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INFORMATIONAL
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Network Working Group                                      A. Allen, Ed.Request for Comments: 4964                      Research in Motion (RIM)Category: Informational                                          J. Holm                                                                Ericsson                                                               T. Hallin                                                                Motorola                                                          September 2007The P-Answer-State Header Extension to the Session Initiation Protocolfor the Open Mobile Alliance Push to Talk over CellularStatus of This Memo   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this   memo is unlimited.Abstract   This document describes a private Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)   header (P-header) used by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) for Push to   talk over Cellular (PoC) along with its applicability, which is   limited to the OMA PoC application.  The P-Answer-State header is   used for indicating the answering mode of the handset, which is   particular to the PoC application.Allen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 1]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007Table of Contents1. Introduction ....................................................32. Overall Applicability ...........................................33. Terminology .....................................................34. Background for the Extension ....................................45. Overview ........................................................56. The P-Answer-State Header .......................................66.1. Requirements ...............................................86.2. Alternatives Considered ....................................86.3. Applicability Statement for the P-Answer-State Header ......96.4. Usage of the P-Answer-State Header ........................106.4.1. Procedures at the UA (Terminal) ....................116.4.2. Procedures at the UA (PTT Server) ..................116.4.3. Procedures at the Proxy Server .....................147. Formal Syntax ..................................................147.1. P-Answer-State Header Syntax ..............................147.2. Table of the New Header ...................................148. Example Usage Session Flows ....................................158.1. Pre-Arranged Group Call Using On-Demand Session ...........158.2. 1-1 Call Using Pre-Established Session ....................219. Security Considerations ........................................2810. IANA Considerations ...........................................2810.1. Registration of Header Fields ............................2811. Acknowledgements ..............................................2912. References ....................................................2912.1. Normative References .....................................2912.2. Informative References ...................................30Allen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 2]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 20071.  Introduction   The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) (http://www.openmobilealliance.org) is   specifying the Push to talk Over Cellular (PoC) service where SIP is   the protocol used to establish half-duplex media sessions across   different participants.  This document describes a private extension   to address specific requirements of the PoC service and may not be   applicable to the general Internet.   The PoC service allows a SIP User Agent (UA) (PoC terminal) to   establish a session to one or more SIP UAs simultaneously, usually   initiated by the initiating user pushing a button.   OMA has defined a collection of very stringent requirements in   support of the PoC service.  In order to provide the user with a   satisfactory experience, the initial session establishment (from the   time the user presses the button to the time they get an indication   to speak) must be minimized.2.  Overall Applicability   The SIP extension specified in this document makes certain   assumptions regarding network topology and the existence of   transitive trust.  These assumptions are generally NOT APPLICABLE in   the Internet as a whole.  The mechanism specified here was designed   to satisfy the requirements specified by the Open Mobile Alliance for   Push to talk over Cellular for which either no general-purpose   solution was found, where insufficient operational experience was   available to understand if a general solution is needed, or where a   more general solution is not yet mature.  For more details about the   assumptions made about this extension, consult the applicability   statement insection 6.3.3.  Terminology   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this   document are to be interpreted as described in [1].   The terms "PTT Server" (Push to talk Server), "Unconfirmed   Indication", "Unconfirmed Response", "Confirmed Indication", and   "Confirmed Response" are introduced in this document.   A "PTT Server" as referred to here is a SIP network server that   performs the network-based functions for the Push to talk service.   The PTT Server can act as a SIP Proxy (as defined in [2]) or a back-Allen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 3]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   to-back UA (B2BUA) (as defined in [2]) based on the functions it   needs to perform.  There can be one or more PTT Servers involved in a   SIP Push to talk session.   An "Unconfirmed Indication" as referred to here is an indication that   the final target UA for the request has yet to be contacted and an   intermediate SIP node is indicating that it has information that   hints that the request is likely to be answered by the target UA.   An "Unconfirmed Response" is a SIP 18x or 2xx response containing an   "Unconfirmed Indication".   A "Confirmed Indication" as referred to here is an indication that   the target UA has accepted the session invitation and is ready to   receive media.   A "Confirmed Response" is a SIP 200 (OK) response containing a   "Confirmed Indication" and has the usual semantics of a SIP 200 (OK)   response containing an answer (such as a Session Description Protocol   (SDP) answer).4.  Background for the Extension   The PoC terminal could support such hardware capabilities as a   speakerphone and/or headset and software that provide the capability   for the user to configure the PoC terminal to accept the session   invitations immediately and play out the media as soon as it is   received without requiring the intervention of the called user.  This   mode of operation is known as Automatic Answer mode.  The user can   alternatively configure the PoC terminal to first alert the user and   require the user to manually accept the session invitation before   media is accepted.  This mode of operation is known as Manual Answer   mode.  The PoC terminal could support both or only one of these modes   of operation.  The user can change the Answer Mode (AM) configuration   of the PoC terminal frequently based on their current circumstances   and preference (perhaps because the user is busy, or in a public area   where she cannot use a speakerphone, etc.).   The OMA PoC Architecture [3] utilizes PTT Servers within the network   that can perform such roles as a conference focus [10], a real-time   transport protocol (RTP) translator, or a network policy enforcement   server.  A possible optimization to minimize the delay in the   providing of the caller with an indication to speak is for the PTT   server to perform buffering of media packets in order to provide an   early or "Unconfirmed Indication" back to the caller and allow the   caller to start speaking before the called PoC terminal has answered.   