Chapter 18 ALG
Figure 171 H.323 ALG Example
18.1.6 SIPThe Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an
SIP signaling is separate from the media for which it handles sessions. The media that is exchanged during the session can use a different path from that of the signaling. SIP handles telephone calls and can interface with traditional
18.1.6.1SIP ALG Details
•SIP clients can be connected to the LAN or DMZ. A SIP server must be on the WAN.
•Using the SIP ALG allows you to use bandwidth management on SIP traffic.
•The SIP ALG handles SIP calls that go through NAT or that the ZyWALL routes. You can also make other SIP calls that do not go through NAT or routing. Examples would be calls between LAN IP addresses that are on the same subnet.
•The SIP ALG supports
•The SIP ALG allows UDP packets with a port 5060 destination to pass through.
•The ZyWALL allows SIP audio connections.
The following example shows SIP signaling (1) and audio (2) sessions between SIP clients A and B and the SIP server.
Figure 172 SIP ALG Example
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