All of this was the reason that the simcap specification was written, to 
handle capabilities, and in particular, this important one - that a 
single codec at a time can be supported. Please take a look at:

http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-andreasen-mmusic-sdp-simcap-04.txt

-Jonathan R.

David Most wrote:

> No.  If your UAC has the ability to receive multiple codecs all at once, then by all 
>means send them all in your offer.  If you cannot receive multiple codecs, then DO 
>NOT send them!
> 
> Solution: send the preferred codec in the offer.  If the UAS doesn't support that 
>codec, they'll send "options sdp" in the 4xx (forget which one) response the giving 
>reason they don't support the INVITE as is.  The UAC may choose a codec from the 
>response sdp and re-invite.
> 
> At 04:06 PM 12/13/01 +0000, Nick Hollinghurst wrote:
> 
>>It's still not a complete solution, though: now it puts the pressure on
>>the UAS. *Somebody* has to make an offer, and for maximal compatibility it
>>should list as many codecs as it knows about; yet it can't be sure that
>>the other end will pick only one, because SDP allows it to pick several.
>>
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