What is the session initiation protocol?

Initiation Initiation Initiation (SIP) is a standard for digital signaling network defined by an internet engineering working group (IETF). It specifies the instructions used to start, manage and terminate communication sessions between two or more participants using digital networks and devices in a safe way. The session initiation protocol is a major part of network applications that provide single and multimedia Internet chats, fast sending, internet telephony, teleconference and telepresstion, as well as subscription services and events. The session initiation protocol works in the application layer of the Open Systems InterConnection (OSI) as well as the Hyper Text Transfer (HTTP) and SMTP protocol). The session protocol is still evolving because the convergence of media around the digital IP network standards leads to new applications.

Text-based, request-potkol d-recance, a session initiation protocol allows you toIndividual and multimedia communication between two or more sides of the commencement, adjustment and termination of communication sessions. Its four main functions create the user's position according to the network address, settle and accept a set of communication functions common to all participants, manage calling when participants connect, fall out or transmit and change the function of the session.

SIP has been designed with regard to flexibility and being a modular nature. The protocol for starting a session meets a narrowly defined set of internet communications functions in what is to be a simple and effective way. It is designed to be independent of the basic transport layer. Therefore, it runs across networks based on TCP (TCP) protocol, UDP (UDP) and Trever Control Protec Protec.OCol (SCTP).

The session initiation protocol is only involved in the tasks in the communication session concerning the signaling. SipIt is commonly used together with other standards of OSI application layers to provide fully functional one- and multimedia communication services across IP networks to all types of IP devices. For example, SIP can work in tandem with HTTP, expandable marking language (XML), simple access to objects (SOAP), voice expandable marking language (VXML), and web service definition (WDDSL) in communication systems. Transport protocol in real time (RTP) use applications to start a session to carry voice and video communication. SIP clients usually connect to SIP servers using TCP or UDP on portions of 5060 and 5061, which are generally used to transport uninhabited signals, as well as those that are encrypted by securing the transport layer (TLS).

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