200 OK—User B to Proxy Server 
User B sends a SIP 200 OK response to the 
proxy server. The 200 OK response 
notifies User A that the INVITE is 
successfully processed. 
200 OK—Proxy Server to User A 
The proxy server forwards the 200 OK 
response to User A. The 200 OK response 
notifies User B is successfully placed on 
hold. 
ACK—User A to Proxy Server 
User A sends an ACK message to the 
proxy server. The ACK confirms that User 
A has received the 200 OK response. The 
call session is now temporarily inactive. 
No RTP packets are being sent. 
ACK—Proxy Server to User B 
The proxy server sends the ACK message 
to User B. The ACK confirms that the 
proxy server has received the 200 OK 
response. 
Successful Call Setup and Call Waiting 
The following figure illustrates a successful call between Yealink SIP IP phones in which two 
parties are in a call, one of the participants receives and answers an incoming call from a third 
party. In this call flow scenario, the end users are User A, User B, and User C. They are all using 
Yealink SIP IP phones, which are connected via an IP network. 
The call flow scenario is as follows: 
1.  User A calls User B. 
2.  User B answers the call. 
3.  User C calls User B.