934
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 4 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Announcement Server plays announcement then disconnects. */
  F13 BYE Announcement Server -> Alice
  BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS announcement.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bKS
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=234934
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2334 BYE
  Content-Length: 0
  F14 200 OK Alice -> Announcement Server
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS announcement.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bKS
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=234934
  To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2334 BYE
  Content-Length: 0

2.14. Call Management (Outgoing Call Screening)

       Alice            Proxy           Bob
         |                |              |
         |    INVITE F1   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         | 407 Proxy Authentication F2   |
         |<---------------|              |
         |     ACK F3     |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |    INVITE F4   |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         | 403 Screening Failure (Originating) F5
         |<---------------|              |
         |     ACK F6     |              |
         |--------------->|              |
         |                |              |

Alice has an outgoing call screening list; Bob is included on the list of addresses to which Alice will not be able to place a call. Alice attempts to call Bob.

Alice could establish a session to listen to the announcement in the Error-Info header field.

Message Details

  F1 INVITE Alice -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  /* Proxy 1 challenges Alice for authentication. */
  F2 407 Proxy Authentication Required Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 407 Proxy Authentication Required
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=90210
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Proxy-Authenticate: Digest realm="example.com",
   nonce="ea9c8e88df84f1cec4341ae6cbe5a359",
   qop="auth", nc=00000001, cnonce="0a4f113b",
   opaque="", stale=FALSE, algorithm=MD5
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 ACK Alice -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=90210
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Alice responds be sending an INVITE with authentication
     credentials in it. */
  F4 INVITE Alice -> Proxy 1
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74b4
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Proxy-Authorization: Digest username="alice", realm="example.com",
   nonce="cb360afc54bbaec39f943bd820d9a45c", opaque="",
   uri="sips:[email protected]",
   response="b9d2e5bcdec9f69ab2a9b44f270285a6"
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F5 403 Screening Failure (Originating) Proxy 1 -> Alice
  SIP/2.0 403 Screening Failure (Originating)
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74b4
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=18017
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 INVITE
  Error-Info: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F6 ACK Alice -> Proxy 1
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bK74b4
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=18017
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 2 ACK
  Proxy-Authorization: Digest username="alice", realm="example.com",
   nonce="cb360afc54bbaec39f943bd820d9a45c", opaque="",
   uri="sips:[email protected]",
   response="b9d2e5bcdec9f69ab2a9b44f270285a6"
  Content-Length: 0

2.15. Call Park

       Alice           Bob        Park Server       Carol
         |              |              |              |
         |   INVITE F1  |              |              |
         |------------->|              |              |
         |180 Ringing F2|              |              |
         |<-------------|              |              |
         |  200 OK F3   |              |              |
         |<-------------|              |              |
         |    ACK F4    |              |              |
         |------------->|              |              |
         |  RTP Media   |              |              |
         |<============>|              |              |
         |      Bob Parks Call         |              |
         |              |   REFER Refer-To: A F5      |
         |              |------------->|              |
         |              |    202 F6    |              |
         |              |<-------------|              |
         |              |   NOTIFY F7  |              |
         |              |<-------------|              |
         |              |    200 F8    |              |
         |              |------------->|              |
         |  INVITE F9 Replaces: B      |              |
         |<----------------------------|              |
         |          200 OK F10         |              |
         |---------------------------->|              |
         |           ACK F11           |              |
         |<----------------------------|              |
         |           RTP Music         |              |
         |<===========================>|              |
         |     BYE F12  |              |              |
         |------------->|  NOTIFY F14  |              |
         |  200 OK F13  |<-------------|              |
         |<-------------|  200 OK F15  |              |
         |              |------------->|              |
         |              |   Carol picks up the call   |
         |              |              |              |
         |              |              | SUBSCRIBE F16|
         |              |              |<-------------|
         |              |              |  200 OK F17  |
         |              |              |------------->|
         |              |              |  NOTIFY F18  |
         |              |              |------------->|
         |              |              |  200 OK F19  |
         |              |              |<-------------|
         |           INVITE Replaces: Park Server F20 |
         |<-------------------------------------------|
         |              |              |   200 F21    |
         |------------------------------------------->|
         |              |              |    ACK F22   |
         |<-------------------------------------------|
         |                  RTP Media                 |
         |<==========================================>|
         |           BYE F23           |              |
         |---------------------------->|              |
         |          200 OK F24         |              |
         |<----------------------------|              |
         |       No more RTP Music     |              |

