ArtDio IPS 1000 - Manual (Page 6)

IPS 1000 Series VoIP Gateway
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Architecture
SIP Clients
SIP clients include the following:
Phones—Can act as either a UAS or UAC. Soft phones (PCs that have phone capabilities installed) and
Cisco SIP IP phones can initiate SIP requests and respond to requests.
Gateways—Provide call control. Gateways provide much functionality. The most common one is a
translation function between SIP conferencing endpoints and other terminal types. This function includes
translation between transmission formats and between communications procedures. In addition, the
gateway also translates between audio and video Codec and performs call setup and clearing on both
the LAN side and the switched-circuit network side.
SIP Servers
SIP servers include the following:
Proxy server—The proxy server is an intermediate device that receives SIP requests from a client and
then forwards the requests on the client's behalf. Basically, proxy servers receive SIP messages and
forward them to the next SIP server in the network. Proxy servers can provide functions such as
authentication, authorization, network access control, routing, reliable request retransmission, and
security.
Redirect server—Provides the client with information about the next hop or hops that a message should
take, then the client contacts the next hop server or UAS directly.
R egistrar server—Processes requests from UACs for registration of their current location. Registrar
servers are often co-located with a redirect or proxy server.