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Appendix
443
Step
Action
Description
F1
INVITE—User A to Proxy
Server
User A sends an INVITE message to a
proxy server. The INVITE request is an
invitation to User B to participate in a
call session.
In the INVITE request:
 The IP address of User B is inserted
in the Request-URI field.
 User 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 User B is
prepared to receive the RTP data is
specified.
F2
INVITE—Proxy Server to User
B
The proxy server maps the SIP URI in the
To field to User B. The proxy server
sends the INVITE message to User B.
F3
180 Ringing—User B to Proxy
Server
User B sends a SIP 180 Ringing response
to the proxy server. The 180 Ringing
response indicates that the user is being
alerted.
F4
180 Ringing—Proxy Server to
User A
The proxy server forwards the 180
Ringing response to User A. User A
hears the ring-back tone indicating that
User B is being alerted.
F5
200 OK—User B to Proxy
Server
User B sends a SIP 200 OK response to
the proxy server. The 200 OK response
notifies proxy server that the connection
has been made.
F6
200 OK—Proxy Server to User
A
The proxy server forwards the 200 OK
message to User A. The 200 OK
response notifies User A that the
connection has been made.