RFC 6337 · INFORMATIONAL · 2011

Session Initiation Protocol Usage of the Offer/Answer Model

Overview

RFC 6337, “Session Initiation Protocol Usage of the Offer/Answer Model”, is an Informational document published in August 2011 by S. Okumura, T. Sawada, P. Kyzivat. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) utilizes the offer/answer model to establish and update multimedia sessions using the Session Description Protocol (SDP). The description of the offer/answer model in SIP is dispersed across multiple RFCs. This document summarizes all the current usages of the offer/answer model in SIP communication. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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