Network Working Group                                       M. Boucadair
Internet-Draft                                            France Telecom
Intended status: Standards Track                                A. Allen
Expires: December 13, 2013                                    Blackberry
                                                           June 11, 2013


   The atypes media feature tag for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
                draft-boucadair-dispatch-ipv6-atypes-01

Abstract

   This specification defines a new media feature tag called atypes.
   This new media feature tag indicates the IP address type capabilities
   of the UA (User Agent) and can aid the routing process and ease the
   invocation of required functions when heterogeneous (i.e., IPv4 and
   IPv6) parties are involved in a given SIP session.

   This specification solves a problem raised in 3GPP TS 24.229
   [TS.24229].

Requirements Language

   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 RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Justification for atypes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   3.  Relationship of atypes to ICE/ALTC  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   4.  Specification of sip.atypes Media Feature Tag . . . . . . . .   7
     4.1.  sip.atypes Media Feature Tag  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.2.  Behavior  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.3.  Session Routing Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   5.  Examples of atypes tag usages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     5.1.  IPv4-only UA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     5.2.  IPv6-only UA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     5.3.  Dual Stack UA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13

1.  Introduction

   Due to IPv4 address exhaustion problem, IPv6 deployment should be
   accelerated.  In this context and especially from a SIP perspective
   [RFC3261], the IPv4-IPv6 co-existence introduces heterogeneous
   scenarios with combinations of IPv4 and IPv6 nodes some of which are



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   capable of supporting both IPv4 and IPv6 (i.e., dual-stack (DS)) and
   some of which are capable of supporting only IPv4 or only IPv6.
   Additionally, some UAs that are dual-stack capable are unable to use
   both interfaces natively at the same time which can mean for example
   that if a UA has to use IPv6 for signaling it cannot use IPv4 for
   media even though the UA supports an IPv4 stack.  This mainly
   motivated by restrictions due to available resources such the need to
   maintain one PDP (Packet Data Protocol) context in case of mobile
   networks.

   [RFC6157] provides recommendations to solve this issue including
   recommending dual-stack nodes in the core service platform having the
   signalling and media path traverse these DS elements.  While this is
   viable for big service providers it not viable for smaller ones
   especially at the earlier stages of IPv6 deployment.  Upgrading
   existing networks to follow all these recommendations requires a
   large investment.

   An interim alternative is to use a SIP Application Level Gateway
   (ALG) and a IPv4-IPv6 Interworking Function to convert between IPv4
   and IPv6 addressing.  However an ALG and a IPv4-IPv6 Interworking
   Function introduce additional nodes into the signaling and media
   paths and can result in the so called "trombone" effect with
   signaling and even more importantly media being unnecessarily routed
   via an ALG/IPv4-IPv6 Interworking Function in a network located at a
   significant distance from both of the UAs involved in the session.
   This is particularly significant in mobile networks in roaming
   scenarios where potentially media then has be routed via multiple
   hops over international links when a roaming user establishes a
   session with a user located in the roamed to country.  This situation
   is potentially unavoidable when an ALG/IPv4-IPv6 Interworking
   Function is needed to be inserted in the signaling and the media path
   because of incompatible IP versions between UAs that require IP
   address translation.  It is highly undesirable to redundantly include
   ALG/IPv4-IPv6 Interworking nodes in the path when the UAs can
   establish sessions without requiring ALG/IPv4-IPv6 Interworking nodes
   in the path.

   In order to avoid redundant inclusion of ALG/IPv4-IPv6 Interworking
   nodes in the path, it is necessary for network nodes to be able to
   determine the connectivity types supported by UAs prior to forwarding
   session establishment requests.  Without such a capability, SIP Proxy
   Servers have no way to predict a session failure without a ALG/
   IPv4-IPv6 Interworking being included in the path even when ICE
   [RFC5245] or ALTC [RFC6947]  are also used.

