[SIPForum-techwg] Media line Transparency

Richard Shockey richard at shockey.us
Thu Feb 12 19:16:39 EST 2009


The general theory is that if the SIPconnect compliant SSP does not
understand the INVITE then it should "Do No Harm" in other words don't touch
it.

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: techwg-bounces at sipforum.org [mailto:techwg-bounces at sipforum.org]
>  On Behalf Of Gunnar Hellstrom
>  Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:02 PM
>  To: 'Cullen Jennings'
>  Cc: 'Bernard Aboba'; techwg at sipforum.org
>  Subject: Re: [SIPForum-techwg] Media line Transparency
>  
>  Yes, of course I expect PBXes to do real-time text. It should be a
>  natural
>  addition to any audio call.
>  ( Asterisk does if you take the right latest version )
>  
>  We discussed a month ago or so if we could get the requirement into
>  SIPconnect, to handle the real-time text medium. But the result of
>  that
>  discussion was that it was not the right time to include more
>  features.
>  
>  Therefore my hope stands to this statement about pasthrough of unknown
>  media
>  lines and media.
>  
>  ( And Hadriel confirmed that it would work ).
>  
>  Gunnar
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Cullen Jennings [mailto:fluffy at cisco.com]
>  Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:19 PM
>  To: Gunnar Hellstrom
>  Cc: 'Bernard Aboba'; mdolly at att.com; techwg at sipforum.org
>  Subject: Re: [SIPForum-techwg] Media line Transparency
>  
>  
>  Are you expecting the PBXs to do real time text? Did I miss that in
>  the
>  spec?
>  
>  On Feb 12, 2009, at 7:48 AM, Gunnar Hellstrom wrote:
>  
>  > The requirement to pass media lines and corresponding parameter
>  lines
>  > and media packets is the temporary rescue we have for real- time
>  text
>  > until you are prepared to take that into the spec. It is vital for
>  > example for emergency service calling.
>  > It will be a line like
>  > m=text 444444 AVP/RTP 101 102
>  > and a set of parameter lines.
>  >
>  > I am however not totally convinced that it works to be transparent
>  for
>  > one medium and intercepting others. Is it not a need to modify c-
>  > fields etc along the route to make media take the right path?
>  >
>  > Gunnar
>  >
>  >
>  > From: techwg-bounces at sipforum.org [mailto:techwg-
>  > bounces at sipforum.org] On Behalf Of Bernard Aboba
>  > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:10 AM
>  > To: fluffy at cisco.com; mdolly at att.com
>  > Cc: techwg at sipforum.org
>  > Subject: Re: [SIPForum-techwg] Media line Transparency
>  >
>  > Yeah, at a minimum the document needs to explain the scenarios to
>  > which the requirement applies.
>  >
>  > > Me too.
>  > >
>  > > On Feb 11, 2009, at 8:27 AM, DOLLY, MARTIN C, ATTLABS wrote:
>  > >
>  > > > I agree with Shaun
>  > > >
>  > > > ----- Original Message -----
>  > > > From: techwg-bounces at sipforum.org <techwg-bounces at sipforum.org>
>  > > > To: Horvath, Ernst <ernst.horvath at siemens.com>; Theo
>  > Zourzouvillys <theo at crazygreek.co.uk
>  > > > >
>  > > > Cc: techwg at sipforum.org <techwg at sipforum.org>
>  > > > Sent: Wed Feb 11 10:25:38 2009
>  > > > Subject: Re: [SIPForum-techwg] Media line Transparency
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >> Transparency is only intended for connections from one PBX user
>  > > >> to another PBX user. Why should that be prohibited as long as
>  > > >> bandwidth limits are obeyed and the PBX owner pays for the
>  > > >> transport as such, if the media passes through the SP network
>  at
>  > > >> all - it may well go directly end-to-end, in which case only
>  > > >> transparency for the SDP body would be required.
>  > > >> Transparency can be settled by a service level agreement
>  between
>  > > >> enterprise and SP.
>  > > >
>  > > > This all argues that the SP MAY pass through unknown media lines
>  > > > and/or codecs (based on service level agreements). The text as
>  > > > written REQUIRES the SP to always allow through unknown media,
>  > > > whether or not there is an agreement and not just for the direct
>  > > > media case.
>  > > >
>  > > > I cannot imagine an SP agreeing to that.
