Use Session Initiation Protocol to provide multimedia and interactive services
Follow these procedures for creating SIP applications and configuring the SIP container.
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is used to establish, modify, and terminate multimedia IP sessions including IP telephony, presence, and instant messaging. A SIP application in WebSphere is a Java program that uses at least one Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) servlet. A SIP servlet is a Java-based application component that is managed by a SIP servlet container.
The servlet container is a part of an application server that provides the network services over which requests and responses are received and sent. The servlet container decides which applications to invoke and in what order. A servlet container also contains and manages a servlet through its lifecycle.
SIP servlet containers can employ SIP proxy servers as surrogates to handle load balancing and security issues. For more information about the SIP proxy server, read about installing the SIP proxy server.
- Configure the SIP container
We can configure SIP container properties and timers.
- Developing SIP applications
Use this reference information for developers for developing SIP applications.
- Deploy SIP applications
Use the console for installing, starting, stopping, and customizing the SIP application installation.
- Secure SIP applications
We can apply security settings to enable security providers and set up a trust association interceptor (TAI).
- Tracing a SIP container
We can troubleshoot SIP applications by using traces on the SIP container.
Related concepts
SIP in WebSphere Application Server SIP applications SIP container SIP converged proxy
Related tasks
Browse all SIP topics Configure the SIP container Develop SIP applications Deploy SIP applications Secure SIP applications Tracing a SIP container Upgrading SIP applications Replicating SIP sessions Install a Session Initiation Protocol proxy server Troubleshooting SIP applications
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