APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESOLVING A RACE CONDITION BETWEEN TWO SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) END POINTS

摘要

An apparatus and method are described for resolving a glare condition betweentwo SIP endpoints. The method allows a third party call control controller toresolve theglare condition when the ownership status of each dialog is the same, byinitiating aback-off period of time at the apparatus based on the ownership status of theSIP dialogand re-sending a re-INVITE message to the end point after expiry of the back-off periodof time.