In this example, Alice calls Bob. Bob then parks the call at the Park Server by sending a REFER to the Park Server. The server sends an INVITE to Alice, which replaces the session between Alice and Bob. The Park Server utilizes the automaton, rendering, and byeless feature tags in F9 to indicate its capabilities to Alice. The call is accepted by Alice and causes Alice to send a BYE to Bob. Bob receives notification of the successful park, and also receives the dialog identifiers in the application/sip body of the NOTIFY response.

Carol wishes to retrieve the call, so she sends an INVITE containing the dialog identifiers to Alice, which replaces the session with the Park Server. Alice accepts the call and sends a BYE to the Park Server. Carol obtains the dialog identifiers from a NOTIFY from the Park Server.

Note that this call flow is a special case of call transfer.

Note also that this flow could also be used for Music on Hold.

Message Details

F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob

INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.alice.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]> Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr> Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces, gruu Content-Type: application/sdp

Content-Length: ...

v=0 o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com s= c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F2 180 Ringing Bob -> Alice

SIP/2.0 180 Ringing Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Content-Length: 0

F3 200 OK Bob -> Alice

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces Content-Type: application/sdp Content-Length: ...

v=0 o=bob 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com s= c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F4 ACK Alice -> Bob

ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 ACK Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces Content-Length: 0

/* Bob REFERs Park Server to establish session with Alice,

  which replaces the established session between Alice and Bob.
  Note that there is no session established between Bob
  and the Park Server. */

F5 REFER Bob -> Park Server

REFER sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKnashds9

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134 To: Park Server <sips:[email protected]> Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 REFER

<allOneLine>

Refer-To: <sips:[email protected];gr?Replaces= 12345601%40atlanta.example.com%3Bfrom-tag%3D314159 %3Bto-tag%3D1234567&Require=replaces>

</allOneLine>

Referred-By: <sips:[email protected]> Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Content-Length: 0

F6 202 Accepted Park Server -> Bob

SIP/2.0 202 Accepted Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKnashds9
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134 To: Park Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323

Call-ID: [email protected] Contact: <sips:[email protected]> CSeq: 1 REFER Content-Length: 0

F7 NOTIFY Park Server -> Bob

NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bT6

To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134 Max-Forwards: 70 From: Park Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 NOTIFY Event: refer Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Subscription-State: active;expires=60 Content-Type: message/sipfrag Content-Length: ...

SIP/2.0 100 Trying

F8 200 OK Bob -> Park Server

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bT6
;received=192.0.2.103

To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134 From: Park Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 NOTIFY Content-Length: 0

/* Park Server places call to Alice to replace session

  between Alice and Bob. */

F9 INVITE Park Server -> Alice

INVITE sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74rf

Max-Forwards: 70 From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111

To: <sips:[email protected];gr> Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Referred-By: <sips:[email protected]> Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;automaton

   ;+sip.byeless;+sip.rendering="no"

Require: replaces Replaces: [email protected]

;from-tag=314159;to-tag=1234567

Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces Content-Type: application/sdp Content-Length: ...

v=0 o=ParkServer 2890844576 2890844576 IN IP4 Park.server.example.com s= c=IN IP4 server.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F10 200 OK Alice -> Park Server

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74rf
;received=192.0.2.103

From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111 To: <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=098594 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr> Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces, gruu Content-Type: application/sdp Content-Length: ...

v=0 o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com s= c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000 a=recvonly

F11 ACK Park Server -> Alice

ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK7rfF

Max-Forwards: 70 From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111 To: <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=098594 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 ACK Content-Length: 0

F12 BYE Alice -> Bob

BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 2 BYE Content-Length: 0

F13 200 OK Bob -> Alice

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 2 BYE Content-Length: 0

/* Park Server reports success back to Bob by returning

  a 200 OK response.  Bob obtains the dialog identifiers
  from the headers included in the response. */

F14 NOTIFY Park Server -> Bob

NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9

To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134 Max-Forwards: 70 From: Park Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 2 NOTIFY Event: refer Subscription-State: terminated;reason=noresource Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;automaton

   ;+sip.byeless;+sip.rendering="no"

Content-Type: message/sipfrag Content-Length: ...

