The Max-Forwards header serves no purpose in SIP responses. It is used to check that a SIP request does not traverse too mnay hops. In other words it is a primitive tool to prevent a scenario where SIP messages loop infinitely (in the absence of loop detection algorithms).
Regards, Attila -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Satyendra Tiwari Sent: 01 March 2007 12:24 To: [email protected] Subject: [Sip-implementors] Max-Forward Header Hello, Is Max-Forward header mandatory in SIP responces? If optional then why? Thanks And Regards, Satyendra Tiwari Alcatel-Lucent _______________________________________________ Sip-implementors mailing list [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/sip-implementors _______________________________________________ Sip-implementors mailing list [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/sip-implementors
