[OpenSIPS-Users] Rewriting Contact Header -- Should I or Shouldn't I?

Peter Kust peter.kust at businessuites.com
Sat Mar 29 17:17:24 CET 2014


Also, this is how the SIP messaging is proceeding, starting with the INVITE from the GenBand eSBC

**.***.***.110  INVITE SDP (g711U telephone-event)
                (5060)   ------------------>  (5060)   **.***.***.200 
**.***.***.110  100 Giving a try              
                (5060)   <------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.200 
                                                       **.***.***.200 INVITE SDP (g711U telephone-event)
                                                                      (5060)   ------------------>  (5060)   **.***.***.102
                                                       **.***.***.200 100 Trying
                                                                      (5060)   <------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
                                                       **.***.***.200 180 Ringing
                                                                      (5060)   <------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  180 Ringing              
                (5060)   <------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.200 
                                                       **.***.***.200 180 Ringing
                                                                      (5060)   <------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  180 Ringing              
                (5060)   <------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.200 
                                                       **.***.***.200 200 OK SDP (g711U telephone-event)
                                                                      (5060)   <------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  200 OK SDP (g711U telephone-event)              
                (5060)   <------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.200 
**.***.***.110  ACK
                (5060)   ------------------------------------------------------------------------>  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  BYE
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  BYE
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  BYE
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  BYE
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  BYE
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  BYE
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  BYE
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  BYE
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102
**.***.***.110  481 Call leg/transaction does not exist
                (5060)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (5060)   **.***.***.102

Cordially,

Peter Nayland Kust
Director of Technologies
BusinesSuites
24624 Interstate 45 North, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77386
peter.kust at businessuites.com 

From: Peter Kust 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 10:38 AM
To: 'users at lists.opensips.org'
Subject: Rewriting Contact Header -- Should I or Shouldn't I?

I am currently testing an OpenSIPS/Asterisk combination with a GenBand eSBC (Quantix QFlex).

My basic architecture looks like this

Phone (Cisco SPA525G2) → OpenSIPS proxy → Asterisk Media Server
Asterisk Media Server → OpenSIPS proxy → GenBand QFlex eSBC (→PSTN)

The GenBand is handling both the SIP and RTP protocols, which means the Asterisk Media Server is sending the RTP stream direct to the GenBand.

A problem arises on inbound calls (from PSTN through GenBand to OpenSIPS/Asterisk).  During the call setup the GenBand sends a SIP ACK message directly to my Asterisk server, which seems to be causing the Asterisk server to send the BYE message at the end of the call directly to the GenBand instead of via the OpenSIPS proxy.  The result is that the external call end point (i.e., my cell phone), never gets a BYE message and that call leg stays open.

In the OK message from the proxy to the GenBand, the Contact header contains the IP address of my Asterisk server, and not the proxy.  I am being told this is what prompts the GenBand to send to the Asterisk server and not the proxy.