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74rf
;received=192.0.2.103

From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111 To: <sips:[email protected];gr>;tag=098594 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>

F15 200 OK Bob -> Park Server

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
;received=192.0.2.103

To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=02134 From: Park Server <sips:[email protected]>;tag=56323 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 2 NOTIFY Content-Length: 0

/* Alice is now parked at the Park Server. */

/* Carol picks up the call by sending an INVITE to A, which

  replaces the existing session with the Park Server.
  Carol needs to know the dialog information to construct
  the Replaces header. */

F16 SUBSCRIBE Carol -> Park Server

SUBSCRIBE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.chicago.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74b232

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=158x93461 To: <sips:[email protected]> Call-ID: 2d6485356dfaj34dsf CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Event: dialog Expires: 0 Accept: application/dialog-info+xml Content-Length: 0

F17 200 OK Park Server -> Carol

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.chicago.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74b232
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=158x93461 To: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3213j Call-ID: 2d6485356dfaj34dsf CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;automaton

   ;+sip.byeless;+sip.rendering="no"

Content-Length: 0

F18 NOTIFY Park Server -> Carol

NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74b8skd

Max-Forwards: 70 To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=158x93461 From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3213j Call-ID: 2d6485356dfaj34dsf CSeq: 1 NOTIFY Contact: <sips:[email protected]>;automaton

   ;+sip.byeless;+sip.rendering="no"

Event: dialog Subscription-State: terminated;reason=timeout Content-Type: application/dialog-info+xml Content-Length: ... <?xml version="1.0"?> <dialog-info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:dialog-info"

     version="0" state="full" entity="sips:[email protected]">
  <dialog id="439920143524"
     call-id="[email protected]"
     local-tag="0111" remote-tag="098594" direction="initiator">
    <duration>1</duration>
    <local>
       <target>sips:[email protected]</target>
    </local>
    <remote>
      <target>sips:[email protected];gr</target>
    </remote>
    <state>confirmed</state>
  </dialog>
</dialog-info>

F19 200 OK Carol -> Park Server

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS server.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74b8skd
;received=192.0.2.103

To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=158x93461 From: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3213j Call-ID: 2d6485356dfaj34dsf CSeq: 1 NOTIFY Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Content-Length: 0

F20 INVITE Carol -> Alice

INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.chicago.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bQ2

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5893461 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]> Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Require: replaces Replaces: [email protected]

;to-tag=098594;from-tag=0111

Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER,

SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY

Supported: replaces Content-Type: application/sdp Content-Length: ...

v=0

o=carol 2890844922 2890844922 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com s= c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F21 200 OK Alice -> Carol

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.chicago.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bQ2
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5893461 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=222 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr> Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces, gruu Content-Type: application/sdp Content-Length: ...

v=0 o=alice 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com s= c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F22 ACK Carol -> Alice

ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.chicago.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bJ0

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=5893461 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=222 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 ACK Content-Length: 0

/* A replaces the session to the Park Server with the new

  session with C and generates a BYE to disconnect the
  Park Server. */

F23 BYE Alice -> Park Server

BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74b4N

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=098594 To: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 BYE Content-Length: 0

F24 200 OK Park Server -> Alice

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74b4N
;received=192.0.2.103

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=098594 To: <sips:[email protected]>;tag=0111 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 BYE Content-Length: 0

