> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Kyzivat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:55 PM
> To: Jonathan Rosenberg
> Cc: 'Ranjit Avasarala'; Harpreet Ahluwalia;
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Sip-implementors] clarification regarding no ACK at UAS
> 
> 
> I have a related question - what should happen if the UAS fails to
> receive the ACK on a re-INVITE?

Good question.

> 
> In theory, it is the re-INVITE that has failed, so the call should
> revert to the prior state. But that doesn't work because the 
> UAC doesn't
> know there is a problem.

Correct.

> 
> So am I right is assuming that the UAS ought to send a BYE in 
> this case
> as well?

I think the better approach would be to force a state sync by doing a
re-INVITE, rather than hanging up.

Not clear that will help either, of course... if the ACK is totally lost,
probably something bad has happened in the network and nothing will get
through.
 
-Jonathan R.

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