Howto:PT - ONI - SIP Trunk SIP-Provider (2018)
Summary
PRELIMINARY REPORT -- Tests for this product are still ongoing (last updated March 9th, 2018) and may (and probably will) change.
Remarks
- 'Set Calling = Diverting No' recommended in PBX 'Trunk' objects
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List of Issues found in media-relay Configuration
- CLIR
- The provider does not fully support suppression of the calling line id (CLIR) using the SIP Privacy: Id header.
- CLNS ONNET
- Onnet-Calls (that is, within the provider's network) do not allow foreign calling party numbers (CGPN). In other words, clip no screening is not possible for on-net calls.
- CLNS
- Outgoing calls cannot be sent with a foreign calling party number (CLI).
- REDIR 302
- The provider does not support external call redirection using the SIP
302 Redirect
response - REDIR DIVHDR
- The provider does not support maintaining the original caller ID for redirected calls (e.g. CFU) when the original caller is present in a
Diversion:
header. - REDIR HISTHDR
- The provider does not support maintaining the original caller ID for redirected calls (e.g. CFU) when the original caller is present in a
History-Info:
header. - SDP ICE
- The provider does not support receiving ICE candidates in the SDP-part of a SIP message.
- SDP VIDEO
- The provider does not support receiving video media capabilities in the SDP-part of a SIP message.
- SIP INFO
- The provider does not support conveying DTMF using the SIP-INFO method.
Here is the list of test-cases that have been performed for this provider: 180_RINGING, CLIR, CLNS_ONNET, CLNS, CONN_NR_DIFF, CONN_NR_INCOMING, CONN_NR, DTMF, EARLY_MEDIA_INBOUND, FAX_AUDIO, FAX_T38_ONNET, FAX_T38, FAX_T38ANDAUDIO, G711A_ONNET, G711A, G711U_ONNET, G711U, G722_ONNET, G722, G729_ONNET, G729, HOLD_RETRIEVE, IP_FRAGMENTATION, LARGE_SIP_MESSAGES, MOBILITY, OPUS_NB, OPUS_WB, RALERT_DISC, REDIR_302, REDIR_DIVHDR, REDIR_HISTHDR, REVERSE_MEDIA, SDP_ICE, SDP_RTCP_MUX, SDP_VIDEO, SIP_INFO, SRTP_INCOMING, SRTP_INTERNAL, SRTP_OUTGOING, SUBSCRIBER_NR, XFER_BLIND, XFER_CONS_ALERT, XFER_CONS_EXT, XFER_CONS
Test Results
This SIP provider requires a media-relay configuration. That is, all media traffic between the SIP provider and all endpoints must flow through the SBC. For this reason, a configuration without media-relay has not been tested and hence no test results for this configuration are listed.
Configuration with media-relay
- Signalling protocol
- The provider supports only UDP as transport protocol. As a result, the SIP-communication is not encrypted(TLS). Moreover it requires all involved network elements to support IP-fragmentation.
- NAT Traversal
- The provider detects clients behind NAT and can handle calls to them without requiring the clients to use NAT-traversal methods like STUN. However MediaRelay is required, since the provider does not support a change of the remote RTP-endpoint during a call.
- DTMF (RFC2833)
- The provider can convey DTMF digits using the RTP payload method as per RFC2833.
- Session Timer
- The tests regarding the SIP-session timer were successful. This means that either no session expiry is used or that it is used and works. It does not imply that session expiry actually is used.
- Redundancy
- Currently we don't test the redundancy for SIP-trunks without registration.
- Correct signalling of Ringing-state
- OK
- CLIR
- CLIR didn't work.
- Clip No Screening (CLNS)
- CLIP no screening (CLNS) is not possible, that is, outgoing calls can only have the own subscriber number (or extension), no foreign numbers as calling line id. This affects for example externally forwarded and mobility calls.
- Also, there is no other method available for this provider to make sure externally forwarded calls will show proper calling line identification (CLI). In this case, we recommend to set the Set Calling = Diverting No check-mark in the PBX Trunk object. This way, the forwarded call will at least carry the diverting party number (DGPN) as calling party number (CGPN/CLI) when alerting at the forwarded-to target. Otherwise it would either show no CLI at all or the lowest subscriber number associated with the trunk only.
- COLP
- Outbound and inbound calls to/from the PSTN show the correct connected number.
- For outbound calls to the PSTN, an update of the connected number is not signalled to the caller.
- Early-Media
- The provider supports early-media for outbound calls (hence inbound early media) to the PSTN.
- Fax
- Transport of faxes to/from the PSTN via G.711 codec was tested successfully.
- Additionally transport of faxes to/from the PSTN using the T.38 protocol was tested successfully. This is important for the innovaphone Fax-server. Even if the provider supports T.38, it is not guaranteed that all Fax-calls use T.38. However each call using T.38 will save you 2 DSP-licenses on the gateway hosting the Fax-interface.
- Codecs
- supported to/from PSTN: G711A and G729
- supported onnet (VoIP to VoIP): G711A and G729
- IP-Fragmentation
- OK
- Large SIP messages
- OK
- Reverse Media Negotiation
- OK
- Mobility Calls
- Transmitting DTMF-tones as SIP-INFO messages is not supported, however mobility calls are still possible as in the media-relay configuration, the SBC will convey DTMF signalling to the PBX.
- Neither Clip no screening (CLNS) nor call redirection using the SIP Diversion: or History-Info is supported. Calls forwarded to mobility devices will thus not have the original callers calling line id (CLI). In this case, we recommend to set the Set Calling = Diverting No check-mark in the PBX Trunk object. This way, the mobility call will at least carry the mobility user's own extension as calling party number (CGPN/CLI) when alerting at the mobile device. Otherwise it would either show no CLI at all or the lowest subscriber number associated with the trunk only.
- SRTP
- The provider does not support audio encryption using SRTP.
- Dialing of Subscriber Numbers
- OK
- Call Transfer
- OK
Configuration
Use profile PT-ONI-SIP_Trunk in Gateway/Interfaces/SIP to configure this SIP provider.
Please note the following configuration hints:
- 'Set Calling = Diverting No' recommended in PBX 'Trunk' objects
- A most recent v12r2 firmware or higher is required to use this SIP-profile. For hints regarding upgrade to v12r2, see Howto:Firmware Upgrade V12r1 V12r2
New profiles are added in the course of our V12R2 software Service Releases, see Support:DVL-Roadmap Firmware 12r2. Here is an up to date list of tested SIP providers.
Disclaimer
These tests look at a number of interoperability scenarios between innovaphone SIP devices and a given SIP trunk product. As we are enhancing our testing procedures, nature and number of these tests will vary.
All test results document the fact how the tested combination performs in the tested scenario. It explicitly does not comment on the question what the reason is for the behaviour nor if and how it could be changed. It thus does not imply that either the SIP trunk provider or the innovaphone device fails in any way. It merely says that the combination does not perform as defined by the test.
If not mentioned otherwise, all tests are repeated on a weekly basis (a.k.a. nightly tests) using the then-current innovaphone firmware. If a tested combination keeps performing differently from the state documented here during nightly tests, we reserve the right to update this article accordingly.
Some tests do not have consistent results. This may occur for various reasons. If so, we document the tests result as being unstable.
Some of the tested SIP trunk products are not available for nightly tests. In this case, the fact will be noted in the Summary section.