Path Header Processing

 

When the

 receives a REGISTER request from the SIP endpoint, it sends a policy request to the ERE (or centralized PSX) for the next-hop route to the SIP Registrar. Before forwarding the REGISTER request, the  creates a Path Header containing its own signaling IP address and port number and includes the Path Header in the outgoing REGISTER request. The reg-info parameter is added to the Path Header and used by the SBC to determine the next-hop direction of future INVITE requests.

When the

 receives a 200-class response to a REGISTER request from the SIP Registrar, the SBC does not include the Path header when it sends the response to the SIP endpoint. SBC has the flexibility to transparently pass a single Path Header towards UE if no interworking is needed.

The following flags are associated with Path Header provisioning.

• Create Path Header – When enabled, the

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   inserts Path Header on top of the received header or creates a new header in REGISTER request from a UE. (default is ‘disable’).

  % set profiles signaling ipSignalingProfile <profile name> commonIpAttributes flags createPathHeader <enable|disable> 

• Store Path Header – When enabled, the

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   stores Path Headers received in a REGISTER request. (default is ‘disable’).

  % set profiles signaling ipSignalingProfile <profile name> commonIpAttributes flags storePathHeader <enable|disable> 

• Add Path/Service Route Flag—When enabled, two Path/Service-Route Headers are added in REGISTER request from a UE. If disabled, only one Path/Service-Route Header is added (default is ‘disable’).
  This flag applies only if createPathHeader is enabled.

  % set profiles signaling ipSignalingProfile <profile> commonIpAttributes flags addPathServiceRoute <disable|enable> 

• Path Header Transparency Flag – When enabled, the

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   transparently passes the received Path Headers. (default is ‘disable’).

  % set profiles signaling ipSignalingProfile <profile name> commonIpAttributes transparencyFlags pathHeader <enable|disable>