Short version: does the address field in the origin line have any
particular significance
in SIP? I'm thinking no, but would appreciate a second opinion.

Long version:

Here's an snippet from a 183 response with SDP answer that I captured:

Contact: <sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:10000>
o=Sonus_UAC 7952 20059 IN IP4 69.59.245.131
c=IN IP4 69.59.245.132

I was explaining to someone what the various addresses in a SIP message mean.
For example, one could say that the address in the Contact header
specifies where the
UA wants to receive SIP messages; and the address in the c= line is where
it wants to receive RTP/RTCP packets.

Note that the origin address is different from either of these. I
couldn't think of any
particular use for that address field. And after searching the various
specs and mailing
lists, I still can't come up with one.

So ... I've tentatively concluded that the address has no particular
relevance to SIP
call setup or the offer/answer exchange (other than the fact that all
of the fields in the
origin line are used to identify a unique SDP).

Would anyone care to comment on that?

-- 
Gary Cote
www.awardsolutions.com
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