An event package and mechanisms for a SIP UA to indicate its current   answer mode to a PTT Server in order to enable buffering are definedAllen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 4]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   in [11].  In addition, particularly when multiple domains are   involved in the session, more than one PTT Server could be involved   in the signaling path for the session.  Also, the PTT Server that   performs the buffering might not be the PTT Server that has knowledge   of the current answer mode of the SIP UA that is the final   destination for the SIP INVITE request.  A mechanism is defined in   [12] that allows a terminal that acts as a SIP UA (or as a PTT Server   that acts as a SIP UA) to indicate a preference to the final   destination SIP User Agent Server (UAS) to answer in a particular   mode.  However, a mechanism is required for a PTT Server to relay the   "Unconfirmed Indication" in a response back towards the originating   SIP User Agent Client (UAC).5.  Overview   The purpose of this extension is to support an optimization that   makes it possible for the network to provide a faster push to talk   experience, through an intermediate SIP user agent (PTT Server)   providing a SIP 200 (OK) response before the called UA does, and a   PTT Server buffering the media generated by the calling UA for replay   to the called UA when it answers.  Because of the half-duplex nature   of the call, where media bursts are short typically in the order of   10-30 seconds, the additional end-to-end latency can be tolerated,   and this considerably improves the user experience.  However, the PTT   Server only can do this when there is a high probability that the   called SIP UA is in Automatic Answer mode.  It is likely that PTT   Servers near the called UA have up-to-date knowledge of the answering   mode of the called UA, and due to the restricted bandwidth nature of   the cellular network, they can pass upstream an indication of the   called SIP UA's answering mode faster than the called UA can deliver   an automatically generated SIP 200 (OK) response.   This document proposes a new SIP header field, the P-Answer-State   header field to support an "Unconfirmed Indication".  The new SIP   header field can be optionally included in a response to a SIP INVITE   request, or in a sipfrag of a response included in a SIP NOTIFY   request sent as a result of a SIP REFER request that requests a SIP   INVITE request to be sent.  The header field is used to provide an   indication from a PTT Server acting as a SIP proxy or back-to-back UA   that it has information that hints that the terminating UA will   likely answer automatically.  This provides an "Unconfirmed   Indication" back towards the inviting SIP UA to transmit media prior   to receiving a final response from the final destination of the SIP   INVITE request.  No Supported or Require headers are needed because   the sender of the P-Answer-State header field does not depend on the   receiver to understand the extension.  If the extension is not   understood, the header field is simply ignored by the recipient.  The   extension is described below.Allen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 5]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   Thus, when a PTT Server forwards a SIP INVITE request and knows that   the called UA is likely to be in Automatic Answer mode, it also   generates a SIP 183 provisional response with a P-Answer-State header   field with a parameter of "Unconfirmed" to signal to upstream PTT   Servers that they can buffer the caller's media.   A PTT Server that wishes to buffer the caller's media, upon seeing   the provisional response with a P-Answer-State header field with a   parameter of "Unconfirmed", absorbs it and generates a SIP 200 (OK)   response for the caller's SIP UA with an appropriate answer.   When the called UA generates a SIP 200 (OK) response, the PTT Server   that generated the provisional response with a P-Answer-State header   field with a parameter "Unconfirmed" adds to the SIP 200 (OK)   response a P-Answer-State header field with a parameter of   "Confirmed".  The SIP 200 (OK) response is absorbed by the PTT Server   that is buffering the caller's media, as it has already generated a   SIP 200 (OK) response.  The buffering PTT Server then starts playing   out the buffered media.6.  The P-Answer-State Header   The purpose of the P-Answer-State header field is to provide an   indication from a PTT Server acting as a SIP proxy or back-to-back UA   that it has information that hints that the terminating UA identified   in the Request-URI of the request will likely answer automatically.   Thus, it enables the PTT Server to provide an "Unconfirmed   Indication" back towards the inviting SIP UA permitting it to   transmit media prior to receiving a final response from the final   destination of the SIP INVITE request.  If a provisional response   contains the P-Answer-State header field with the value "Unconfirmed"   and does not contain an answer, then a receiving PTT Server can send   a SIP 200 (OK) response containing an answer and a P-Answer-State   header field with the value "Unconfirmed" if the PTT Server is   willing to perform media buffering.  If the response containing the   P-Answer-State header field with the value "Unconfirmed" also   contains an answer, the PTT Server that included the P-Answer-State   header field and answer in the response is also indicating that it is   willing to buffer the media until a final "Confirmed Indication" is   received.   The P-Answer-State header field can be included in a provisional or   final response to a SIP INVITE request or in the sipfrag of a SIP   NOTIFY request sent as a result of a SIP REFER request to send a SIP   INVITE request.  If the P-Answer-State header field with value   "Unconfirmed" is included in a provisional response that contains an   answer, the PTT Server is leaving the decision of where to do   buffering to other PTT Servers upstream and will forward upstream aAllen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 6]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   "Confirmed indication" in a SIP 200 (OK) response when the final   response is received from the destination UA.   NOTE It is not intended that multiple PTT Servers perform buffering   serially.  If a PTT Server includes an answer along with P-Answer-   State header field with the value "Unconfirmed" in a provisional   response, then a receiving PTT Server can determine whether it   buffers the media or forwards the media and allows the downstrean PTT   Server that sent the "Unconfirmed Indication" to buffer the media.   It is intended that if a PTT Server buffers media, it does so until a   final "Confirmed Indication" is received, and therefore serial   buffering by multiple PTT Servers does not take place.   The P-Answer-State header is only included in a provisional response   when the node that sends the response has knowledge that there is a   PTT Server acting as a B2BUA that understands this extension in the   signaling path between itself and the originating UAC.  This PTT   Server between the sending node and the originating UAC will only   pass the header field on in either a SIP 200 (OK) response or in the   sipfrag (as defined in [4]) of a SIP NOTIFY request (as defined in   [5]) sent as a result of a SIP REFER request (as defined in [6]).   Such a situation only occurs with specific network topologies, which   is another reason why use of this header field is not relevant to the   general Internet.  The originating UAC will only receive the   P-Answer-state header field in a SIP 200 (OK) response or in the   sipfrag of a SIP NOTIFY request.   Provisional responses containing the P-Answer-State header field can   be sent reliably using the mechanism defined in [13], but this is not   required.  This is a performance optimization, and the impact of a   provisional response sent unreliably (failing to arrive) is simply   that buffering does not take place.  