   Additionally, when multiple UAs are registered with the same Address
   of Record (AoR) it is useful to be able to have a UA indicate a



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   preference to contact a UA using the mechanism defined in RFC 3841
   [RFC3841] that supports the same IP version in order to avoid the
   need for ALG/IPv4-IPv6 Interworking node.

   This specification also addresses call routing and optimization
   mechanisms using the atypes Media Feature Tag to avoid as much as
   possible invoking SIP ALGs and IPv4-IPv6 Interworking Function when
   establishing a multimedia session between UAs.

2.  Justification for atypes

   SIP service platforms should be aware of the type of the involved
   peers before forwarding session establishment requests.  If these
   means are not supported, SIP Proxy Servers have no way to predict a
   session failure, even if ICE or ALTC procedures are adopted, and also
   to optimise the invocation of adaptation functions.

   The first alternative to notify the service platform about the type
   of the UA is to send SIP REGISTER message which encloses all
   available IP addresses.  For IPv4-only and IPv6-only UAs, only one
   single IP address is carried in SIP REGISTER messages.  For DS UAs,
   two IP addresses are enclosed.  Upon receipt, of this message, the
   registrar stores these addresses.  Two registration databases may be
   maintained, one for IPv4 and another one for IPv6.  A second
   alternative is to send several REGISTER request using available
   connectivity types.  In this case, a DS UA sends two REGISTER
   messages.  The first one is sent using its IPv4 connectivity and the
   second one using its IPv6 one.  Two databases are maintained by the
   conversational service platform.  Consequently, upon receipt of an
   INVITE, the SIP Proxy Server may question its databases to retrieve
   the types of the involved parties.  SIP ALG is invoked accordingly.

   The drawback of this procedure is that it depends on the behavior of
   the terminal.  A standardised behavior should be encouraged.  To that
   aim, a new Media Feature Tag is introduced in this document.  More
   details are provided hereafter.

   According to Section 5.4.4.1 of [TS.24229], if the S-CSCF knows that
   the UE supports both versions simultaneously, it forwards the initial
   INVITE request to the UE without examining the SDP Offer.
   Section 5.4.3.1 of [TS.24229] indicates also if the S-CSCF knows that
   the originating UE supports both IPv6 and IPv4 addresses
   simultaneously, the S-CSCF will forward the error response to the UE
   using the Via header field.  However, [TS.24229] does not currently
   specify any solution to enable the S-CSCF to get this knowledge.
   atypes is intended to be a solution for that problem.





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3.  Relationship of atypes to ICE/ALTC

   ICE [RFC5245] specification deprecates [RFC4091][RFC4092].  Like
   ANAT, ICE can be used to enclose both IPv4 and IPv6 information in a
   given SDP offer.  In the remaining part, ANAT and ICE are used
   interchangeably since, from IPv4-IPv6 Interworking perspective, both
   provide the same solution.  ALTC [RFC6947] is solution that allows to
   convey both an IPv4 address and IPv6 address in the same SDP offer.

   Both ICE and ALTC make it possible for DS UAs to provide both IPv4
   and IPv6 addresses for a single logical media stream.  This
   singularly helps interworking as, whatever the distant UA version is
   (IPv4/IPv6-only or dual-stack), this latter should be able to
   understand at least one of the offers.  In this way the ICE/ALTC
   semantic provides a first approach to interworking problem, when
   heterogeneous UAs are involved in the SIP communication.  It indeed
   improves SIP exchanges, in so far as it allows all sessions arising/
   coming from dual-stack UA to lead to successful calls.

