SIP Demystified [Paperback]

Gonzalo Camarillo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071373403 | ISBN-13: 978-0071373401 | Publication Date: August 28, 2001 | Edition: 1

State-of-the-art SIP primer

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is the open standard that will make IP telephony an irresistible force in communications, doing for converged services what http does for the Web. SIP Demystified – authored by Gonzalo Camarillo, one of the contributors to SIP development in the IETF—gives you the tools to keep your company and career competitive. This guide tells you why the standard is needed, what architectures it supports, and how it interacts with other protocols. As a bonus, you even get a context-setting background in data networking. Perfect if you’re moving from switched voice into a data networking environment, here’s everything you need to understand:

* Where, why, and how SIP is used
* What SIP can do and deliver
* SIP’s fit with other standards and systems
* How to plan implementations of SIP-enabled services
* How to size up and choose from available SIP products

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About the Author

GONZALO CAMARILLO is the Principal Systems Expert with the Advanced Signaling Research Lab of Ericsson in Helsinki, Finland. An active participant in the IETF's SIP Working Group since its inception, he co-authored several contributions on SIP-related matters. He is also a frequent speaker at VoIP conferences and the Ericsson representative in the SIP Forum. He received an M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and another M.Sc. degree, also in Electrical Engineering, from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He is continuing his studies as a Ph.D candidate at Helsinki University of Technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (August 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071373403
• ISBN-13: 978-0071373401
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #454,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Computers & Technology > Networking > Telephony

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Skip the first half, July 14, 2002

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John Orton (Hillsboro, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SIP Demystified (Paperback)

I found this book covered too many points on the spectrum. The first half goes over everything BUT SIP. Most people who want to learn the generic SIP structure already know how a simple telephone and data network operates.

This takes a little too long to get the the "meat" but from there on gives a pretty good detail of the SIP format for anyone looking at understanding the basic SIP code format.

As a fundamentals book for anyone wanting to start learning SIP programming it would be a good reference to have on the shelf. Skip the first half though.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy, but double check first that this is what you are looking for, December 22, 2007

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Pablo Alsina (Uruguay) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SIP Demystified (Paperback)

Good book on SIP. Bought it to expand our knowledge of SIP in an Asterisk enviroment.

The initial introduction is a bit too-long. I think that when you buy a book on SIP, you already know IP telephony and alikes works.

Before buying, keep in mind that the book is on SIP, generally speaking, and SIP is used on lots of places, not only on Internet/IP telephony.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written for absolute beginners, April 5, 2007

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Rao Nasir Khan (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SIP Demystified (Paperback)

This is a great book for absolute beginners. If you have already read the SIP RFC(s) then this book is clearly not for you, on the other hand if you are an engineer beginning to learn SIP then this could provide a great introduction.
The first few chapters are not about SIP but about telecom, VoIP in general and IETF process. I found that quite useful too.
After having read this book you will be able to understand RFC 3261 much better. This is a fast read, I finished this book in a day when I read it several years ago. This could also be a whirlwind refresher for someone who had once worked on SIP but now wants to brush up for a sales meeting tommorow.