However, if the provisional   responses are sent reliably and the provisional response fails to   arrive, the time taken for the provisional response sender to time   out on the receipt of a SIP PRACK request is likely to be such that,   by the time the provisional response has been resent, the "Confirmed   Response" could have already been received.  When provisional   responses that contain an answer are sent reliably, the 200 (OK)   response for the SIP INVITE request cannot be sent before the SIP   PRACK request is received.  Therefore, sending provisional responses   reliably could potentially delay the sending of the "Confirmed   Response".Allen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 7]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 20076.1.  Requirements   The OMA PoC service has initial setup performance requirements that   can be met by a PTT Server acting as a B2BUA spooling media from the   inviting PoC subscriber until one or more invited PoC subscribers   have accepted the session.  The specific requirements are:   REQ-1:  An intermediate server MAY spool media from the inviting SIP      UA until one or more invited PoC SIP UASs has accepted the      invitation.   REQ-2:  An intermediate server that is capable of spooling media MAY      accept a SIP INVITE request from an inviting SIP UAC even if no      invited SIP UAS has accepted the SIP INVITE request if it has a      hint that the invited SIP UAS is likely to accept the request      without requiring user intervention.   REQ-3:  An intermediate server or proxy that is incapable of spooling      media or does not wish to, but has a hint that the invited SIP UAS      is likely to automatically accept the session invitation, MUST be      able to indicate back to another intermediate server that can      spool media that it has some hint that the invited UAS is likely      to automatically accept the session invitation.   REQ-4:  An intermediate server that is willing to spool media from      the inviting SIP UAC until one or more invited SIP UASs have      accepted the SIP INVITE request SHOULD indicate that it is      spooling media to the inviting SIP UAC.6.2.  Alternatives Considered   In order to meet REQ-3, a PTT Server needs to receive an indication   back that the invited SIP UA is likely to accept the SIP INVITE   request without requiring user intervention.  In this case, the PTT   Server that has a hint that the invited SIP UAC is likely to accept   the request can include an answer state indication in the SIP 183   (Session Progress) response or SIP 200 (OK) response.   A number of alternatives were considered for the PTT Server to inform   another PTT Server or the inviting SIP UAC of the invited PoC SIP   UAS's answer mode settings.   One proposal was to create a unique reason-phrase in the SIP 183   response and SIP 200 (OK) response.  This was rejected because the   reason phrases are normally intended for human readers and not meant   to be parsed by servers for special syntactic and semantic meaning.Allen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 8]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   Another proposal was to use a Reason header [14] in the SIP 183   response and SIP 200 (OK) response.  This was rejected because this   would be inconsistent with the intended use of the Reason header and   its usage is not defined for these response codes and would have   required creating and registering a new protocol identifier.   Another proposal was to use a feature-tag in the returned Contact   header as defined in [15].  This was rejected because it was not a   different feature, but is an attribute of the session and can be   applied to many different features.   Another proposal was to use a new SDP attribute.  The choice of an   SDP parameter was rejected because the answer state applies to the   session and not to a media stream.   The P-Answer-State header was chosen to give additional information   about the state of the SIP session progress and acceptance.  Even   though the UAC sees that its offer has been answered and accepted,   the header lets the UAC know whether the invited PoC subscriber or   just an intermediary has accepted the SIP INVITE request.6.3.  Applicability Statement for the P-Answer-State Header   The P-Answer-State header is applicable in the following   circumstances:   o In networks where there are UAs that engage in half-duplex     communication where there is not the possibility for the invited     user to verbally acknowledge the answering of the session as is     normal in full-duplex communication;   o Where the invited UA can automatically accept the session without     user intervention;   o The network also contains intermediate network SIP servers that are     trusted;   o The intermediate network SIP servers have knowledge of the current     answer mode setting of the terminating UAS; and,   o The intermediate network SIP servers have knowledge of the media     types and codecs likely to be accepted by the terminating UAS; and,   o The intermediate network SIP servers can provide buffering of the     media in order to reduce the time for the inviting user to send     media.Allen, et al.                Informational                      [Page 9]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   o The intermediate network SIP servers assume knowledge of the     network topology and the existence of similar intermediate network     SIP servers in the signaling path.   Such configurations are generally not applicable to the Internet as a   whole where such trust relationships do not exist.   In addition, security issues have only been considered for networks   that are trusted and use hop-by-hop security mechanisms with   transitive trust.  Security issues with usage of this mechanism in   the general Internet have not been evaluated.6.4.  Usage of the P-Answer-State Header   A UAS, B2BUA, or proxy MAY include a P-Answer-State header field in   any SIP 18x or 2xx response that does not contain an offer, sent in   response to an offer contained in a SIP INVITE request as specified   in [7].  Typically, the P-Answer-State header field is included in   either a SIP 183 Session Progress or a SIP 200 (OK) response.  A UA   that receives a SIP REFER request to send a SIP INVITE request MAY   also include a P-Answer-State header field in the sipfrag of a   response included in a SIP NOTIFY request it sends as a result of the   implicit subscription created by the SIP REFER request.   When the P-Answer-State header field contains the parameter   "Unconfirmed", the UAS or proxy is indicating that it has information   that hints that the final destination UAS for the SIP INVITE request   is likely to automatically accept the session, but that this is   unconfirmed and it is possible that the final destination UAS will   first alert the user and require manual acceptance of the session or   not accept the session request.  When the P-Answer-State header field   contains the parameter "Confirmed", the UAS or proxy is indicating   that the destination UAS has accepted the session and is ready to   receive media.  The parameter value of "Confirmed" has the usual   semantics of a SIP 200 (OK) response containing an answer and is   included for completeness.  A parameter value of "Confirmed" is only   included in a SIP 200 (OK) response or in the sipfrag of a 200 (OK)   contained in the body of a SIP NOTIFY request.   A received SIP 18x response without a P-Answer-State header field   SHOULD NOT be treated as an "Unconfirmed Response".  A SIP 18x   response containing a P-Answer-State header field containing the   parameter "Confirmed" MUST NOT be treated as a "Confirmed Response"   because this is an invalid condition.   A SIP 200 (OK) response without a P-Answer-State Header field MUST be   treated as a "Confirmed Response".Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 10]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 20076.4.1.  Procedures at the UA (Terminal)   A UAC (terminal) that receives an "Unconfirmed Response" containing   an answer MAY send media as specified in [7]; however, there is no   guarantee that the media will be received by the final recipient.   How a UAC confirms whether or not the media was received by the final   destination when it has received a SIP 2xx response containing an   "Unconfirmed Indication" is application specific and outside of the   scope of this document.  If the application is a conference then the   mechanism specified in [7] could be used to determine that the   invited user joined.  Alternatively, a SIP BYE request could be   received or the media could be placed on hold if the final   destination UAS does not accept the session.   A UAC (terminal) that receives, in response to a SIP REFER request, a   SIP NOTIFY request containing an "Unconfirmed Response" in a sipfrag   in the body of the SIP NOTIFY request related to a dialog for which   there has been a successful offer-answer exchange according to [5]   MAY send media.  However, there is no guarantee that the media will   be received by the final recipient that was indicated in the Refer-To   header in the original SIP REFER request.  The dialog could be   related either because the SIP REFER request was sent on the same   dialog or because the SIP REFER request contained a Target-Dialog   header, as defined in [16], that identified the dialog.   A UAC (terminal) that receives an "Unconfirmed Response" that does   not contain an answer MAY buffer media until it receives another   "Unconfirmed Response" containing an answer or a "Confirmed   Response".   There are no P-Answer-State procedures for a terminal acting in the   UAS role.6.4.2.  Procedures at the UA (PTT Server)   A PTT Server that receives a SIP INVITE request at the UAS part of   its back-to-back UA MAY include, in any SIP 18x or 2xx response that   does not contain an offer, a P-Answer-State header field with the   parameter "Unconfirmed" in the response if it has not yet received a   "Confirmed Response" from the final destination UA, and it has   information that hints that the final destination UA for the SIP   INVITE request is likely to automatically accept the session.   A PTT Server that receives a SIP 18x response to a SIP INVITE request   containing a P-Answer-State header field with the parameter   "Unconfirmed" at the UAC part of its back-to-back UA MAY include the   P-Answer-State header field with the parameter "Unconfirmed" in a SIPAllen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 11]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   2xx response that the UAS part of its back-to-back UA sends as a   result of receiving that response.  Otherwise, a PTT Server that   receives a SIP 18x or 2xx response to a SIP INVITE request containing   a P-Answer-State header field at the UAC part of its back-to-back UA   SHOULD include the P-Answer-State header field unmodified in the SIP   18x or 2xx response that the UAS part of its back-to-back UA sends as   a result of receiving that response.  If the response sent by the UAS   part of its back-to-back UA is a SIP 18x response, then the   P-Answer-State header field included in the response MUST contain a   parameter of "Unconfirmed".   The UAS part of the back-to-back UA of a PTT Server MAY include an   answer in the "Unconfirmed Response" it sends even if the   "Unconfirmed Response" received by the UAC part of the back-to-back   UA did not contain an answer.   If a PTT Server receives a "Confirmed Response" at the UAC part of   its back-to-back UA, then the UAS part of its back-to-back UA MAY   include in the forwarded response a P-Answer-State header field with   the parameter "Confirmed".  If the UAS part of its back-to-back UA   previously sent an "Unconfirmed Response" as part of this dialog, the   UAS part of its back-to-back UA SHOULD include in the forwarded   "Confirmed Response" a P-Answer-State header field with the parameter   "Confirmed".   If the UAS part of the back-to-back UA of a PTT Server includes an   answer in a response along with a P-Answer-State header field with   the parameter "Unconfirmed", then the UAS part of its back-to-back UA   needs to be ready to receive media as specified in [7].  Also, it MAY   buffer any media it receives until it receives a "Confirmed Response"   from the final destination UA or until its buffer is full.   A UAS part of the back-to-back UA of a PTT Server that receives a SIP   REFER request to send a SIP INVITE request to another UA, as   specified in [6], MAY generate a sipfrag of a SIP 200 (OK) response   containing a P-Answer-State header field with the parameter   "Unconfirmed" prior to the UAC part of its back-to-back UA receiving   a response to the SIP INVITE request, if it has information that   hints that the final destination UA for the SIP INVITE request is   likely to automatically accept the session.   If the UAC part of a back-to-back UA of a PTT Server sent a SIP   INVITE request as a result of receiving a SIP REFER Request, receives   a SIP 18x or 2xx response containing a P-Answer-State header field at   the UAC part of its back-to-back UA, then the UAS part of its back-   to-back UA SHOULD include the P-Answer-State header field in the   sipfrag of the response contained in a SIP NOTIFY request.  The   P-Answer-State header field that is contained in the sipfrag,Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 12]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   contains the parameters from the P-Answer-State from the original   response unmodified.  This SIP NOTIFY request is the SIP NOTIFY   request that the UAS part of the back-to-back UA of the PTT Server   sends in response to the original SIP REFER request based upon   receiving the SIP 18x or 2xx response.  If the sipfrag of the   response sent in the SIP NOTIFY request is a SIP 18x response, then   the P-Answer-State header field included in the sipfrag of the   response MUST contain a parameter of "Unconfirmed".  If the UAC part   of its back-to-back UA receives a "Confirmed Response" that does not   contain a P-Answer-State header field, then the UAS part of its   back-to-back UA MAY include a P-Answer-State header field with the   parameter "Confirmed" in the sipfrag of the response contained in a   SIP NOTIFY request sent in response to the SIP REFER request.   In the case where a PTT Server that's UAS part of its back-to-back UA   previously sent a SIP NOTIFY request as a result of the SIP REFER   request:   1) the SIP NOTIFY request contains a P-Answer-State header field with      the parameter "Unconfirmed" in the sipfrag of a response, and   2) the PTT Server subsequently receives at the UAC part of its back-      to-back UA a "Confirmed Response" to the SIP INVITE request.   Such a PTT Server SHOULD include a P-Answer-State header field with   the parameter "Confirmed" in the sipfrag of the response included in   the subsequent SIP NOTIFY request that the UAS part of its back-to-   back UA sends as a result of receiving the "Confirmed Response".   If the SIP REFER request is related to an existing dialog established   by a SIP INVITE request for which there has been a successful offer-   answer exchange, the UAS part of its back-to-back UA MUST be ready to   receive media as specified in [7].  Also, it MAY buffer any media it   receives until the UAC part of its back-to-back UA receives a   "Confirmed Response" from the final destination UA or until its   buffer is full.  The dialog could be related either because the SIP   REFER request was sent on the same dialog or because the SIP REFER   request contained a Target-Dialog header, as defined in [16], that   identified the dialog.   A PTT Server that buffers media SHOULD be prepared for the   possibility of not receiving a "Confirmed Response" and SHOULD   release the session if a "Confirmed Response" is not received before   the buffer overflows.Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 13]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 20076.4.3.  Procedures at the Proxy Server   SIP proxy servers do not need to understand the semantics of the   P-Answer-State header field.  As part of the regular SIP rules for   unknown headers, a proxy will forward unknown headers.   A PTT Server that acts as a proxy MAY include a P-Answer-State header   field with the parameter "Unconfirmed" in a SIP 18x response that it   originates (in a manner compliant with [2]) if it has information   that hints that the final destination UA for the SIP INVITE request   is likely to automatically accept the session.   A PTT Server that acts as a proxy MAY add a P-Answer-State header   field with the parameter "Confirmed" to a "Confirmed Response".7.  Formal Syntax   The mechanisms specified in this document is described in both prose   and an augmented Backus-Naur Form (BNF) defined in [8].  Further,   several BNF definitions are inherited from SIP and are not repeated   here.  Implementers need to be familiar with the notation and   contents of SIP [2] and [8] to understand this document.7.1.  P-Answer-State Header Syntax   The syntax of the P-Answer-State header is described as follows:      P-Answer-State = "P-Answer-State" HCOLON answer-type                       *(SEMI generic-param)      answer-type = "Confirmed" / "Unconfirmed" / token7.2.  Table of the New Header   Table 1 provides the additional table entries for the P-Answer-State   header needed to extend Table 2 in SIP [2], section 7.1 of the SIP-   specific event notification [5], Tables 1 and 2 in the SIP INFO   method [17], Tables 1 and 2 in Reliability of provisional responses   in SIP [13], Tables 1 and 2 in the SIP UPDATE method [18], Tables 1   and 2 in the SIP extension for Instant Messaging [19], Table 1 in the   SIP REFER method [6], and Table 2 in the SIP PUBLISH method [20]:Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 14]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007      Header field          where  proxy  ACK BYE CAN INV OPT REG SUB      _______________________________________________________________      P-Answer-State      18x,2xx    ar    -   -   -   o   -   -   -      Header field                        NOT PRA INF UPD MSG REF PUB      _______________________________________________________________      P-Answer-State          R            -   -   -   -   -   -   -      Table 1: Additional Table Entries for the P-Answer-State Header8.  Example Usage Session Flows   For simplicity, some details such as intermediate proxies and SIP 100   Trying responses are not shown in the following example flows.8.1.  Pre-Arranged Group Call Using On-Demand Session   The following flow shows Alice making a pre-arranged group call using   a Conference URI which has Bob on the member list.  The session   initiation uses the on-demand session establishment mechanism where a   SIP INVITE request containing an SDP offer is sent by Alice's   terminal when Alice pushes her push to talk button.   In this example, Alice's PTT Server acts a Call Stateful SIP Proxy   and Bob's PTT Server (which is aware that the current Answer Mode   setting of Bob's terminal is set to Auto Answer) acts as a B2BUA.   For simplicity, the invitations by the Conference Focus to the other   members of the group are not shown in this example.Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 15]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007      Alice's        Alice's       Conference     Bob's          Bob's      Terminal      PTT Server       Focus      PTT Server    Terminal         |              |              |             |              |         |--(1)INVITE-->|              |             |              |         |              |--(2)INVITE-->|             |              |         |              |              |--(3)INVITE->|              |         |              |              |             |--(4)INVITE-->|         |              |              |<--(5)183----|              |         |              |<---(6)200----|             |              |         |<---(7)200----|              |             |              |         |----(8)ACK--->|              |             |              |         |              |---(9)ACK---->|             |              |         |              |              |             |              |         |=====Early Media Session====>|             |              |         |              |            MEDIA           |              |         |              |           BUFFERING        |              |         |              |              |             |<---(10)200---|         |              |              |             |---(11)ACK--->|         |              |              |<--(12)200---|              |         |              |              |--(13)ACK--->|              |         |              |              |             |              |         |              |              |========Media Session======>|         |              |              |             |              |         |              |              |             |              |          Figure 1: Pre-Arranged Group Call Using On-Demand Session   1 INVITE Alice -> Alice's PTT Server   INVITE sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Alice's Friends" <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314159 INVITE   Contact: <sip:alice@pc33.example.org>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 142   (SDP not shown)   2 INVITE Alice's PTT Server -> Conference Focus   INVITE sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesPTTServer.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK77ef4c2312983.1   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 16]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   Record-Route: <sip:AlicesPTTServer.example.org>   Max-Forwards: 69   To: "Alice's Friends" <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314159 INVITE   Contact: <sip:alice@pc33.example.org>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 142   (SDP not shown)   The Conference Focus explodes the Conference URI and Invites Bob   3 INVITE Conference Focus -> Bob's PTT Server   INVITE sip:bob@example.com SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK4721d8   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>   From: "Alice's Friends"   <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=2178309898   Call-ID: e60a4c784b6716   CSeq: 301166605 INVITE   Contact: <sip:AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 142   (SDP not shown)   4 INVITE Bob's PTT Server -> Bob   INVITE sip:bob@example.com SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        BobsPTTServer.example.com;branch=z9hG4bKa27bc93   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>   From: "Alice's Friends"   <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=781299330   Call-ID: 6eb4c66a847710   CSeq: 478209 INVITE   Contact: <sip:BobsPTTServer.example.com>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 142   (SDP not shown)Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 17]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   5 183 (Session Progress) Bob's PTT Server -> Conference Focus   SIP/2.0 183 Session Progress   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK4721d8   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=a6c85cf   From: "Alice's Friends"   <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=2178309898   Call-ID: e60a4c784b6716   Contact: <sip:BobsPTTServer.example.com>   CSeq: 301166605 INVITE   P-Answer-State: Unconfirmed   Content-Length: 0   6 200 (OK) Conference Focus -> Alice's PTT Server   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesPTTServer.