Re: [Sip-implementors] Introduction and first question - Newbie, pleas be gentle

2010-08-13 Thread IƱaki Baz Castillo
2010/8/12 Matty Sarro : > I'd appreciate it. Specifically I'm asking about this in terms of IMS, where > the text book I'm reading through describes both the P-CSCF and I-CSCFs as > SIP proxies, and the S-CSCF as the SIP server. I strongly recommend you not to try learning SIP protocol by reading

Re: [Sip-implementors] Introduction and first question - Newbie, pleas be gentle

2010-08-12 Thread Matty Sarro
Thank you very much for your explanation, and the link. It is much appreciated! On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Pandurangan R S wrote: > Proxy, Proxy Server > > An intermediary entity that acts as both a server and a client for the > purpose of making requests on > behalf of other clients. A p

Re: [Sip-implementors] Introduction and first question - Newbie, pleas be gentle

2010-08-12 Thread Pandurangan R S
Proxy, Proxy Server An intermediary entity that acts as both a server and a client for the purpose of making requests on behalf of other clients. A proxy server primarily plays the role of routing, which means its job is to ensure that a request is sent to another entity "closer" to the targeted u

[Sip-implementors] Introduction and first question - Newbie, pleas be gentle

2010-08-12 Thread Matty Sarro
Hello Everyone! I'm new to the world of SIP and just have a question that I have been having a bit of a hard time finding an exact answer for. I'm trying to understand what exactly the difference is between a SIP "proxy" and a SIP "server." They seem to be mentioned as two different things, and yet