
sl Module

Bogdan Iancu

   voice-system.ro

Edited by

Bogdan Iancu

   Copyright © 2003 FhG FOKUS
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   Table of Contents
   1. User's Guide

        1.1. Overview
        1.2. Dependencies

              1.2.1. OpenSER Modules
              1.2.2. External Libraries or Applications

        1.3. Exported Parameters

              1.3.1. enable_stats (integer)

        1.4. Exported Functions

              1.4.1. sl_send_reply(code, reason)
              1.4.2. sl_reply_error()

        1.5. Exported Statistics

              1.5.1. 1xx_replies
              1.5.2. 2xx_replies
              1.5.3. 3xx_replies
              1.5.4. 4xx_replies
              1.5.5. 5xx_replies
              1.5.6. 6xx_replies
              1.5.7. sent_replies
              1.5.8. sent_err_replies
              1.5.9. received_ACKs

   2. Developer's Guide
   3. Frequently Asked Questions

   List of Examples
   1-1. enable_stats example
   1-2. sl_send_reply usage
   1-3. sl_reply_error usage
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Chapter 1. User's Guide

1.1. Overview

   The SL module allows OpenSER to act as a stateless UA server
   and generate replies to SIP requests without keeping state.
   That is beneficial in many scenarios, in which you wish not to
   burden server's memory and scale well.

   The SL module needs to filter ACKs sent after a local
   stateless reply to an INVITE was generated. To recognize such
   ACKs, OpenSER adds a special "signature" in to-tags. This
   signature is sought for in incoming ACKs, and if included, the
   ACKs are absorbed.

   To speed up the filtering process, the module uses a timeout
   mechanism. When a reply is sent, a timer is set. As time as
   the timeout didn't hit, the incoming ACK requests will be
   checked using TO tag value. Once the timer expires, all the
   ACK are let through - a long time passed till it sent a reply,
   so it does not expect any ACK that have to be blocked.

   The ACK filtering may fail in some rare cases. If you think
   these matter to you, better use stateful processing (tm
   module) for INVITE processing. Particularly, the problem
   happens when a UA sends an INVITE which already has a to-tag
   in it (e.g., a re-INVITE) and OpenSER want to reply to it.
   Than, it will keep the current to-tag, which will be mirrored
   in ACK. OpenSER will not see its signature and forward the ACK
   downstream. Caused harm is not bad--just a useless ACK is
   forwarded.
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1.2. Dependencies

1.2.1. OpenSER Modules

   The following modules must be loaded before this module:

     * No dependencies on other OpenSER modules.
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1.2.2. External Libraries or Applications

   The following libraries or applications must be installed
   before running OpenSER with this module loaded:

     * None.
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1.3. Exported Parameters

1.3.1. enable_stats (integer)

   If the module should generate and export statistics to the
   core manager. A zero value means disabled.

   SL module provides statistics about how many replies were sent
   ( splitted per code classes) and how many local ACKs were
   filtered out.

   Default value is 1 (enabled).

   Example 1-1. enable_stats example
modparam("sl", "enable_stats", 0)
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1.4. Exported Functions

1.4.1. sl_send_reply(code, reason)

   For the current request, a reply is sent back having the given
   code and text reason. The reply is sent stateless, totally
   independent of the Transaction module and with no
   retransmission for the INVITE's replies. 'code' and 'reason'
   can contain pseudo-variables that are replaced at runtime.

   Meaning of the parameters is as follows:

     * code - Return code.
     * reason - Reason phrase.

   This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE, ERROR_ROUTE.

   Example 1-2. sl_send_reply usage
...
sl_send_reply("404", "Not found");
...
sl_reply("$err.rcode", "$err.rreason");
...
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1.4.2. sl_reply_error()

   Sends back an error reply describing the nature of the last
   internal error. Usually this function should be used after a
   script function that returned an error code.

   This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE.

   Example 1-3. sl_reply_error usage
...
sl_reply_error();
...
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1.5. Exported Statistics

1.5.1. 1xx_replies

   The number of 1xx_replies.
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1.5.2. 2xx_replies

   The number of 2xx_replies.
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1.5.3. 3xx_replies

   The number of 3xx_replies.
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1.5.4. 4xx_replies

   The number of 4xx_replies.
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1.5.5. 5xx_replies

   The number of 5xx_replies.
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1.5.6. 6xx_replies

   The number of 6xx_replies.
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1.5.7. sent_replies

   The number of sent_replies.
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1.5.8. sent_err_replies

   The number of sent_err_replies.
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1.5.9. received_ACKs

   The number of received_ACKs.
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Chapter 2. Developer's Guide

   The module does not provide any API to use in other OpenSER
   modules.
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Chapter 3. Frequently Asked Questions

   3.1. Where can I find more about OpenSER?
   3.2. Where can I post a question about this module?
   3.3. How can I report a bug?

   3.1. Where can I find more about OpenSER?

   Take a look at http://openser.org/.

   3.2. Where can I post a question about this module?

   First at all check if your question was already answered on
   one of our mailing lists:

     * User Mailing List -
       http://openser.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users
     * Developer Mailing List -
       http://openser.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devel

   E-mails regarding any stable OpenSER release should be sent to
   <users@openser.org> and e-mails regarding development versions
   should be sent to <devel@openser.org>.

   If you want to keep the mail private, send it to
   <team@openser.org>.

   3.3. How can I report a bug?

   Please follow the guidelines provided at:
   http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=139143.