From a packet capture I have run on the offending call scenario, the OK message in question looks like this:
Session Initiation Protocol (200)
    Status-Line: SIP/2.0 200 OK
        Status-Code: 200
        [Resent Packet: False]
        [Request Frame: 9]
        [Response Time (ms): 4049]
    Message Header
        Via: SIP/2.0/UDP *.*.*.110:5060;received=*.*.*.110;branch=z9hG4bK-d8754z-HSTATXOSEB0050004f58cb4f4b0f5-1---d8754z-;rport=5060
            Transport: UDP
            Sent-by Address: *.*.*.110
            Sent-by port: 5060
            Received: *.*.*.110
            Branch: z9hG4bK-d8754z-HSTATXOSEB0050004f58cb4f4b0f5-1---d8754z-
            RPort: 5060
        Record-Route: <sip:*.*.*.200;lr>
            Record-Route URI: sip:*.*.*.200;lr
                Record-Route Host Part: *.*.*.200
                Record-Route URI parameter: lr
        From: "**** ****"<sip:********79@*.*.*.110:5060>;tag=HSTATXOSEB0050004f58cb4f4b0f6
            SIP Display info: "**** ****"
            SIP from address: sip:********79@*.*.*.110:5060
                SIP from address User Part: ********79
                SIP from address Host Part: *.*.*.110
                SIP from address Host Port: 5060
            SIP from tag: HSTATXOSEB0050004f58cb4f4b0f6
        To: <sip:********33@*.*.*.200:5060>;tag=as4f58e1e1
            SIP to address: sip:********33@*.*.*.200:5060
                SIP to address User Part: ********33
                SIP to address Host Part: *.*.*.200
                SIP to address Host Port: 5060
            SIP to tag: as4f58e1e1
        Call-ID: 6654c342.c8fafa0a.5333822b.bf5
        CSeq: 1 INVITE
            Sequence Number: 1
            Method: INVITE
        Server: Asterisk PBX 
        Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY, INFO
        Supported: replaces, timer
        Session-Expires: 1800;refresher=uac
        Contact: <sip:********33@*.*.*.102>
            Contact URI: sip:********33@*.*.*.102
                Contact URI User Part: ********33
                Contact URI Host Part: *.*.*.102
        Content-Type: application/sdp
        Content-Length: 240
    Message Body
        Session Description Protocol
            Session Description Protocol Version (v): 0
            Owner/Creator, Session Id (o): root 1240385050 1240385050 IN IP4 *.*.*.102
                Owner Username: root
                Session ID: 1240385050
                Session Version: 1240385050
                Owner Network Type: IN
                Owner Address Type: IP4
                Owner Address: *.*.*.102
            Session Name (s): Asterisk PBX 
            Connection Information (c): IN IP4 *.*.*.102
                Connection Network Type: IN
                Connection Address Type: IP4
                Connection Address: *.*.*.102
            Time Description, active time (t): 0 0
                Session Start Time: 0
                Session Stop Time: 0
            Media Description, name and address (m): audio 7610 RTP/AVP 0 101
                Media Type: audio
                Media Port: 7610
                Media Protocol: RTP/AVP
                Media Format: ITU-T G.711 PCMU
                Media Format: DynamicRTP-Type-101
            Media Attribute (a): rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
                Media Attribute Fieldname: rtpmap
                Media Format: 0
                MIME Type: PCMU
                Sample Rate: 8000
            Media Attribute (a): rtpmap:101 telephone-event/8000
                Media Attribute Fieldname: rtpmap
                Media Format: 101
                MIME Type: telephone-event
                Sample Rate: 8000
            Media Attribute (a): fmtp:101 0-16
                Media Attribute Fieldname: fmtp
                Media Format: 101 [telephone-event]
                Media format specific parameters: 0-16
            Media Attribute (a): ptime:20
                Media Attribute Fieldname: ptime
                Media Attribute Value: 20
            Media Attribute (a): sendrecv

And the ACK message that goes back to the Asterisk server and not the proxy looks like this:

Session Initiation Protocol (ACK)
    Request-Line: ACK sip:********33@*.*.*102 SIP/2.0
        Method: ACK
        Request-URI: sip:********33@*.*.*102
            Request-URI User Part: ********33
            Request-URI Host Part: *.*.*102
        [Resent Packet: False]
    Message Header
        Via: SIP/2.0/UDP *.*.*110:5060;branch=z9hG4bK-d8754z-HSTATXOSEB0050004f58cb533a2c8-1---d8754z-;rport
            Transport: UDP
            Sent-by Address: *.*.*110
            Sent-by port: 5060
            Branch: z9hG4bK-d8754z-HSTATXOSEB0050004f58cb533a2c8-1---d8754z-
            RPort: rport
        Max-Forwards: 70
        To: <sip:********33@*.*.*200:5060>;tag=as4f58e1e1
            SIP to address: sip:********33@*.*.*200:5060
                SIP to address User Part: ********33
                SIP to address Host Part: *.*.*200
                SIP to address Host Port: 5060
            SIP to tag: as4f58e1e1
        From: "**** ****"<sip:********79@*.*.*110:5060>;tag=HSTATXOSEB0050004f58cb4f4b0f6
            SIP Display info: "**** ****"
            SIP from address: sip:********79@*.*.*110:5060
                SIP from address User Part: ********79
                SIP from address Host Part: *.*.*110
                SIP from address Host Port: 5060
            SIP from tag: HSTATXOSEB0050004f58cb4f4b0f6
        Call-ID: 6654c342.c8fafa0a.5333822b.bf5
        CSeq: 1 ACK
            Sequence Number: 1
            Method: ACK
        Content-Length: 0

I am being told that the Contact header in the OK message should have the IP address of the proxy and not the Asterisk server.  I’m looking at the RFC document, RFC3261, attempting to understand the “rules of the road” here, but am getting confused on the requirements of the Contact Header.

Is what I am being told correct?  And, if so, what would be the cleanest way to go about correcting that particular header?

Cordially,

Peter Nayland Kust
Director of Technologies
BusinesSuites
24624 Interstate 45 North, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77386
peter.kust at businessuites.com 


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