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Chapter 11 Voice
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Figure 99 SIP Redirect Server
11.2.2.4 SIP Register Server
A SIP register server maintains a database of SIP identity-to-IP address (or domain name)
mapping. The register server checks your user name and password when you register.
11.2.2.5 SIP Registration
Each ZyXEL Device is an individual SIP User Agent (UA). To provide voice service, it has a
public IP address for SIP and RTP protocols to communicate with other servers.
A SIP user agent has to register with the SIP registrar and must provide information about the
users it represents, as well as its current IP address (for the routing of incoming SIP requests).
After successful registration, the SIP server knows that the users (identified by their dedicated
SIP URIs; see
Section 11.2.1.2 on page 170 ) are represented by the UA, and knows the IP
address to which the SIP requests and responses should be sent.
Registration is initiated by the User Agent Client (UAC) running in the VoIP gateway (the
ZyXEL Device). The gateway must be configured with information letting it know where to
send the REGISTER message, as well as the relevant user and authorization data.
A SIP registration has a limited lifespan. The User Agent Client must renew its registration
within this lifespan. If it does not do so, the registration data will be deleted from the SIP
registrar's database and the connection broken.
The ZyXEL Device attempts to register all enabled subscriber ports when it is switched on.
When you enable a subscriber port that was previously disabled, the ZyXEL Device attempts
to register the port immediately.
11.2.2.6 Authorization Requirements
SIP registrations (and subsequent SIP requests) require a username and password for
authorization. These credentials are validated via a challenge / response system using the
HTTP digest mechanism (as detailed in RFC3261, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol").