call session is now active. 
ACK—Proxy Server to User B 
The proxy server sends the SIP ACK to 
User B. The ACK confirms that the proxy 
server has received the 200 OK 
response. The call session is now active. 
INVITE—User C to Proxy 
Server 
User C sends a SIP INVITE message to 
the proxy server. The INVITE request is 
an invitation to User A to participate in 
a call session. 
In the INVITE request: 
  The IP address of User A is inserted 
in the Request-URI field. 
  User C 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 C is 
ready to receive is specified. 
  The port on which User A is 
prepared to receive the RTP data is 
specified. 
INVITE—Proxy Server to User 
A 
The proxy server maps the SIP URI in the 
To field to User A. The proxy server 
sends the INVITE message to User A. 
180 Ringing—User A to Proxy 
Server 
User A 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 C 
The proxy server forwards the 180 
Ringing response to User C. User C 
hears the ring-back tone indicating that 
User A is being alerted. 
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