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> I am analyzing the trace of an unsuccessful SIP conversation 
> to find the possible problem. The SIP message flow was ok 
> (INVITE/200/ACK), media streams flowed in both directions, 
> but I could not hear my partner.
> 
> During analysis two questions come up:
> 
> 1. I recognized (from RTP stream analysis), that both parties 
> use a different codec to send. My user agent (MS Messenger 
> 5.0) sends with PT=3 (GSM/8000) and the other user agent 
> (X-PRO) sends with PT=97 (speex/8000). Both payload types are 
> valid, because both are included in offer and answer SDP. But 
> isn't it a bit strange, that the answerer does not use the first
> (common) media stream of the answer, which would have been PT=3? 
> The offerer follows the recommendation of RFC 3264 ( ... it 
> SHOULD use the first media format listed in the answer when 
> it does send).


The SDP answer is not correct. Matching of codecs should be done based
on the format name, i.e. "speex" != "red", even though PT=97 in boot
cases.
The only common codec in the offer and answer if GSM (apart from
telephone-event) which is the one that must be selected.


/ Christian Jansson, Hotsip



> 
> Below are the the offer ans answer details. I have marked the 
> sent and received streams with s-> and r->. 
> 
> The SDP in the offer (Messenger 5.0):
>    v=0
>    o=- 0 0 IN IP4 212.152.200.96
>    s=session
>    c=IN IP4 212.152.200.96
>    b=CT:44
>    t=0 0
>    m=audio 28376 RTP/AVP 97 111 112 4 3 101
>    k=base64:A4wdo2GTiv2T8pRGMqQgG3+3UZD1UodEC4weTCZrRs0
> r->a=rtpmap:97 red/8000
>    a=rtpmap:111 SIREN/16000
>    a=fmtp:111 bitrate=16000
>    a=rtpmap:112 G7221/16000
>    a=fmtp:112 bitrate=24000
>    a=rtpmap:4 G723/8000
> s->a=rtpmap:3 GSM/8000
>    a=rtpmap:101 telephone-event/8000
>    a=fmtp:101 0-16
>    a=encryption:optional
> 
> 
> The SDP in the answer (X-PRO):
>    v=0
>    o=X 41745451 41745451 IN IP4 65.39.205.114
>    s=X-PRO
>    c=IN IP4 65.39.205.114
>    t=0 0
>    m=audio 10916 RTP/AVP 0 8 3 4 98 97 101
>    a=rtpmap:0 pcmu/8000
>    a=rtpmap:8 pcma/8000
> r->a=rtpmap:3 gsm/8000
>    a=rtpmap:98 iLBC/8000
> s->a=rtpmap:97 speex/8000
>    a=rtpmap:101 telephone-event/8000
>    a=fmtp:101 0-15
>    
> 
> 2. The dynamic payload type 97 has a different description on 
> both SDP-parts.
> - Messenger 5.0 description is "a=rtpmap: 97 red/8000"
> - X-PRO description is "a=rtpmap: 97 speex/8000"
> If X-PRO sends with "speex"-codec and Messenger receives as 
> "red" it might not be decodeable, as I suggest, because these 
> are different codecs. Maybe this is the cause auf the 
> unsuccessful call.
> 
> 
> Any comments highly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Franz
> 
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