2.16. Call Pickup

        Alice          Bob                Bill
         |              |                   |
         |   INVITE F1  |                   |
         |------------->|                   |
         |180 Ringing F2|                   |
         |<-------------|                   |
         |              |   SUBSCRIBE F3    |
         |              |<------------------|
         |              |     200 OK F4     |
         |              |------------------>|
         |              |     NOTIFY F5     |
         |              |------------------>|
         |              |     200 OK F6     |
         |              |<------------------|
         |          INVITE Replaces:Bob  F7 |
         |<---------------------------------|
         |              |     200 OK F8     |
         |--------------------------------->|
         |   CANCEL F9  |                   |
         |------------->|                   |
         |  200 OK F10  |                   |
         |<-------------|                   |
         |    487 F11   |                   |
         |<-------------|                   |
         |    ACK F12   |                   |
         |------------->|                   |
         |                    ACK F13       |
         |<---------------------------------|
         |                                  |
         |    Two-Way RTP Established       |
         |<================================>|
         |                     BYE F14      |
         |--------------------------------->|
         |                   200 OK F15     |
         |<---------------------------------|
         |                                  |

Bob and Bill are part of a work group at example.com that can pick up each other's calls. Alice calls Bob, who does not answer. Bill wishes to pick up the call and sends a SUBSCRIBE to Bob to retrieve the dialog information. Bill then generates an INVITE with a Replaces to Alice. Alice answers the INVITE and sends a CANCEL to stop Bob's phone ringing. Note that the relative order of the 487/ACK sequence (F11/F12) and the 200 OK to the CANCEL (F10) is not deterministic.

This call flow shows the use of the "early-only" parameter RFC3891 in the Replaces header field of F7. This parameter prevents Alice from accepting the INVITE if Bob has already accepted the INVITE. If Bill had wished to "take" the call from Bob regardless of whether he had answered, the parameter would not have been present in F7.

Also note that the subscription between Bob and Carol could have been established prior to Alice's call.

Message Details

 F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob
 INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces, gruu
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 F2 180 Ringing Bob -> Alice
 SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
received=192.0.2.103
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Content-Length: 0
 /* Bill decides to pick up the call. */
 F3 SUBSCRIBE  Bill -> Bob
 SUBSCRIBE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc.biloxi.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Event: dialog
 Expires: 0
 Accept: application/dialog-info+xml
 Content-Length: 0
 F4 200 OK Bob -> Bill
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc.biloxi.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf
received=192.0.2.114
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=31451098
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE
 Content-Length: 0
 F5 NOTIFY  Bob -> Bill
 NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74br
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=31451098
 To: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 NOTIFY
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Event: dialog
 Subscription-State: terminated;reason=timeout
 Content-Type: application/dialog-info+xml
 Content-Length: ...
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <dialog-info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:dialog-info"
     version="0" state="full" entity="sips:[email protected]">
 <dialog id="94992014524" call-id="[email protected]"
     local-tag="3145678" remote-tag="1234567" direction="recipient">
   <duration>1</duration>
   <local>
     <identity display="Bob">sips:[email protected]</identity>
     <target>sips:[email protected]</target>
   </local>
   <remote>
     <identity display="Alice">sips:[email protected]
                                                     </identity>
     <target>sips:[email protected];gr</target>
   </remote>
   <state>early</state>
 </dialog>

