Polycom 1500/1800/2000/4000 manual SIP TCP Keep-Alive, Siptcpkeepalivetype None, RFC5626

Ultra Secure Mode

SIP TCP Keep-Alive

In compliance with UC APL requirements, the NAT Keep Alive method has been enhanced according to IETF RFC 5626 and For a full description of Keep Alive see IETF RFC 5626 and IETF RFC 6223.

Keep Alive behavior is defined for each IP Network Service and can be modified by adding the following system flags and modifying their values according to System Flags: SIP_TCP_KEEP_ALIVE_TYPE / BEHAVIOR. For more information see IP Network Services.

System Flags - SIP_TCP_KEEP_ALIVE_TYPE / BEHAVIOR

Flag Possible Flag Values

SIP_TCP_KEEP_ALIVE_TYPE NONE

•No Keep Alive messages are sent.

MS (Default when Microsoft SIP Server Type is selected for the Network

Service).

•Keep Alive messages are sent only after successful registration.

•A Ping response is not expected.

RFC5626

•In the SIP Header, the Flow-Timer Header Field is mandatory.

•Keep Alive messages are sent only after successful registration. A Ping response is expected and if none is received, the value of the SIP_TCP_KEEP_ALIVE_BEHAVIOR system flag is checked.

If its value is

DO_NOT_RE_REGISTRATION_WHEN_NO_PONG_RESPONSE:

For a Register Dialog, a Reregister Message is sent. There is no disconnection.

For a Call Dialog, no further messages are sent. There is no disconnection.

If its value is RE_REGISTRATION_WHEN_NO_PONG_RESPONSE:

Both Register and Call Dialogs are disconnected.

SIP_TCP_KEEP_ALIVE_TYPE RFC6223

•Behavior is the same as for RFC5626 with the following differences:

In the SIP Header, the Via Header “keep” is mandatory.

In the SIP Header, the Flow-Timer Header Field is optional.

PLCM (Default when Generic SIP Server Type is selected for the Network

Service).

•For Call and successful Register Dialogues:

Two CR LF character sequences are sent

No Ping response is expected

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