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK77ef4c2312983.1   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   Record-Route: <sip:AlicesPTTServer.example.org>   To: "Alice's Friends"        <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice"        <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314159 INVITE   Contact: <sip:AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org>   P-Answer-State: Unconfirmed   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 131   (SDP not shown)   7 200 (OK) Alice's PTT Server -> Alice   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   Record-Route: <sip:AlicesPTTServer.example.org>   To: "Alice's Friends" <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314159 INVITE   Contact: <sip:AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org>   P-Answer-State: Unconfirmed   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 131Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 18]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   (SDP not shown)   8 ACK Alice -> Alice's PTT Server   ACK sip:AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds9   Route: <sip:AlicesPTTServer.example.org>   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Alice's Friends" <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314159 ACK   Content-Length: 0   9 ACK Alice's PTT Server -> Conference Focus   ACK sip:AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesPTTServer.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK77ef4c2312983.1   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds9   Max-Forwards: 69   To: "Alice's Friends" <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314159 ACK   Content-Length: 0   The early half-duplex media session between Alice and the Conference   Focus is now established, and the Conference Focus buffers the media   it receives from Alice.   10 200 (OK) Bob -> Bob's PTT Server   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        BobsPTTServer.example.com;branch=z9hG4bKa27bc93   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=d28119a   From: "Alice's Friends"        <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=781299330   Call-ID: 6eb4c66a847710   CSeq: 478209 INVITE   Contact: <sip:bob@192.0.2.4>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 131   (SDP not shown)Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 19]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   11 ACK Bob's PTT Server -> Bob   ACK sip:bob@192.0.2.4 SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP BobsPTTServer.example.com;branch=z9hG4bKa27bc93   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=d28119a   From: "Alice's Friends"        <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=781299330   Call-ID: 6eb4c66a847710   CSeq: 478209 ACK   Content-Length: 0   12 200 (OK) Bob's PTT Server -> Conference Focus   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK4721d8   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=a6670811   From: "Alice's Friends"        <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=2178309898   Call-ID: e60a4c784b6716   Contact: <sip:BobsPTTServer.example.com>   CSeq: 301166605 INVITE   P-Answer-State: Confirmed   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 131   (SDP not shown)   13 ACK Conference Focus -> Bob's PTT Server   ACK sip:BobsPTTServer.example.com SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK4721d8   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Bob"        <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=a6670811   From: "Alice's Friends"        <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=2178309898   Call-ID: e60a4c784b6716   CSeq: 301166605 ACK   Content-Length: 0   The media session between Alice and Bob is now established and the   Conference Focus forwards the buffered media to Bob.Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 20]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 20078.2.  1-1 Call Using Pre-Established Session   The following flow shows Alice making a 1-1 Call to Bob using a pre-   established session.  A pre-established session is where a dialog is   established with Alice's PTT Server using a SIP INVITE SDP offer-   answer exchange to pre-negotiate the codecs and other media   parameters to be used for media sessions ahead of Alice initiating a   communication.  When Alice initiates a communication to Bob, a SIP   REFER request is used to request Alice's PTT Server to send a SIP   INVITE request to Bob.  In this example, Bob's terminal does not use   the pre-established session mechanism.   In this example, Alice's PTT Server acts as a B2BUA and also performs   the Conference Focus function.  Bob's PTT Server (which is aware that   the current Answer Mode setting of Bob's terminal is set to Auto   Answer) acts as a B2BUA.Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 21]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007      Alice's                Alice's               Bob's          Bob's      Terminal             PTT Server /          PTT Server     Terminal                        Conference Focus         |                       |                  |                |         |-----(1)INVITE-- ----->|                  |                |         |<-----(2)200-----------|                  |                |         |-------(3)ACK--------->|                  |                |         |                       |                  |                |         |                       |                  |                |         |                       |                  |                |         |----(4)REFER---------->|                  |                |         |<-----(5)202-----------|                  |                |         |                       |----(6)INVITE---->|                |         |                       |                  |--(7)INVITE---->|         |                       |                  |                |         |                       |<----(8)183-------|                |         |<---(9)NOTIFY----------|                  |                |         |-----(10)200---------->|                  |                |         |                       |                  |                |         |=Early Media Session==>|                  |                |         |                     MEDIA                |                |         |                   BUFFERING              |                |         |                       |                  |<---(11)200-----|         |                       |                  |---(12)ACK----->|         |                       |<----(13)200------|                |         |                       |-----(14)ACK----->|                |         |                       |===========Media Session==========>|         |                       |                  |                |         |<---(15)NOTIFY---------|                  |                |         |-----(16)200---------->|                  |                |         |                       |                  |                |               Figure 2: 1-1 Call Using Pre-Established Session   1 INVITE Alice -> Alice's PTT Server   INVITE sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org SIP/2.0 Via:   SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8 Max-Forwards: 70   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org> From: "Alice"   <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774 Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710 CSeq:   314159 INVITE Contact: <sip:alice@pc33.example.org> Content-Type:   application/sdp Content-Length: 142   (SDP not shown)Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 22]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   2 200 (OK) Alice's PTT Server -> Alice   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314159 INVITE   Contact: <sip:AlicesPre-establishedSession@   AlicesPTTServer.example.org>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 131   (SDP not shown)   3 ACK Alice -> Alice's PTT Server   ACK sip:AlicesPre-establishedSession@AlicesPTTServer.example.org        SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds9   Max-Forwards: 70   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314159 ACK   Content-Length: 0   Alice's terminal has established a Pre-established Session with   Alice's PTT Server.  