   This interesting feature needs however to be nuanced, as it
   unfortunately does not fit all cases.  [RFC4091] already lists some
   cases where, depending on the implementation, recipients of an offer
   using ANAT might have different behaviours, thus requiring the
   introduction of the sdp-anat option-tag.  ANAT also requires the UA
   to be dual-stack, which means it does not cover the case where UAs
   belong to different and restrictive IP version realms.  In other
   words, the ANAT solution does not help solving scenarios where mono-
   stack (i.e., IPv4 or IPv6) UAs are involved.  In this latter case,
   SIP exchanges can only succeed if intermediary nodes or functions
   (Proxy Servers, ALG, Session Border Controllers (SBCs), etc.)
   intervene in the signalling path.  This intervention, denoted as
   IPv4-IPv6 adaptation function in the rest of this document, is
   necessary to ensure a successful SIP exchange between these mono-
   satck UAs.  Unfortunately, in these situations, ANAT/ICE does not
   help SIP servers situated all along the signalling path to take the
   right decision when IPv4-IPv6 interconnection needs (or should need)
   to be tackled.

   The atypes Media Feature Tag helps to provide a global answer to the
   interconnection problem, when heterogeneous SIP UAs are involved.
   Moreover, it aids SIP nodes situated all along the signalling path,
   to determine when to invoke the adaptation function helping the
   routing of the call.

   The atypes Media Feature Tag makes it possible for SIP Proxy Servers
   to determine the IP versions supported by the distant and the
   originating UA, when they process the initial SIP request.  This
   means that, the earlier possible in the exchange, a SIP node becomes



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   aware of the potential interconnection problem due to IP version
   incompatibility.  This also means that this particular node can
   trigger the invocation of the adaptation function, which will modify
   the initial SDP offer in order to make this SIP exchange successful.

   The atypes Media Feature Tag can therefore aid treatment of all
   exchange types intervening between mono-stack (IPv4 or IPv6) or dual-
   stack UAs (whether they use ICE or not).  Anytime a potential
   interconnection problem is suspected using the atypes Media Feature
   Tag, the SIP Proxy will be able to drive the adaptation function
   invocation and route the SIP exchange accordingly.

   The atypes Media Feature Tag can also provide interesting
   optimisation characteristics.  For instance, a service provider might
   force adaptation function like SIP ALGs to be invoked each time the
   SIP message leave an IPv4 realm for an IPv6 realm (and vice-versa),
   in order to modify the SDP offer accordingly.  This kind of
   modifications could happen more than once during the SIP signalling
   exchanges (and even more than once in a single direction).  In the
   end, both UAs intervening in the SIP exchange might be of the same
   type, thus not requiring any change of the SDP offer.  Using the
   atypes Media Feature Tag such situation could be avoided, as the SIP
   Proxy Server would determine UAs are compatible, thus no modification
   should be make to SDP offers, even if Layer 3 information are
   modified during the routing of the SIP message.

   The atypes Media Feature Tag can also help in the case where
   different SIP realms are crossed, where the information from the
   atypes Media Feature Tag for the distant UA is not available at the
   originating Proxy Server.  In this case, the atypes Media Feature Tag
   can be included in the SIP request thus enabling the distant SIP
   Proxy Server, which has the atypes Media Feature Tag information for
   the remote UA, to determine whether to route the SIP request via its
   adaptation function.

   The atypes Media Feature Tag is not limited to the single IPv4-IPv6
   interconnection problem, though this first version of the
   specification is dedicated to this usage.

   Further values of atypes can be defined in future specifications.
   The atypes Media Feature Tag is also compatible with the parallel
   usage of ICE or ALTC.









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4.  Specification of sip.atypes Media Feature Tag

4.1.  sip.atypes Media Feature Tag

   The 'sip.app-subtype' media feature tag is of type token with a case-
   sensitive equality relationship.  It indicates whether a
   (communications) device supports IPv4 for both signaling and media,
   IPv6 for both signaling and media, IPv6 for signaling and IPv4 for
   media simultaneously, IPv4 for signaling and IPv6 for media
   simultaneously.  A plurality of tokens is included for all the
   supported combinations.  Its values include:

   o  ipv4: The device supports IPv4.

   o  ipv6: The device supports IPv6.

