Appendix B SIP Call Flows

Call Flow Scenarios for Successful Calls

Step

Action

Description

 

 

 

1

Setup—PBX A to Gateway 1

Call Setup is initiated between PBX A and Gateway 1. The

 

 

Call Setup includes the standard transactions that take

 

 

place as User A attempts to call User B.

 

 

 

2

INVITE—Gateway 1 to Cisco

Gateway 1 maps the SIP URL phone number to a dial-peer.

 

SIP IP phone

The dial-peer includes the IP address and the port number

 

 

of the SIP enabled entity to contact. Gateway 1 sends a SIP

 

 

INVITE request to the address it receives as the dial peer

 

 

which, in this scenario, is the Cisco SIP IP phone.

 

 

In the INVITE request:

 

 

The IP address of the Cisco SIP IP phone is inserted in

 

 

the Request-URI field.

 

 

PBX A is identified as the call session initiator in the

 

 

From field.

 

 

A unique numeric identifier is assigned to the call and

 

 

is inserted in the Call-ID field.

 

 

The transaction number within a single call leg is

 

 

identified in the CSeq field.

 

 

The media capability User A is ready to receive is

 

 

specified.

 

 

The port on which the Gateway is prepared to receive

 

 

the RTP data is specified.

 

 

 

3

Call Proceeding—Gateway 1 to

Gateway 1 sends a Call Proceeding message to PBX A to

 

PBX A

acknowledge the Call Setup request.

 

 

 

4

100 Trying—Cisco SIP IP phone

The Cisco SIP IP phone sends a SIP 100 Trying response

 

to Gateway 1

to Gateway 1. The 100 Trying response indicates that the

 

 

INVITE request has been received by the Cisco SIP IP

 

 

phone.

 

 

 

5

180 Ringing—Cisco SIP IP

The Cisco SIP IP phone sends a SIP 180 Ringing response

 

phone to Gateway 1

to Gateway 1. The 180 Ringing response indicates that the

 

 

user is being alerted.

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco SIP IP Phone 7960 Administrator Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

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