>  > > >
>  > > > Cheers,
>  > > > Shaun
>  > > >
>  > > >> -----Original Message-----
>  > > >> From: Horvath, Ernst [mailto:ernst.horvath at siemens.com]
>  > > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:48 AM
>  > > >> To: Bharrat, Shaun; Theo Zourzouvillys
>  > > >> Cc: techwg at sipforum.org
>  > > >> Subject: RE: [SIPForum-techwg] Media line Transparency
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Shaun,
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >>> -----Original Message-----
>  > > >>> From: techwg-bounces at sipforum.org
>  > > >>> [mailto:techwg-bounces at sipforum.org] On Behalf Of Bharrat,
>  Shaun
>  > > >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:56 PM
>  > > >>> To: Theo Zourzouvillys
>  > > >>> Cc: techwg at sipforum.org
>  > > >>> Subject: Re: [SIPForum-techwg] Media line Transparency
>  > > >>>
>  > > >>> Theo:
>  > > >>>
>  > > >>>
>  > > >>>> In which case, the call would be terminating on an UA inside
>  > the
>  > > >>>> SP-SSEs network (i.e, a PSTN gateway) - the above text,
>  > > >> *end to end*
>  > > >>>> transparency, is relevant to SP-SSE SIP elements between
>  > > >> the UAC and
>  > > >>>> the UAS.
>  > > >>>
>  > > >>> I'm not sure what you are getting at. I would think that if
>  > > >> phone A on
>  > > >>> a PBX in enterprise A calls phone B on a PBX in enterprise
>  > > >> B, then the
>  > > >>> media would (or certainly could) traverse the SP-SSE network.
>  > The
>  > > >>> SP-SSE cannot be obliged to allow an unqualified media path
>  > through
>  > > >>> its network.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Transparency is only intended for connections from one PBX user
>  > > >> to another PBX user. Why should that be prohibited as long as
>  > > >> bandwidth limits are obeyed and the PBX owner pays for the
>  > > >> transport as such, if the media passes through the SP network
>  at
>  > > >> all - it may well go directly end-to-end, in which case only
>  > > >> transparency for the SDP body would be required.
>  > > >> Transparency can be settled by a service level agreement
>  between
>  > > >> enterprise and SP.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Regards,
>  > > >> Ernst Horvath
>  > > >>
>  > > >>>
>  > > >>> I'm probably just completely misunderstanding your point.
>  > > >>>
>  > > >>> Cheers,
>  > > >>> Shaun
>  > > >>>
>  > > >>>> -----Original Message-----
>  > > >>>> From: Theo Zourzouvillys [mailto:theo at crazygreek.co.uk]
>  > > >>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:54 AM
>  > > >>>> To: Bharrat, Shaun
>  > > >>>> Cc: techwg at sipforum.org
>  > > >>>> Subject: Re: [SIPForum-techwg] Media line Transparency
>  > > >>>>
>  > > >>>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 3:40 AM, Bharrat, Shaun
>  > > >>>> <SBharrat at sonusnet.com> wrote:
>  > > >>>>> I missed this in Section 6.1 before...
>  > > >>>>>
>  > > >>>>> SP-SSEs
>  > > >>>>> 1. MUST accommodate unsupported (and unrecognized)
>  > > >> media types by
>  > > >>>>> passing SDP media lines and attributes unchanged, and
>  > > >>>>>
>  > > >>>>> Am I misreading this or is this saying that an SP-SSE
>  > > >>>> effectively is
>  > > >>>>> barred from mediating or policing the media should the
>  > > >>>> SIP-PBX provide
>  > > >>>>> an unknown codec? I cannot understand how this can be a
>  > > >>> MUST. If an
>  > > >>>>> enterprise pays for G711, the SP-SSE should not be
>  > > >>>> obligated to accept
>  > > >>>>> anything else, whether or not it understands the other
>  > > >>> media lines
>  > > >>>>> and/or codecs.
>  > > >>>>>
>  > > >>>>> Can someone elaborate.
>  > > >>>>
>  > > >>>> In which case, the call would be terminating on an UA inside
>  > the
>  > > >>>> SP-SSEs network (i.e, a PSTN gateway) - the above text,
>  > > >> *end to end*
>  > > >>>> transparency, is relevant to SP-SSE SIP elements between
>  > > >> the UAC and
>  > > >>>> the UAS.
>  > > >>>>
>  > > >>>>
>  > > >>>> ~ Theo
>  > > >>>>
>  > > >>>> --
>  > > >>>> Theo Zourzouvillys
>  > > >>>> Chief Technical Officer
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>  > > >>>> Tel: +44 1908 764 196
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