All the media parameters are pre-negotiated for   use at communication time.   Alice initiates a communication to Bob.   4 REFER Alice -> Alice's PTT Server   REFER sip:AlicesPre-establishedSession@AlicesPTTServer.example.org        SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   Max-Forwards: 70   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314160 REFER   Refer-To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>   Contact: <sip:alice@pc33.example.org>Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 23]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   5 202 (ACCEPTED) Alice's PTT Server -> Alice   SIP/2.0 202 ACCEPTED   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP pc33.example.org;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314160 REFER   Contact: <sip:AlicesPre-establishedSession@   AlicesPTTServer.example.org>   6 INVITE Conference Focus -> Bob's PTT Server   INVITE sip:bob@example.com SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org;branch=z9hG4bk4721d8   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>   From: "Alice" <sip:Alice@example.org>;tag=2178309898   Referred-By: <sip:Alice@example.org>   Call-ID: e60a4c784b6716   CSeq: 301166605 INVITE   Contact: <sip:AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 142   (SDP not shown)   7 INVITE Bob's PTT Server -> Bob   INVITE sip:bob@example.com SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        BobsPTTServer.example.com;branch=z9hG4bKa27bc93   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>   From: "Alice" <sip:Alice@example.org>;tag=781299330   Referred-By: <sip:Alice@example.org>   Call-ID: 6eb4c66a847710   CSeq: 478209 INVITE   Contact: <sip:BobsPTTServer.example.com>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 142   (SDP not shown)Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 24]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   8 183 (Session Progress) Bob's PTT Server -> Conference Focus   SIP/2.0 183 Session Progress   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK4721d8   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=a6c85cf   From: "Alice" <sip:Alice@example.org>;tag=2178309898   Call-ID: e60a4c784b6716   Contact: <sip:BobsPTTServer.example.com>   CSeq: 301166605 INVITE   P-Answer-State: Unconfirmed   Content-Length: 0   9 NOTIFY Alice's PTT Server -> Alice   NOTIFY sip:alice@pc33.example.org SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesPre-establishedSession@AlicesPTTServer.example.org;        branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   Max-Forwards: 70   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314161 NOTIFY   Contact:        <sip:AlicesPre-establishedSession@AlicesPTTServer.example.org>   Event: refer   Subscription-State: Active;Expires=60   Content-Type: message/sipfrag;version=2.0   Content-Length: 99   SIP/2.0 183 Session Progress   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=d28119a   P-Answer-State: Unconfirmed   10 200 (OK) Alice -> Alice's PTT Server   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesPre-establishedSession@AlicesPTTServer.example.org;        branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314161 NOTIFYAllen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 25]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   The early half-duplex media session between Alice and the Conference   Focus is now established and the Conference Focus buffers the media   it receives from Alice.   11 200 (OK) Bob -> Bob's PTT Server   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        BobsPTTServer.example.com;branch=z9hG4bK927bc93   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=d28119a   From: "Alice's Friends"        <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=781299330   Call-ID: 6eb4c66a847710   CSeq: 478209 INVITE   Contact: <sip:bob@192.0.2.4>   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 131   (SDP not shown)   12 ACK Bob's PTT Server -> Bob   ACK sip:bob@192.0.2.4 SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP BobsPTTServer.example.com;branch=z9hG4bK927bc93   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=d28119a   From: "Alice" <sip:Alice@example.org>;tag=781299330   Call-ID: 6eb4c66a847710   CSeq: 478209 ACK   Content-Length: 0   F13 200 (OK) Bob's PTT Server -> Conference Focus   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK4721d8   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=a6670811   From: "Alice's Friends"        <sip:FriendsOfAlice@example.org>;tag=2178309898   Call-ID: e60a4c784b6716   Contact: <sip:BobsPTTServer.example.com>   CSeq: 301166605 INVITE   P-Answer-State: Confirmed   Content-Type: application/sdp   Content-Length: 131   (SDP not shown)Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 26]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007   14 ACK Conference Focus -> Bob's PTT Server   ACK sip:BobsPTTServer.example.com SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesConferenceFocus.example.org;branch=z9hG4bK4721d8   Max-Forwards: 70   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=a6670811   From: "Alice" <sip:Alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: e60a4c784b6716   CSeq: 301166605 ACK   Content-Length: 0   The media session between Alice and Bob is now established and the   Conference Focus forwards the buffered media to Bob.   15 NOTIFY Alice's PTT Server -> Alice   NOTIFY sip:alice@pc33.example.org SIP/2.0   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesPre-establishedSession@AlicesPTTServer.example.org;        branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   Max-Forwards: 70   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314162 NOTIFY   Contact: <sip:AlicesPre-establishedSession@   AlicesPTTServer.example.org>   Event: refer   Subscription-State: Active;Expires=60   Content-Type: message/sipfrag;version=2.0   Content-Length: 83   SIP/2.0 200 OK   To: "Bob" <sip:bob@example.com>;tag=d28119a   P-Answer-State: Confirmed   16 200 (OK) Alice -> Alice's PTTServer   SIP/2.0 200 OK   Via: SIP/2.0/UDP        AlicesPre-establishedSession@AlicesPTTServer.example.org;        branch=z9hG4bKnashds8   To: <sip:AlicesConferenceFactoryURI.example.org>;tag=c70ef99   From: "Alice" <sip:alice@example.org>;tag=1928301774   Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710   CSeq: 314162 NOTIFYAllen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 27]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 20079.  Security Considerations   The information returned in the P-Answer-State header is not viewed   as particularly sensitive.  Rather, it is informational in nature,   providing an indication to the UAC that delivery of any media sent as   a result of an answer in this response is not guaranteed.  An   eavesdropper cannot gain any useful information by obtaining the   contents of this header.   End-to-end protection is not appropriate because the P-Answer-State   header is used and added by proxies and intermediate UAs.  As a   result, a "malicious" proxy between the UAs or attackers on the   signaling path could add or remove the header or modify the contents   of the header value.  This attack either denies the caller the   knowledge that the callee has yet to be contacted or falsely   indicates that the callee has yet to be contacted when they have   already answered.  The attack that falsely indicates that the callee   has yet to be contacted when they have already answered attack could   result in the caller deciding not to transmit media because they do   not wish to have their media stored by an intermediary even though in   reality the callee has answered.  