Protocol
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
Text-based signaling for creating and managing sessions. Methods (INVITE, ACK, BYE, REGISTER…) and response codes resemble HTTP; SDP bodies describe media. Proxies and registrars route dialogs.
Layers
Tags
voipinvitedialogproxyrfc3261
Sources
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