SIP Protocol User Guide (Release 4.5.x)
Preface

Table Of Contents

Preface

Revision History for Release 4.5.x

Audience

Organization

Conventions

Related Documents

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines


Preface


Revised: May 17, 2007, OL-5352-13

The Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch SIP Protocol User Guide details support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) devices and trunks in Release 4.5.x. This guide covers areas impacted by the feature and is an addition to the existing Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch documentation.

Revision History for Release 4.5.x

This document includes all of the information that was contained in the previous issues (the Release 4.4 SIP Protocol User Guide), and has been updated as follows for Release 4.5.x.

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Release
Changes

Release 4.5.x, continued

OL-5352-14:

A statement was added to the description of the Do Not Disturb (DND) feature to note that the reminder ring is not provided to SIP endpoints. See "MGCP Features vs. SIP Features."

OL-5352-13:

Information was added to clarify that the BTS 10200 validates the hostname of the ReqUri of every received request against the list of names provisioned in the Serving-Domain-Name table. See the "SIP User Authentication" section.

OL-5352-12:

(Release 4.5.1, Maintenance Release 2) Information was added regarding the contents of the Diversion headers and presentation values. See the "Diversion Indication" section and "Diversion Indication" section.

OL-5352-11:

(Release 4.5.1, Maintenance Release 2) Information was added regarding the number of parameters in headers. See the "Limitations on Number of URLs, Parameters, and Headers (Release 4.5.1, Maintenance Release 2)" section.

OL-5352-10:

Clarification was added that provisioning changes to DSCP parameters in the ca-config table do not take effect until the CA platform restarts or switches over ("SIP Protocol Subscriber Features" and "SIP Protocol Trunk Features").

OL-5352-09:

Added a note regarding changed SDPs in the "SIP Timer Values" section and the "Session Timers" section.

Corrected the information on SIP support for the Calling Number Delivery (CND) feature in "MGCP Features vs. SIP Features."


Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Release
Changes

Release 4.5.x, continued

OL-5352-08:

(Release 4.5.0 and 4.5.1) Added information about treatment of transient calls in "SIP Devices Support Overview."

(Release 4.5.0 and 4.5.1) Added information about user-level privacy in "SIP Protocol Subscriber Features."

(Release 4.5.0 and 4.5.1) Added information about 3XX call redirection in "SIP Protocol Trunk Features."

(Release 4.5.1, Maintenance Release 1) Added a section about source IP validation in "SIP Protocol Trunk Features."

(Release 4.5.0 and 4.5.1) Added the value of USER for the privacy parameter in the Subscriber table in "Database Tables."

Release 4.5.x

OL-5352-07—The following information was changed:

SIP Timer Values: Added drawings to illustrate the usage of several SIP timers.

TRUNK-GRP Table: Removed unused tokens.

The following features were added or enhanced in Release 4.5.x:

Phone-Based Features

SIP Devices

Enhanced SIP Registration

Session Timers, and SIP Timer Values

T.38 Fax Relay Call Agent Controlled Mode Across SIP Trunk Interface

SIP Dynamic Memory Audit

Outbound Cisco BTS 10200 SIP Call

SIP Trunk Features

"Voice-Mail Support"

"Database Tables"

For additional new or modified SIP features, refer to New or Enhanced SIP Subscriber Features for Release 4.5.x.


Audience

This guide is intended for use by service provider management and system administration personnel who are responsible for installing, provisioning, and maintaining networks that use the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch system.

Organization

This document is organized as follows:

"SIP Devices Support Overview"

"SIP Protocol Subscriber Features"

"SIP Protocol Trunk Features"

"Voice-Mail Support"

"Database Tables"

"Measurements, Events, and Alarms"

"MGCP Features vs. SIP Features"

Conventions

This document includes the following conventions:


Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.


Related Documents

Use this document in conjunction with the following Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch documents:

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Release Notes for Release 4.5.x

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch SIP Protocol Provisioning Guide

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Physical and Network Site Surveys and Data Sheets

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Cabling Procedures

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch System Description

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Application Installation Procedures

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Operations Manual

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Network and Subscriber Feature Descriptions

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Billing Interface Guide

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch CORBA Installation and Programmer's Guides

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html