@techreport{hilt-sipping-overload-design-00, number = {draft-hilt-sipping-overload-design-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-hilt-sipping-overload-design/00/}, author = {Volker Hilt}, title = {{Design Considerations for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Overload Control}}, pagetotal = 17, year = 2008, month = jul, day = 5, abstract = {Overload occurs in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) networks when SIP servers have insufficient resources to handle all SIP messages they receive. Even though the SIP protocol provides a limited overload control mechanism through its 503 (Service Unavailable) response code, SIP servers are still vulnerable to overload. This document discusses models and design considerations for a SIP overload control mechanism.}, }