Thank you very much for your explanation, and the link. It is much appreciated!
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Pandurangan R S <[email protected] > wrote: > Proxy, Proxy Server > > An intermediary entity that acts as both a server and a client for the > purpose of making requests on > behalf of other clients. A proxy server primarily plays the role of > routing, which means its job is to ensure that a request is sent to > another entity "closer" to the targeted user. Proxies are also useful > for enforcing policy (for example, making sure a user is allowed to > make a call). A proxy interprets, and, if necessary, rewrites specific > parts of a request message before forwarding it. > > Server > > A server is a network element that receives requests in order to > service them and sends back responses to those requests. Examples of > servers are proxies, user agent servers, redirect servers, and > registrars. > > See http://www.sipknowledge.com/SIPGlossary.htm for more details. > > You may also want to read RFC 3261, once you get familiar with SIP > glossary. > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Matty Sarro <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Everyone! > > I'm new to the world of SIP and just have a question that I have been > having > > a bit of a hard time finding an exact answer for. I'm trying to > understand > > what exactly the difference is between a SIP "proxy" and a SIP "server." > > They seem to be mentioned as two different things, and yet people seem to > > use them interchangably. > > > > Now does the proxy simply act as a proxy for a user and then the user > gets > > registered via the server? Can anyone explain a bit? > > > > I'd appreciate it. Specifically I'm asking about this in terms of IMS, > where > > the text book I'm reading through describes both the P-CSCF and I-CSCFs > as > > SIP proxies, and the S-CSCF as the SIP server. > > > > Also, if this is the wrong place to be asking, can someone point me > towards > > a newbie friendly SIP mailing list? > > > > Thank you. > > -Matty > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
