Smart profile: A new method for minimising SIP messages

Ahmed Meddahi, Gilles Vanwormhoudt, Hossam Afifi

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Abstract

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is a text-based protocol engineered for high data rate links. As a result, SIP messages size have not been optimised. This is problematic, particularly with the planned usage of this protocol in wireless handsets as part of 2.5G and 3G cellular networks. With low bit rate IP connectivity or signalling channel, the transmission delays for call setup and feature invocation are significant. In this paper, we propose a new approach called "Smart Profile" where SIP messages are minimised in the access network for performance optimisation and completely reconstructed at the edge. The message reconstruction is based on SIP call profile that contains session attributes extracted from the user and terminal profiles. We discuss about Smart Profile implementation and focus on measuring its performance. Results and comparison with compression method show that Smart Profile solution is globally better.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
EditorsJosé Neuman de Souza, Petre Dini, Petre Dini, Pascal Lorenz
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages688-697
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)3540225714, 9783540225713
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2004
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume3124
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

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