SIP & SDP Headers Knowledge Quiz
(CCIE Collaboration Edition)

Question 1: What does the SIP "Via" header do in an INVITE request?

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Answer: B) Identifies the transport path and ensures responses follow the same route
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Question 2: What is the purpose of the "Call-ID" header in SIP?

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Answer: B) Uniquely identifies a SIP session across dialogs
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Question 3: What does the "Record-Route" header ensure?

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Answer: B) That all in-dialog requests follow the same signaling path as the initial request
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Question 4: Which SDP attribute indicates both parties can send and receive media?

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Answer: A) a=sendrecv
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Question 5: When CUCM provides Music on Hold, which of these might appear in the SDP?

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Answer: B) c=IN IP4 (MOH server IP) with a=sendonly
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Question 6: In SDP, what is the purpose of "a=rtpmap"?

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Answer: A) To map dynamic payload types to specific codec names and parameters
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Question 7: What does the "Contact" header in SIP specify?

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Answer: A) The SIP URI for future requests within this dialog
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Question 8: Which SDP attribute defines media encryption parameters?

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Answer: A) a=crypto
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Question 9: What does the SIP "Max-Forwards" header control?

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Answer: B) The number of proxies or hops a request may traverse
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Question 10: In SDP, what does the "a=inactive" attribute indicate?

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Answer: B) Neither side will send or receive media
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Question 11: In SIP, what does the "Supported" header list?

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Answer: A) The optional SIP extensions that the UA supports

Example Supported header: Supported: X-cisco-srtp-fallback,X-cisco-sis-10.0.0,X-cisco-supports-AR
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Question 12: What does the "P-Asserted-Identity" header in SIP provide?

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Answer: A) The public identity asserted by a trusted SIP proxy
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Question 13: In SIP, what is the role of the "Allow-Events" header?

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Answer: B) Lists supported SIP event packages
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Question 14: What does the "Expires" header control in a SIP request?

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Answer: B) The validity duration of a SIP request like REGISTER or INVITE
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Question 15: In SDP, what does the "b=AS" attribute specify?

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Answer: B) The allocated session bandwidth in kilobits per second
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