INVITE—User A to Proxy 
Server 
User A sends the INVITE message to a 
proxy server. The INVITE request is an 
invitation to User B to participate in a 
call session. 
In the INVITE request: 
  The IP address of User B is inserted 
in the Request-URI field. 
  User A is identified as the call 
session initiator in the From field. 
  A unique numeric identifier is 
assigned to the call and is inserted 
in the Call-ID field. 
  The transaction number within a 
single call leg is identified in the 
CSeq field. 
  The media capability User A is 
ready to receive is specified. 
  The port on which User B is 
prepared to receive the RTP data is 
specified. 
INVITE—Proxy Server to User 
B 
The proxy server maps the SIP URI in the 
To field to User B. Proxy server forwards 
the INVITE message to User B. 
180 Ringing—User B to Proxy 
Server 
User B 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 B is being alerted. 
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 connection has 
been made. 
200 OK—Proxy Server to User 
A 
The proxy server forwards the 200 OK 
message to User A. The 200 OK 
response notifies User A that the