</dialog-info>

 F6 200 OK  Bill -> Bob
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74br
received=192.0.2.105
 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=31451098
 To: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 NOTIFY
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Content-Length: 0
 F7 INVITE  Bill -> Alice
 INVITE sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc.biloxi.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74HH
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675310
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Require: replaces
 Replaces: [email protected]
from-tag=314578;to-tag=1234567;early-only
 Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=bill 2890843122 2890843122 IN IP4 pc.biloxi.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 pc.biloxi.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 5342 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 /* Alice matches the dialog information in the Replaces header
 and accepts the INVITE. */
 F8 200 OK  Alice -> Bill
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc.biloxi.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74HH
received=192.0.2.114
 From: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675310
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=131256
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Contact: <sips:[email protected];gr>
 Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
 Supported: replaces, gruu
 Content-Type: application/sdp
 Content-Length: ...
 v=0
 o=alice 289084543 289084543 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 s=
 c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com
 t=0 0
 m=audio 49172 RTP/AVP 0
 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
 /* Alice stops Bob's phone from ringing by sending a CANCEL. */
 F9 CANCEL Alice -> Bob
 CANCEL sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 CANCEL
 Content-Length: 0
 F10 200 OK Bob -> Alice
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
received=192.0.2.103
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 CANCEL
 Content-Length: 0
 F11 487 Request Terminated Bob -> Alice
 SIP/2.0 487 Request Terminated
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
received=192.0.2.103
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 INVITE
 Content-Length: 0
 F12 ACK Alice -> Bob
 ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK83749.1
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567
 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=3145678
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 ACK
 Content-Length: 0
 F13 ACK  Bill -> Alice
 ACK sips:[email protected];gr SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc.biloxi.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK7435
 Max-Forwards: 70
 From: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675310
 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=131256
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 ACK
 Content-Length: 0
 /* RTP streams are established between Alice and Bill.
 Later, Alice hangs up with Bill. */
 F14 BYE Alice -> Bill
 BYE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf2
 Max-Forwards: 70
 To: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675310
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=131256
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq: 1 BYE
 Content-Length: 0
 F15 200 OK Bill -> Alice
 SIP/2.0 200 OK
 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061
branch=z9hG4bK74bf2
received=192.0.2.105
 To: Bill <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675310
 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=131256
 Call-ID: [email protected]
 CSeq:  1 BYE
 Content-Length: 0

2.17. Automatic Redial

       Alice             Bob
         |                |
         |    INVITE F1   |
         |--------------->|
         |486 Busy Here F2|
         |<---------------|    Bob is busy
         |     ACK F3     |
         |--------------->|
         |  SUBSCRIBE F4  |
         |--------------->|
         |   200 OK F5    |
         |<---------------|
         |    NOTIFY F6   |
         |<---------------|
         |   200 OK F7    |
         |--------------->|
         |                |
         |    NOTIFY F8   |    Bob is now available
         |<---------------|
         |   200 OK F9    |
         |--------------->|
         |                |
         |   INVITE F10   |
         |--------------->|    Session setup successful
         | 180 Ringing F11|
         |<---------------|
         |   200 OK F12   |
         |<---------------|
         |     ACK F13    |
         |--------------->|
         |  Media Session |
         |<==============>|
         |                |
         |   NOTIFY F14   |
         |<---------------|
         |   200 OK F15   |
         |--------------->|
         |                |
         |  SUBSCRIBE F16 | Alice terminates subscription
         |--------------->|
         |   200 OK F17   |
         |<---------------|
         |   NOTIFY F18   |
         |<---------------|
         |   200 OK F19   |
         |--------------->|
         |                |

Bob is initially busy when Alice calls. Alice subscribes to Bob's call state using a SUBSCRIBE F4. Bob sends a NOTIFY F8 when Bob is available. Alice is alerted, then Alice sends an INVITE to Bob to establish the session. The subscription is terminated using SUBSCRIBE F16.

Message Details

F1 INVITE Alice -> Bob

INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]> Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces Content-Type: application/sdp Content-Length: ...

v=0 o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com s= c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F2 486 Busy Here

SIP/2.0 486 Busy Here Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9
;received=192.0.2.103

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=982039i4 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Content-Length: 0

F3 ACK Alice -> Bob

ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bf9

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=1234567 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=982039i4 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 ACK Content-Length: 0

F4 SUBSCRIBE Alice -> Bob

SUBSCRIBE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74b8G

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]> Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE Contact: sips:[email protected] Event: dialog Accept: application/dialog-info+xml Content-Length: 0

F5 200 OK Bob -> Alice

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74b8G
;received=192.0.2.103

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 Call-ID: [email protected] Expires: 60 CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE Contact: sips:[email protected] Content-Length: 0

F6 NOTIFY Bob -> Alice

NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bn2

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 NOTIFY Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Event: dialog Subscription-State: active;expires=59 Content-Type: application/dialog-info+xml Content-Length: ...

<?xml version="1.0"?> <dialog-info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:dialog-info"

      version="0" state="full" entity="sips:[email protected]">
  <dialog id="562623442g3">
     <duration>1</duration>
    <state>confirmed</state>
  </dialog>
</dialog-info>

F7 200 OK Alice -> Bob

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bn2
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 NOTIFY Content-Length: 0

/* Bob is now available. */

F8 NOTIFY Bob -> Alice

NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bVi

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123

To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 2 NOTIFY Event: dialog Subscription-State: active;expires=27 Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Content-Type: application/dialog-info+xml Content-Length: ...

