Hi, 

>>>>>I have big issues with the keep-alive change in the -12 version.
>>>>>
>>>>>Because, now the STUN keep-alives usage can't be applied between 
>>>>>the UA  and outbound proxy, unless the registrar supports outbound.
>>>
>>>What gave you that impression Christer?  By my read that is still 
>>>allowed if the UA has explicit configuration that its next-hop 
>>>support keepalives:
>>
>>Of course, but previously we had a mechanism for the outbound proxy to

>>actually indicate support.
>>
>>Also, chapter 8 of the draft does say:
>>
>>"A SIP node MUST NOT send STUN requests over a flow unless it has an 
>>explicit indication that the target next hop SIP server claims to 
>>support this specification.  Note that UACs MUST NOT use an ambiguous 
>>configuration option such as "Work through NATs?" or "Do 
>>Keep alives?" to imply next hop STUN support."
> 
>That text has been there for ages.  That is not new.

Exactly - so therfor I don't think the explicit configuration you
propose is appropriate :)

>>>>>I strongly think it should be possible to use STUN keep-alives for
>>>>>"pure" signalling NAT traversal, even if the "rest" of outbound is
>>>>>not used.
>>>>>
>>>>>So, while I DO agree with the Vancouver(?) decission to not include
>>>>>any  "URI" keep parameter in the R-URI of the register request, I
>>>>>think we  shall we keep the URI "keep" parameter definition, and  
>>>>>e.g.
> 
>I'm pretty sure we had rough consensus to remove the parameter  
>completely. I'll go dig up my notes and the minutes.  Maybe Francois  
>can jump in here.

Maybe the problem is that we only discussed the usage of the parameter
in the R-URI, and when we agreed not to use it there we forgot that it
could actually be used in the Path header.

Regards,

Christer










> >>>> allow it to  be inserted into the Path header (I don't 
> remember any
> >>>> discussions  regarding removing that possibility) by the outbound
> >>>> proxy, in order to  inform the UA that the outbound 
> proxy supports
> >>>> STUN keep-alive.
> >>>>
> >>>> (OR, there should be another mechanism for the outbound proxy to
> >>>> inform  the UA it supports STUN keep-alive)
> >>
> >> Currently, that other mechanism is out-of-band configuration.
> >> We could also add another way to indicate this in the
> >> future, but for know the WG seems happy with what we have.
> >
> > I don't understand "add in future". We already had a mechanism.
> >
> > This is what you, me and Cullen were discussing a long time ago,  
> > and we
> > all agreed to :)
> >
> > One thing we in Vancouver DID agree to was that a mechanism to also
> > indicate the keep-alive refresh timer value WOULD be a future  
> > extension.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Christer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>>>  That would allow people to start using outbound for NAT
> >> traversal,
> >>>> even  if the registrars haven't yet been updated to
> >> support outbound
> >>>> etc.
> >>>>
> >>>>  At one point we decided that we will keep the STUN
> >> keep-alive usage
> >>>> and  outbound in the same spec, but that we will 
> describe the STUN
> >>>> keep-alive  usage as a "stand alone" function (chapter 8 of the
> >>>> draft). But, now you  have more or less "merged" the STUN
> >> keep-alive
> >>>> usage with the outbound  function, and that is bad.
> >>>>
> >>>>  Also, this change is not mentioned in the
> >>>> changes-since-the-previous-version part (if it is mentioned, I
> >>>> appologize for having missed it)
> >>>>
> >>>>  Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>>  Christer
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> >>
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