Chapter 1 Cisco Analog Telephone Adaptor Overview

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Overview

Figure 1-2 Cisco ATA 186 as Endpoint in SIP Network

 

 

 

 

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Ethernet

 

 

Cisco ATA 186

Broadband CPE

 

 

 

 

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fixed wireless)

 

SIP proxy

Voice

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PSTN

 

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Figure 1-3 Cisco ATA 188 as Endpoint in SIP Network

 

 

 

 

Layer 3

Telephone/fax

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Broadband

IP infrastructure

 

Ethernet

 

 

Cisco ATA 188

Broadband CPE

 

 

 

 

(DSL, cable,

 

 

 

 

fixed wireless)

 

SIP proxy

Voice

gateway

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PSTN

 

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Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Overview

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard for real-time calls and conferencing over Internet Protocol (IP). SIP is an ASCII-based, application-layer control protocol (defined in RFC3261) that can be used to establish, maintain, and terminate multimedia sessions or calls between two or more endpoints.

Like other Voice over IP (VoIP) protocols, SIP is designed to address the functions of signaling and session management within a packet telephony network. Signaling allows call information to be carried across network boundaries. Session management provides the ability to control the attributes of an end-to-end call.

Note SIP for the Cisco ATA is compliant with RFC2543.

This section contains the following topics:

SIP Capabilities, page 1-3

Components of SIP, page 1-3

Cisco ATA 186 and Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor Administrator’s Guide (SIP)

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