<?xml version="1.0"?> <dialog-info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:dialog-info"

      version="0" state="full" entity="sips:[email protected]">
  <dialog id="562623442g3">
    <state>terminated</state>
  </dialog>

</dialog-info>

F9 200 OK Alice -> Bob

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bVi
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 2 NOTIFY Content-Length: 0

F10 INVITE Alice -> Bob

INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bfq

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=f23fkg14k To: Bob <sips:[email protected]> Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces Content-Type: application/sdp Content-Length: ...

v=0 o=alice 2890844826 2890844826 IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com s= c=IN IP4 client.atlanta.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F11 180 Ringing Bob -> Alice

SIP/2.0 180 Ringing Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bfq
;received=192.0.2.103

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=f23fkg14k To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Content-Length: 0

F12 200 OK Bob -> Alice

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bfq
;received=192.0.2.103

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=f23fkg14k To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 INVITE Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY Supported: replaces Content-Type: application/sdp Content-Length: ...

v=0 o=bob 2890854527 2890854527 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com s= c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com t=0 0 m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0 a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000

F13 ACK Alice -> Bob

ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK74bLBJ

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=f23fkg14k To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=23431 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 1 ACK Content-Length: 0

F14 NOTIFY Bob -> Alice

NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK4bnd2

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 3 NOTIFY Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Event: dialog Subscription-State: active;expires=15 Content-Type: application/dialog-info+xml Content-Length: ...

<?xml version="1.0"?> <dialog-info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:dialog-info"

      version="0" state="full" entity="sips:[email protected]">
  <dialog id="62d2623442g3">
     <duration>1</duration>
    <state>confirmed</state>
  </dialog>
</dialog-info>

F15 200 OK Alice -> Bob

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK4bnd2
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234

Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 3 NOTIFY Content-Length: 0

/* Alice terminates the subscription. */

F16 SUBSCRIBE Alice -> Bob

SUBSCRIBE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK474b8

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 2 SUBSCRIBE Contact: sips:[email protected] Event: dialog Expires: 0 Accept: application/dialog-info+xml Content-Length: 0

F17 200 OK Bob -> Alice

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.atlanta.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bK474b8
;received=192.0.2.103

From: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 Call-ID: [email protected] Expires: 0 CSeq: 2 SUBSCRIBE Contact: sips:[email protected] Content-Length: 0

F18 NOTIFY Bob -> Alice

NOTIFY sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0 Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKb5n2j

Max-Forwards: 70 From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 Call-ID: [email protected]

CSeq: 4 NOTIFY Contact: <sips:[email protected]> Event: dialog Subscription-State: terminated;reason=noresource Content-Type: application/dialog-info+xml Content-Length: ...

<?xml version="1.0"?> <dialog-info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:dialog-info"

      version="0" state="full" entity="sips:[email protected]">
  <dialog id="62d2623442g3">
     <duration>3</duration>
    <state>confirmed</state>
  </dialog>
</dialog-info>

F19 200 OK Alice -> Bob

SIP/2.0 200 OK Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061

;branch=z9hG4bKb5n2j
;received=192.0.2.105

From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=341123 To: Alice <sips:[email protected]>;tag=837348234 Call-ID: [email protected] CSeq: 4 NOTIFY Content-Length: 0

2.18. Click to Dial

    Bob's PC                Bob                Carol
        | REFER Refer-To:Carol F1                 |
        |------------------->|                    |
        |  202 Accepted F2   |                    |
        |<-------------------|                    |
        |                    |     INVITE F3      |
        |                    |------------------->|
        |                    |   180 Ringing F4   |
        |                    |<-------------------|
        |                    |     200 OK F5      |
        |                    |<-------------------|
        |                    |       ACK F6       |
        |                    |------------------->|
        |                    |         RTP        |
        |                    |<==================>|
        |                    |                    |

In this example, while browsing the web on his PC, Bob clicks on Carol's SIP URI, intending to establish a session with Carol. Bob's web browser passes the SIP URI to the SIP client on Bob's PC. The PC client is configured with the URI of Bob's SIP phone. A REFER is sent to the SIP phone, which results in the establishment of the session between Bob and Carol.

