RFC 6337

"Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Usage of the Offer/Answer Model", August 2011

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Status:

INFORMATIONAL

Authors:

S. Okumura
T. Sawada
P. Kyzivat

Stream:

IETF

Source:

NON WORKING GROUP

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Abstract

The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) utilizes the offer/answer model to establish and update multimedia sessions using the Session Description Protocol (SDP). The description of the offer/answer model in SIP is dispersed across multiple RFCs. This document summarizes all the current usages of the offer/answer model in SIP communication. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.