Media Server Control Markup Language (MSCML) and Protocol
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Network Working Group                                        J. Van Dyke
Request for Comments: 5022                      Cantata Technology, Inc.
Obsoletes: 4722                                           E. Burger, Ed.
Category: Informational                                BEA Systems, Inc.
                                                              A. Spitzer
                                                         Bluesocket Inc.
                                                          September 2007

       Media Server Control Markup Language (MSCML) and Protocol

Status 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.

IESG Note

   This RFC is not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard.  The
   IETF disclaims any knowledge of the fitness of this RFC for any
   purpose and in particular notes that the decision to publish is not
   based on IETF review for such things as security, congestion control,
   or inappropriate interaction with deployed protocols.  The RFC Editor
   has chosen to publish this document at its discretion.  Readers of
   this document should exercise caution in evaluating its value for
   implementation and deployment.  See RFC 3932 for more information.

Abstract

   Media Server Control Markup Language (MSCML) is a markup language
   used in conjunction with SIP to provide advanced conferencing and
   interactive voice response (IVR) functions.  MSCML presents an
   application-level control model, as opposed to device-level control
   models.  One use of this protocol is for communications between a
   conference focus and mixer in the IETF SIP Conferencing Framework.

Van Dyke, et al.             Informational                      [Page 1]
RFC 5022                         MSCML                    September 2007

Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................4
      1.1. Conventions Used in This Document ..........................5
   2. MSCML Approach ..................................................5
   3. Use of SIP Request Methods ......................................6
   4. MSCML Design ....................................................8
      4.1. Transaction Model ..........................................8
      4.2. XML Usage ..................................................9
           4.2.1. MSCML Time Values ...................................9
   5. Advanced Conferencing ..........................................10
      5.1. Conference Model ..........................................10
      5.2. Configure Conference Request <configure_conference> .......11
      5.3. Configure Leg Request <configure_leg> .....................13
      5.4. Terminating a Conference ..................................14
      5.5. Conference Manipulation ...................................15
      5.6. Video Conferencing ........................................16
      5.7. Conference Events .........................................17
      5.8. Conferencing with Personalized Mixes ......................18
           5.8.1. MSCML Elements and Attributes for
                  Personalized Mixes .................................19
           5.8.2. Example Usage of Personalized Mixes ................20
   6. Interactive Voice Response (IVR) ...............................23
      6.1. Specifying Prompt Content .................................24
           6.1.1. Use of the Prompt Element ..........................24
      6.2. Multimedia Processing for IVR .............................30
      6.3. Playing Announcements <play> ..............................31
      6.4. Prompt and Collect <playcollect> ..........................32
           6.4.1. Control of Digit Buffering and Barge-In ............33
           6.4.2. Mapping DTMF Keys to Special Functions .............33
           6.4.3. Collection Timers ..................................35
           6.4.4. Logging Caller DTMF Input ..........................36
           6.4.5. Specifying DTMF Grammars ...........................36
           6.4.6. Playcollect Response ...............................37
           6.4.7. Playcollect Example ................................38
      6.5. Prompt and Record <playrecord> ............................38
           6.5.1. Prompt Phase .......................................38
           6.5.2. Record Phase .......................................39
           6.5.3. Playrecord Example .................................41
      6.6. Stop Request <stop> .......................................42
   7. Call Leg Events ................................................43
      7.1. Keypress Events ...........................................43
           7.1.1. Keypress Subscription Examples .....................45
           7.1.2. Keypress Notification Examples .....................45