1221 Additional Via

 

Before forwarding the request,

   the atlanta.com proxy server adds an additional Via header field

   value that contains its own address (the INVITE already contains

   Alice's address in the first Via).  The biloxi.com proxy server

   receives the INVITE and responds with a 100 (Trying) response back to

   the atlanta.com proxy server to indicate that it has received the

   INVITE and is processing the request.  The proxy server consults a

   database, generically called a location service, that contains the

   current IP address of Bob.  (We shall see in the next section how

   this database can be populated.)  The biloxi.com proxy server adds

   another Via header field value with its own address to the INVITE and

   proxies it to Bob's SIP phone.

The Contact header field

   contains a URI at which Bob can be directly reached at his SIP phone.

   The Content-Type and Content-Length refer to the message body (not

   shown) that contains Bob's SDP media information.