Administrator’s Guide for SIP-T2 Series/T19(P) E2/T4 Series/T5 Series/CP860/CP920 IP Phones 
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INVITE—User A to Proxy Server 
User A sends a mid-call INVITE request to 
the proxy server with new SDP session 
parameters, which are used to place the 
call on hold. 
INVITE—Proxy Server to User B 
The proxy server forwards the mid-call 
INVITE message to User B. 
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 was 
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. 
INVITE—User A to Proxy Server 
User A sends a SIP INVITE request to the 
proxy server. In the INVITE request, a 
unique Call-ID is generated and the 
Contact-URI field indicates that User A 
requests the call. 
INVITE—Proxy Server to User C 
The proxy server maps the SIP URI in the 
To field to User C. The proxy server sends 
the INVITE request to User C. 
180 Ringing—User C to Proxy 
Server 
User C sends a SIP 180 Ringing response 
to the proxy server. The 180 Ringing 
response indicates that the user is being 
alerted. 
180 Ringing—Proxy Server to 
User A 
The proxy server forwards the 180 Ringing 
response to User A. User A hears the ring-
back tone indicating that User C is being