Note that Bob's PC requests that no REFER dialog be established by the use of the Refer-Sub: false header field RFC4488.

This flow is preferable to the 3pcc flow because the end-to-end SIP signaling is not interrupted by the 3pcc controller, and because Bob's experience of the call will not be marred by the lack of ringback tone or possible clipping. Suitable authorization of the REFER and explicit authorization of the triggered INVITE by Bob are necessary.

Message Details

/* Bob's PC SIP client sends a REFER to Bob's SIP phone. */

  F1 REFER PC -> Bob
  REFER sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: <sips:pc.biloxi.example.com>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: 1234560183434
  CSeq: 1 REFER
  Refer-To: <sips:[email protected]>
  Refer-Sub: false
  Contact: <sips:pc.biloxi.example.com>
  Content-Length: 0
  F2 202 Accepted Bob -> PC
  SIP/2.0 202 Accepted
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashds7
   ;received=192.0.2.103
  From: <sips:pc.biloxi.example.com>;tag=1234567
  To: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=314159
  Call-ID: 1234560183434
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  CSeq: 1 REFER
  Refer-Sub: false
  Content-Length: 0
  F3 INVITE Bob -> Carol
  INVITE sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashdK9
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Referred-By: <sips:pc.biloxi.example.com>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=bob 2890844539 2890844539 IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.biloxi.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3458 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F4 180 Ringing Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashdK9
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=928287
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Content-Length: 0
  F5 200 OK Carol -> Bob
  SIP/2.0 200 OK
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashdK9
   ;received=192.0.2.113
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=928287
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 INVITE
  Contact: <sips:[email protected]>
  Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
  Supported: replaces
  Content-Type: application/sdp
  Content-Length: ...
  v=0
  o=carol 2890844527 2890844527 IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  s=
  c=IN IP4 client.chicago.example.com
  t=0 0
  m=audio 3456 RTP/AVP 0
  a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
  F6 ACK Bob -> Carol
  ACK sips:[email protected] SIP/2.0
  Via: SIP/2.0/TLS client.biloxi.example.com:5061
   ;branch=z9hG4bKnashd43
  Max-Forwards: 70
  From: Bob <sips:[email protected]>;tag=8675309
  To: Carol <sips:[email protected]>;tag=928287
  Call-ID: [email protected]
  CSeq: 1 ACK
  Content-Length: 0
  /* Bob and Carol now have established a session. */

Security Considerations

Since many of the examples in this document involve SIP call control, either peer-to-peer or 3pcc, the security considerations in the Multiparty Framework document [FRAMEWORK] apply.

Many of the services shown in this document rely on a particular user agent being part of a group. Members of a group could be, for example, employees within a particular department, a set of home phone extensions, members of a call center, etc. As such, user agents that are part of the group permit other group members special privileges and features. For example, while a user agent may not in general allow another user agent to learn detailed dialog information, this information might be shared with another group member in order to facilitate a service such as call pickup. Group members must be authenticated using normal SIP means such as certificates or shared secrets.

The service examples in this document make extensive use of the SIP call control primitives REFER, Replaces, Join, and the dialog package. The security considerations associated with each of these extensions RFC3515, RFC3891, RFC3911, RFC4235 apply to the scenarios in this document.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the following reviewers of the document for their detailed comments and corrections: Vijay Gurbani, John Elwell, Joel Repiquet, Nagesh Kumar, Chandra Ravipati, Eric Burger, Jeroen Bemmel, Miguel Garcia, and Dale Worley.

