@misc{rfc6357, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 6357, howpublished = {RFC 6357}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC6357}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6357}, author = {Volker Hilt and Eric Noel and Charles Shen and Ahmed Abdelal}, title = {{Design Considerations for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Overload Control}}, pagetotal = 25, year = 2011, month = aug, 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. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.}, }