Configuration Files

Alert Information <alertInfo/>

This configuration attribute is defined as follows:

 

Permitted

 

 

Attribute

Values

Default

Interpretation

 

 

 

 

voIpProt.SIP.alertInfo.x.value

string to

Null

Alert-Info fields from INVITE requests will be

 

compare

 

compared against as many of these

 

against the

 

parameters as are specified (x=1, 2, ..., N)

 

value of

 

and if a match is found, the behavior

 

Alert-Info

 

described in the corresponding ring class

 

headers in

 

(refer to Ring type <rt/> on page A-36) will

 

INVITE

 

be applied.

 

requests

 

 

 

 

 

 

voIpProt.SIP.alertInfo.x.class

positive

Null

 

 

integer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request Validation <requestValidation/>

This configuration attribute is defined as follows:

 

Permitted

 

 

Attribute

Values

Default

Interpretation

 

 

 

 

voIpProt.SIP.requestValidation.x.

One of:

Null

Sets the name of the method for which

request

“INVITE”, “ACK”

 

validation will be applied.

 

, “BYE”

 

WARNING: Intensive request validation

 

“REGISTER”,

 

 

 

may have a negative performance impact

 

“CANCEL”,

 

 

 

due to the additional signaling required in

 

“OPTIONS”,

 

 

 

some cases, therefore, use it wisely.

 

“INFO”,

 

 

 

 

 

“MESSAGE”,

 

 

 

“SUBSCRIBE”

 

 

 

“NOTIFY”,

 

 

 

“REFER”,

 

 

 

“PRACK”, or

 

 

 

“UPDATE”

 

 

 

 

 

 

voIpProt.SIP.requestValidation.x.

Null or

Null

If Null, no validation is done. Otherwise this

method

one of: “source”,

 

sets the type of validation performed for the

 

“digest” or

 

request:

 

“both”/”all”

 

source: ensure request is received from an

 

 

 

IP address of a server belonging to the set

 

 

 

of target registration servers;

 

 

 

digest: challenge requests with digest

 

 

 

authentication using the local credentials

 

 

 

for the associated registration (line);

 

 

 

both or all: apply both of the above methods

 

 

 

 

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Polycom SIP 3.1 Alert Information alertInfo, Request Validation requestValidation, May have a negative performance impact

SIP 3.1 specifications

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