>Few questions:

>Is it realistic for a PRACK to carry an offer? Isnt PRACK usually supposed
>to carry an answer to a 183 OFFER? In what scenarios can a PRACK actually
>carry an OFFER? ( only if INVITE had no offer and one recieved a 180? )

If INVITE has an offer and it is answered in 1xx-rel, PRACK for that 1xx-rel 
can contain a new offer.

>Also if an INVITE carried an offer and the 183 carried back an answer,
>wouldnt it be wrong for a PRACK to send back another OFFER in its SDP? Isnt
>UPDATE used to do that kind of mid dialog change?

No, it is not incorrect for the PRACK to carry a new offer. However I see only 
one scenario in which PRACK can carry an offer. Invite has an offer, it is 
answered with 1xx-rel. PRACK **for this** 1xx-rel can contain another offer. 
Subsequent 1xx-rels(also 200) should not **include** the SDP and PRACKs for 
those 1xx-rels shouldn't contain offer. UPDATE is the right way in those cases.

>Also an Offer can be carried be any message in a transaction only if its an
>initial offer right? Like INVITE already contained an offer then any
>subsequent request in that transaction cannot carry another OFFER right? (
>besdies UPDATE).

Per transaction one offer/answer is allowed. INVITE transaction can have one 
offer/answer.
INVITE offer - 1xx-rel or 2xx with answer
INVITE w/o offer - first reliable response contains offer (1xx-rel or 2xx) - 
answer in ACK.
PARCK and UPDATE requests form seperate transactions and they are requests 
within the dialog. Your statement *subsequent requests with in that 
transaction* is not correct. If you mean early dialog by that, only PRACK and 
UPDATE are allowed requests which can contain offer during early dialog. 

-Ramakrishna

Thanks

Manpreet
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