User's Manual  650  Document #: LTRT-27055 
 
  Mediant 1000B Gateway & E-SBC 
•  All SIP requests (e.g., INVITE) except REGISTER: 
♦  Source URL: Obtained from the From header. If the From header contains 
the value 'Anonymous', the source URL is obtained from the P-Preferred-
Identity header. If the P-Preferred-Identity header does not exist, the source 
URL is obtained from the P-Asserted-Identity header. 
♦  Destination URL: Obtained from the Request-URI. 
•  REGISTER dialogs: 
♦  Source URL: Obtained from the To header. 
♦  Destination URL: Obtained from the Request-URI. 
 
 
Note:  You can specify the SIP header from where you want the device to obtain the 
source URL in the incoming dialog request. This is configured in the IP Groups table 
using the 'Source URI Input' parameter (see ''Configuring IP Groups'' on page 353). 
 
2.  Determining SIP Interface: The device checks the SIP Interface on which the SIP 
dialog is received. The SIP Interface defines the local SIP "listening" port and IP 
network interface. For more information, see ''Configuring SIP Interfaces''  on  page 
345.  
3.  Applying SIP Message Manipulation: Depending on configuration, the device can 
apply a SIP message manipulation rule (assigned to the SIP Interface) on the 
incoming SIP message. A SIP Message Manipulation rule defines a matching 
characteristics (condition) of the incoming SIP message and the corresponding 
manipulation operation (e.g., remove the P-Asserted-Identity header), which can apply 
to almost any aspect of the message (add, remove or modify SIP headers and 
parameters). For more information, see ''Configuring SIP Message Manipulation'' on 
page 401. 
4.  Classifying to an IP Group: Classification identifies the incoming SIP dialog request 
as belonging to a specific IP Group (i.e., from where the SIP dialog request 
originated). The classification process is based on the SRD to which the dialog 
belongs (the SRD is determined according to the SIP Interface). For more information, 
see ''Configuring Classification Rules'' on page 687. 
5.  Applying Inbound Manipulation: Depending on configuration, the device can apply 
an Inbound Manipulation rule to the incoming dialog. This manipulates the user part of 
the SIP URI for source (e.g., in the SIP From header) and destination (e.g., in the 
Request-URI line). The manipulation rule is associated with the incoming dialog, by 
configuring the rule with incoming matching characteristics such as source IP Group 
and destination host name. The manipulation rules are also assigned a Routing 
Policy, which in turn,  is assigned to IP-to-IP routing rules. As most deployments 
require only one Routing Policy, the default Routing Policy is automatically assigned to 
manipulation and routing rules. For more information, see ''Configuring IP-to-IP 
Inbound Manipulations'' on page 725.  
6.  SBC IP-to-IP Routing: The device searches the IP-to-IP Routing table for a routing 
rule that matches the characteristics of the incoming call. If found, the device routes 
the call to the configured destination which can be, for example, an IP Group, the 
Request-URI if the user is registered with the device, and a specified IP address. For 
more information, see ''Configuring SBC IP-to-IP Routing Rules'' on page 695. 
7.  Applying Inbound SIP Message Manipulation:  Depending on configuration, the 
device can apply a SIP message manipulation rule (assigned to the IP Group) on the 
incoming dialog. For more information, see Stage 3. 
8.  Applying Outbound Manipulation: Depending on configuration, the device can 
apply an Outbound Manipulation rule to the outbound dialog. This manipulates the 
user part of the Request-URI for source (e.g., in the SIP From header) or destination 
(e.g., in the SIP To header) or calling name in the outbound SIP dialog. The