   Other values of atypes can be defined such as:

   o  ipv4_via_nat46: When enclosed in a SIP message, a given SIP UA
      indicates "here is my IPv4 address, it goes through a translator
      so avoid using it if you can utilize my IPv6 address"

   o  ipv6_via_nat64: When enclosed in a SIP message, a given SIP UA
      indicates "here is my IPv6 address, it goes through a translator
      so avoid using it if you can utilize my IPv4 address"

   o  ipv4_via_cgn: When enclosed in a SIP message, a given SIP UA
      indicates "here is my IPv4 address, it goes through a CGN device
      so avoid using it if you can utilize a public IPv4 or IPv6
      address"

4.2.  Behavior

   When atypes is included in the Contact header field of a REGISTER
   request or an INVITE request, a UAC SHOULD include all atypes values
   that represent the address type combinations it can currently
   support.  When included in the Contact header field of a response a
   UAS SHOULD include all atypes values that represent the address type
   combinations it can currently support.

   A UAS that receives an OPTIONS request SHOULD include in the Contact
   header field an atypes Media Feature Tag containing all atypes values
   that represent the address type combinations it can currently
   support.

   A given UA MAY restrict its SIP communications to its IPv4-only
   interface or IPv6-only ones or MAY use all available ones.  The
   selected local restriction is conveyed in the atypes Media Feature



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   Tag. Within this context, an IPv6 interface is judged available only
   if the scope of this interface is global and not local to the link.

   When included in the Accept-Contact or Reject-Contact header field,
   it indicates a desire on the part of a UAC to be connected to a UAS
   which can support, or cannot support respectively, the address types
   and address type combinations specified.

4.3.  Session Routing Considerations

   Based on atypes tag value, the Registrar classifies the UA IP address
   capabilities for signaling and media.

   In order to route calls and to decide the need to invoke a SIP ALG or
   to alter SIP messages, which leads to a successful call between
   heterogeneous parties, a SIP Proxy Server MAY act as follows:

   a.  A first alternative is to interrogate the registration database
       maintained by the Registrar Server: In this alternative, the SIP
       Proxy Server asks the Registrar Server about the type of the
       Called and the Caller parties.  The SIP Proxy Server decides to
       invoke an ALG in case the two involved parties are either
       IPv4-only or IPv6-only.

   b.  The second alternative is to examine the atypes Media Feature Tag
       conveyed in the Contact header field of the INVITE request and
       the atypes Media Feature Tag values stored by the Registrar
       Server for the address type of the Called party.  In this
       scenario, the SIP Proxy Server routes the call by comparing the
       compatibility of the two retrieved atypes values (types of Called
       and Caller parties).

5.  Examples of atypes tag usages

   These sections provide a set of SIP message examples when atypes
   media feature tag is used.

5.1.  IPv4-only UA

   Let consider an IPv4-only UA denoted "HostA".  Its IP address is
   192.0.2.1.  This UA has been provisioned with required contact
   information to contact its Registrar (RS).  In this example, a FQDN
   is provided: registrar.example.com.  Means that have been used to
   provision the UA are out of scope of this document.

   (1) A sends this REGISTER message to its Registrar Server RS:





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          REGISTER sip:registrar.example.com SIP/2.0
          Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.0.2.1:5062;branch=z9hG4bK00e31d6ed
          Max-Forwards: 70
          Content-Length: 0
          To: HostA <sip:HostA@example.com>
          From: HostA <sip:HostA@example.com>;tag=ed3833bd7363e68
          Call-ID: a8a83b610ae5d242289dfc1c78b7f1d8@example.com
          CSeq: 1830746364 REGISTER
          Contact: HostA <sip:HostA@192.0.2.1:5062>
                   ;atypes="ipv4";expires=900


   (2) RS answers to A with a 200 OK message as follows:

          SIP/2.0 200 OK
          Call-ID: a8a83b610ae5d242289dfc1c78b7f1d8@example.com
          CSeq: 1830746365 REGISTER
          From: HostA <sip:HostA@example.com>;tag=ed3833bd7363e68
          To: HostA <sip:HostA@example.com>;tag=3ab7fe89d998709
          Via:SIP/2.0/UDP 192.0.2.1:5062;branch=z9hG4bK00e31d6ed
          Content-Length: 0
          Contact: HostA <sip:HostA@192.0.2.1:5062>
                   ;atypes="ipv4";expires=900


5.2.  IPv6-only UA

   Let consider an IPv6-only UA called HostB which IP address is
   2001:db8:0:0:1::1.  Its attached Registrar Server is identified by
   this FQDN: registrar.example.com.