The Transfer - Instant Messaging call flow is based on the "IM-a- call" call flow by Jonathan Rosenberg and Henning Schulzrinne. The Automatic Redial call flow is based on a call flow by Adam Roach. The authors wish to thank the following individuals for their assistance and review of this call flows document: Joel Repiquet, Aki Neimi, Rohan Mahy, Jonathan Rosenberg, Hemant Agrawal, Henry Sinnreich, Dean Willis, David Devanatham, Joe Pizzimenti, Matt Cannon, John Hearty, the whole MCI WorldCom IPOP Design team, Scott

Orton, Greg Osterhout, Pat Sollee, Doug Weisenberg, Danny Mistry, Steve McKinnon, and Denise Ingram, Denise Caballero, Tom Redman, Ilya Slain, Pat Sollee, John Truetken, and others from MCI WorldCom, 3Com, Cisco, Lucent, and Nortel.

References

Normative References

RFC3261 Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston,

            A., Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M., and E.
            Schooler, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol", RFC 3261,
            June 2002.

RFC3264 Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An Offer/Answer Model

            with Session Description Protocol (SDP)", RFC 3264,
            June 2002.

RFC3265 Roach, A., "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-Specific

            Event Notification", RFC 3265, June 2002.

RFC3428 Campbell, B., Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Huitema,

            C., and D. Gurle, "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
            Extension for Instant Messaging", RFC 3428,
            December 2002.

RFC3515 Sparks, R., "The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Refer

            Method", RFC 3515, April 2003.

RFC3840 Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., and P. Kyzivat,

            "Indicating User Agent Capabilities in the Session
            Initiation Protocol (SIP)", RFC 3840, August 2004.

RFC3891 Mahy, R., Biggs, B., and R. Dean, "The Session

            Initiation Protocol (SIP) "Replaces" Header", RFC 3891,
            September 2004.

RFC3911 Mahy, R. and D. Petrie, "The Session Initiation Protocol

            (SIP) "Join" Header", RFC 3911, October 2004.

RFC4235 Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., and R. Mahy, "An INVITE-

            Initiated Dialog Event Package for the Session
            Initiation Protocol (SIP)", RFC 4235, November 2005.

RFC4488 Levin, O., "Suppression of Session Initiation Protocol

            (SIP) REFER Method Implicit Subscription", RFC 4488,
            May 2006.

RFC4579 Johnston, A. and O. Levin, "Session Initiation Protocol

            (SIP) Call Control - Conferencing for User Agents",
            BCP 119, RFC 4579, August 2006.

Informative References

[FRAMEWORK] Mahy, R., Sparks, R., Rosenberg, J., Petrie, D., and A.

            Johnston, "A Call Control and Multi-party usage
            framework for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)",
            Work in Progress, April 2008.

[GRUU] Rosenberg, J., "Obtaining and Using Globally Routable

            User Agent (UA) URIs (GRUU) in the Session Initiation
            Protocol (SIP)", Work in Progress, October 2007.

RFC3665 Johnston, A., Donovan, S., Sparks, R., Cunningham, C.,

            and K. Summers, "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Basic
            Call Flow Examples", BCP 75, RFC 3665, December 2003.

RFC3725 Rosenberg, J., Peterson, J., Schulzrinne, H., and G.

            Camarillo, "Best Current Practices for Third Party Call
            Control (3pcc) in the Session Initiation Protocol
            (SIP)", BCP 85, RFC 3725, April 2004.

RFC4317 Johnston, A. and R. Sparks, "Session Description

            Protocol (SDP) Offer/Answer Examples", RFC 4317,
            December 2005.

RFC4475 Sparks, R., Hawrylyshen, A., Johnston, A., Rosenberg,

            J., and H. Schulzrinne, "Session Initiation Protocol
            (SIP) Torture Test Messages", RFC 4475, May 2006.

[TRANSFER] Sparks, R. and A. Johnston, "Session Initiation Protocol

            Call Control - Transfer", Work in Progress,
            September 2008.

Authors' Addresses

Alan Johnston (editor) Avaya St. Louis, MO 63124

EMail: [email protected]

Robert J. Sparks Tekelec

EMail: [email protected]

Chris Cunningham Cisco Systems

EMail: [email protected]

Steve Donovan Cisco Systems

EMail: [email protected]

Kevin Summers Sonus Plano, TX 75093

EMail: [email protected]

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