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Mediant 3000
Parameter Description
Classification Failure
Response Type
[SIPInterface_Classific
ationFailureResponseT
ype]
CLI:
classification_fail_respon
se_type
Defines the SIP response code that the device sends if a received SIP
request (OPTIONS, REGISTER, or INVITE) has failed the SBC
classification process.
The valid value can be a SIP response code from 400 through 699, or it
can be set to 0 to not send any response at all. The default response
code is 500 (Server Internal Error).
This feature is important for preventing Denial of Service (DoS) attacks,
typically initiated from the WAN. Malicious attackers can use SIP
scanners to detect ports used by SIP devices. These scanners scan
devices by sending UDP packets containing a SIP request to a range of
specified IP addresses, listing those that return a valid SIP response.
Once the scanner finds a device that supports SIP, it extracts information
from the response and identifies the type of device (IP address and
name) and can execute DoS attacks. A way to defend the device against
such attacks is to not send a SIP reject response to these unclassified
"calls" so that the attacker assumes that no device exists at such an IP
address and port.
Note: This parameter is applicable only if the device is set to reject
unclassified calls. This is configured using the 'Unclassified Calls'
parameter on the General Settings page (
Configuration tab > VoIP
menu > SBC > General Settings ).
16.3 Configuring IP Groups
The IP Group Table page allows you to create up to 32 IP Groups. The IP Group
represents a SIP entity on the network with which the device communicates. This can be a
server (e.g., IP PBX or ITSP) or it can be a group of users (e.g., LAN IP phones). For
servers, the IP Group is typically used to define the server's IP address by associating it
with a Proxy Set (see 'Configuring Proxy Sets Table' on page
238 ).
For the SBC application, this table can also be used to classify incoming SIP dialog-
initiating requests (e.g., INVITE messages) to specific IP Groups based on the associated
Proxy Set ID. However, it is highly recommended to use the Classification table for
classifying incoming SIP dialogs to the IP Groups (see 'Configuring Classification Rules' on
page
440 ). See the 'Classify by Proxy Set' parameter below for a detailed description of
this feature and for important recommendations.
For the SBC application, IP Groups are used for IP-to-IP routing rules where they represent
the source and destination of the call (see 'Configuring SBC IP-to-IP Routing' on page
446 ).
For the Gateway/IP-to-IP application, IP Groups are used for the following:

SIP dialog registration and authentication (digest user/password) of a specific IP
Group (Served IP Group, e.g., corporate IP-PBX) with another IP Group (Serving IP
Group, e.g., ITSP). This is configured in the Account table (see Configuring Account
Table on page
243 ).

Call routing rules:
•
Outgoing IP calls (IP-to-IP or Tel-to-IP): The IP Group identifies the source of the
call and is used as the destination of the outgoing IP call (defined in the
Outbound IP Routing Table). For Tel-to-IP calls, the IP Group (Serving IP Group)
can be used as the IP destination to where all SIP dialogs that are initiated from a
Trunk Group are sent (defined in Configuring Trunk Group Settings on page
327 ).
•
Incoming IP calls (IP-to-IP or IP-to-Tel): The IP Group identifies the source of the
IP call.
•
Number Manipulation rules to IP: The IP Group is used to associate the rule with
specific calls identified by IP Group.