   (1) B sends to its Registrar Server the following message:

          REGISTER sip:registrar.example.com SIP/2.0
          Via: SIP/2.0/UDP
            [2001:db8:0:0:1::1]:5060;branch=z9hG4bK00e31d6ed
          Max-Forwards: 70
          Content-Length: 0
          To: HostB <sip:HostB@example.com>
          From: HostB <sip:HostB@example.com>;tag=ed3833bd7363e68
          Call-ID: a8a83b610ae5d242289dfc1c78b7f1d8@example.com
          CSeq: 1830746364 REGISTER
          Contact: HostB <sip:HostB@[2001:db8:0:0:1::1]:5060>
                   ;atypes="ipv6";expires=900


   (2) The Registrar Server answers with the following 200 OK message:




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      SIP/2.0 200 OK
      Call-ID: a8a83b610ae5d242289dfc1c78b7f1d8@example.com
      CSeq: 1830746365 REGISTER
      From: HostB <sip:HostB@example.com>;tag=ed3833bd7363e68
      To: HostB <sip:HostB@example.com>;tag=3ab7fe89d998709
      Via:SIP/2.0/UDP[2001:db8:0:0:1::1]:5060;branch=z9hG4bK00e31d6ed
      Content-Length: 0
      Contact: HostB <sip:HostB@[2001:db8:0:0:1::1]:5060>
               ;atypes="ipv6";expires=900


   One IP address MAY be enclosed in the Contact header field of a dual
   stack registration message.  The type of the contact address MAY be
   distinct from the value of atypes.  For instance:

   o  an IPv4 address may be enclosed in the Contact header field even
      if the assigned atypes value is equal to "ipv6",

   o  or only one IP address may be carried in the Contact header field
      even if the atypes value is set to "ipv6,ipv4".

   The IP address in the Contact header field MAY be used by
   intermediary proxies when contacting the UA.

5.3.  Dual Stack UA

   Let consider a dual-stack UA (DS) which IP addresses are
   2001:db8:0:0:1::1 and 192.0.2.2 which does not support IPv4 and IPv6
   simultaneously.  The FQDN of the Register Server is
   registrar.example.com.

   (1) DS sends a REGISTER message to its Registrar Server as follows:

          REGISTER sip:registrar.example.com SIP/2.0
          Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.0.2.2:5060;branch=z9hG4bK00e31d6ed
          Max-Forwards: 70
          Content-Length: 0
          To: DS <sip:DS@example.com>
          From: DS <sip:DS@example.com>;tag=ed3833bd7363e68
          Call-ID: a8a83b610ae5d242289dfc1c78b7f1d8@example.com
          CSeq: 1830746364 REGISTER
          Contact: DS <sip:DS@192.0.2.2:5060>
                   ;atypes="ipv4,ipv6";expires=900


   (2) The Registrar Server answers with a 200 OK message as shown
   below:




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          SIP/2.0 200 OK
          Call-ID: a8a83b610ae5d242289dfc1c78b7f1d8@example.com
          CSeq: 1830746365 REGISTER
          From: DS <sip: DS@example.com>;tag=ed3833bd7363e68
          To: DS <sip:DS@example.com>;tag=3ab7fe89d998709
          Via:SIP/2.0/UDP 192.0.2.2:5060;branch=z9hG4bK00e31d6ed
          Content-Length: 0
          Contact: DS <sip:DS@192.0.2.2:5060>
                   ;atypes="ipv4,ipv6";expires=900


6.  IANA Considerations

   This specification adds a new media feature tag to the SIP Media
   Feature Tag Registration Tree defined in RFC 3840 [RFC3840].

