Max-Forwards was not mandatory as per RFC 2543 so the UA should process the INVITE normally.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Attila Sipos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Step d) Process the INVITE normally. > > from RFC3261 > Some existing UAs will not provide a Max-Forwards header field > in a request. > > Regards, > > Attila > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Navneet Gupta > Sent: 24 September 2008 10:42 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Sip-implementors] UA behaviour on recieving INVITE > withoutmax-forwards header > > Hi > If a SIP UA (Endpoint), recieves an INVITE request which does not > contain the mandatory Max-Forwards header, what should the UA do? Should > it - > > a) respond with 483 (Too many hops) response > b) respond with 400 Bad request response > c) Stay quiet and Ignore the INVITE. > d) Process the INVITE normally. > > Please help. > > Regards > Navneet > > > > > *****************************************************DISCLAIMER********* > ******************************************** > > This message and/or attachment(s) contained here are confidential, > proprietary to HUGHES SYSTIQUE and its customers. > Contents may be privileged or otherwise protected by law. The > information is solely intended for the entity it is addressed to. If you > are not the intended recipient of this message, it is strictly > prohibited to read, forward, print, retain, copy or disseminate this > message or any part of it. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please notify the sender immediately and delete the message. > > ************************************************************************ > ******************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ Sip-implementors mailing list [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/sip-implementors
