SIP Protocol

This page provides information on the SIP Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol operates on TCP port 5060 and UDP port 5060, both officially registered with the IANA.

Protocol Description

The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a VoIP signaling protocol used for initiating, maintaining, and terminating real-time sessions that include voice, video and messaging applications.

Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.

Protocol Details

ID
100
Full Name
Session Initiation Protocol
Abbreviation
SIP
Category Tag
voip
Category
VoIP/Conferencing
Home Page
SIP
Introduced
Version 2.88

Protocol Ports - RFC

TCP 5060
SIP
UDP 5060
SIP

Related Protocols

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