   Media feature tag name: sip.atypes

   ASN.1 Identifier: TBD

   Summary of the media feature indicated by this tag: The sip.atypes
   media feature tag indicates whether a communications device supports
   IPv4 for both signaling and media, IPv6 for both signaling and media,
   IPv6 for signaling and IPv4 for media simultaneously, IPv4 for
   signaling and IPv6 for media simultaneously.  A plurality of tokens
   is included for all the supported combinations.

   Values appropriate for use with this feature tag: Token with an
   equality relationship.

   Typical values include:

   ipv4: The device can support IPv4 addresses for both signaling and
   media.

   ipv6: The device can support IPv6 addresses for both signaling and
   media.

   The feature tag is intended primarily for use in the following
   applications, protocols, services, or negotiation mechanisms: This
   feature tag is most useful in a communications application, for
   describing the capabilities of a device, such as a phone or PDA.

   Examples of typical use: Optimally routing a session and ensuring
   compatibility between IP versions to successfully establish sessions.

   Related standards or documents: RFC XXXX [[Note to IANA: Please
   replace XXXX with the RFC number of this specification.]].



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   Security Considerations: Security considerations for this media
   feature tag are discussed in Section 7 of RFC XXXX . [[Note to IANA:
   Please replace XXXX with the RFC number of this specification.]]

7.  Security Considerations

   SIP-related security considerations are discussed in [RFC3261].

   When present in a SIP request or response, this media feature tag may
   be used to determine whether a session is routed via a ALG/IPv4-IPv6
   Interworking Function in order to successfully establish a session.
   If the values of the atypes Media Feature Tags are modified by an
   intermediary then it is possible that a session would fail to be
   established if the modified values caused the network proxies to not
   insert a ALG/IPv4-IPv6 Interworking Function when they are needed.
   However if the contact address itself is also modified this could
   also prevent a session being established.  Integrity protection for
   the Contact header field SHOULD be provided.

8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC3261]  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.

   [RFC3840]  Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., and P. Kyzivat,
              "Indicating User Agent Capabilities in the Session
              Initiation Protocol (SIP)", RFC 3840, August 2004.

8.2.  Informative References

   [RFC3841]  Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., and P. Kyzivat, "Caller
              Preferences for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)",
              RFC 3841, August 2004.

   [RFC4091]  Camarillo, G. and J. Rosenberg, "The Alternative Network
              Address Types (ANAT) Semantics for the Session Description
              Protocol (SDP) Grouping Framework", RFC 4091, June 2005.







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   [RFC4092]  Camarillo, G. and J. Rosenberg, "Usage of the Session
              Description Protocol (SDP) Alternative Network Address
              Types (ANAT) Semantics in the Session Initiation Protocol
              (SIP)", RFC 4092, June 2005.

   [RFC5245]  Rosenberg, J., "Interactive Connectivity Establishment
              (ICE): A Protocol for Network Address Translator (NAT)
              Traversal for Offer/Answer Protocols", RFC 5245, April
              2010.

   [RFC6157]  Camarillo, G., El Malki, K., and V. Gurbani, "IPv6
              Transition in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)", RFC
              6157, April 2011.

   [RFC6947]  Boucadair, M., Kaplan, H., Gilman, R., and S.
              Veikkolainen, "The Session Description Protocol (SDP)
              Alternate Connectivity (ALTC) Attribute", RFC 6947, May
              2013.

   [TS.24229]
              3GPP, "IP multimedia call control protocol based on
              Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Session Description
              Protocol (SDP); Stage 3", March 2013.

Authors' Addresses

   Mohamed Boucadair
   France Telecom
   Rennes  35000
   France

   Email: mohamed.boucadair@orange.com


   Andrew Allen
   Blackberry
   USA

   Email: aallen@blackberry.com












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