The attack that denies the callee   the additional knowledge that the callee has yet to be contacted does   not appear to be a significant concern since this is the same as the   situation when a B2BUA sends a 200 (OK) before the callee has   answered without the use of this extension.   It is therefore necessary to protect the messages between proxies and   implementation SHOULD use a transport that provides integrity and   confidentially between the signaling hops.  The Transport Layer   Security (TLS) [9] based signaling in SIP can be used to provide this   protection.   Security issues have only been considered for networks that are   trusted and use hop-by-hop security mechanisms with transitive trust.   Security issues with usage of this mechanism in the general Internet   have not been evaluated.10.  IANA Considerations10.1.  Registration of Header Fields   This document defines a private SIP extension header field (beginning   with the prefix "P-" ) based on the registration procedures defined   inRFC 3427 [21].   The following row has been added to the "Header Fields" section of   the SIP parameter registry:Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 28]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007               +----------------+--------------+-----------+               | Header Name    | Compact Form | Reference |               +----------------+--------------+-----------+               | P-Answer-State |              | [RFC4964] |               +----------------+--------------+-----------+11.  Acknowledgements   The authors would like to thank Jon Peterson, Cullen Jennings, Jeroen   van Bemmel, Paul Kyzivat, Dale Worley, Dean Willis, Rohan Mahay,   Christian Schmidt, Mike Hammer, and Miguel Garcia-Martin for their   comments that contributed to the progression of this work.  The   authors would also like to thank the OMA POC Working Group members   for their support of this document and, in particular, Tom Hiller for   presenting the concept of the P-Answer-State header to SIPPING at   IETF 62.12.  References12.1.  Normative References   [1]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement         Levels",BCP 14,RFC 2119, March 1997.   [2]   Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston, A.,         Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M., and E. Schooler, "SIP:         Session Initiation Protocol",RFC 3261, June 2002.   [3]   OMA, "Push to talk over Cellular - Architecture",         OMA-AD-PoC-V1_0_1-20061128-A, November 2006.   [4]   Sparks, R., "Internet Media Type message/sipfrag",RFC 3420,         November 2002.   [5]   Roach, A., "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-Specific Event         Notification",RFC 3265, June 2002.   [6]   Sparks, R., "The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Refer         Method",RFC 3515, April 2003.   [7]   Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An Offer/Answer Model with         Session Description Protocol (SDP)",RFC 3264, June 2002.   [8]   Crocker, D., Ed., and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax         Specifications: ABNF",RFC 4234, October 2005.   [9]   Dierks, T. and E. Rescorla, "The Transport Layer Security (TLS)         Protocol Version 1.1",RFC 4346, April 2006.Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 29]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 200712.2.  Informative References   [10]  Rosenberg, J., "A Framework for Conferencing with the Session         Initiation Protocol (SIP)",RFC 4353, February 2006.   [11]  Garcia-Martin, M., "A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Event         Package and Data Format for Various Settings in Support for the         Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Service",RFC 4354, January         2006.   [12]  Willis, D., Ed., and A. Allen, "Requesting Answering Modes for         the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)", Work in Progress, June         2007.   [13]  Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "Reliability of Provisional         Responses in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)",RFC 3262, June         2002.   [14]  Schulzrinne, H., Oran, D., and G. Camarillo, "The Reason Header         Field for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)",RFC 3326,         December 2002.   [15]  Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., and P. Kyzivat, "Indicating         User Agent Capabilities in the Session Initiation Protocol         (SIP)",RFC 3840, August 2004.   [16]  Rosenberg, J., "Request Authorization through Dialog         Identification in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)",RFC4538, June 2006.   [17]  Donovan, S., "The SIP INFO Method",RFC 2976, October 2000.   [18]  Rosenberg, J., "The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) UPDATE         Method",RFC 3311, October 2002.   [19]  Campbell, B., Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Huitema, C., and         D. Gurle, "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Extension for         Instant Messaging",RFC 3428, December 2002.   [20]  Niemi, A., "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Extension for         Event State Publication",RFC 3903, October 2004.   [21]  Mankin, A., Bradner, S., Mahy, R., Willis, D., Ott, J., and B.         Rosen, "Change Process for the Session Initiation Protocol         (SIP)",BCP 67,RFC 3427, December 2002.Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 30]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007Authors' Addresses   Andrew Allen (editor)   Research in Motion (RIM)   102 Decker Court, Suite 100   Irving, Texas  75062   USA   EMail: aallen@rim.com   Jan Holm   Ericsson   Tellusborgsvagen 83-87   Stockholm  12526   Sweden   EMail: Jan.Holm@ericsson.com   Tom Hallin   Motorola   1501 W Shure Drive   Arlington Heights, IL  60004   USA   EMail: thallin@motorola.comAllen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 31]

RFC 4964               The P-Answer-State Header          September 2007Full Copyright Statement   Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007).   This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions   contained inBCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors   retain all their rights.   This document and the information contained herein are provided on an   "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS   OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY, THE IETF TRUST AND   THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS   OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF   THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED   WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.Intellectual Property   The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any   Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to   pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in   this document or the extent to which any license under such rights   might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has   made any independent effort to identify any such rights.  Information   on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be   found inBCP 78 andBCP 79.   Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any   assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an   attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of   such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this   specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository athttp://www.ietf.org/ipr.   The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any   copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary   rights that may cover technology that may be required to implement   this standard.  Please address the information to the IETF at   ietf-ipr@ietf.org.Allen, et al.                Informational                     [Page 32]

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