RFC 4488 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

Suppression of Session Initiation Protocol REFER Method Implicit Subscription

Overview

RFC 4488, “Suppression of Session Initiation Protocol REFER Method Implicit Subscription”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2006 by O. Levin. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) REFER extension as defined in RFC 3515 automatically establishes a typically short-lived event subscription used to notify the party sending a REFER request about the receiver's status in executing the transaction requested by the REFER. These notifications are not needed in all cases. This specification provides a way to prevent the automatic establishment of an event subscription and subsequent notifications using a new SIP extension header field that may be included in a REFER request. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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