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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Transaction Timers

Table C-1  SIP Transaction Timers
Timer
Default Value
RFC 3261 Section
Meaning
T1
500 milliseconds
17.1.1.1
RTT Estimate
T2
4 seconds
17.1.2.2
Maximum retransmit interval for non-INVITE requests and INVITE responses
T4
5 seconds
17.1.2.2
Maximum duration that a message remains in the network
Timer A
T1
17.1.1.2
INVITE request retransmit interval, for UDP only
Timber B
64*T1
17.1.1.2
INVITE transaction timeout timer
Timer C
> 3 minutes
16.6 (bullet 11)
Proxy INVITE transaction timeout
Timer D
> 32 seconds for UDP, 0 for TCP/SCTP
17.1.1.2
Wait time for response retransmits
Timer E
T1
17.1.2.2
Non-INVITE request retransmit interval, for UDP only
Timer F
64 * T1
17.1.2.2
Non-INVITE transaction timeout timer
Timer G
T4 for UDP, 0 for TCP/SCTP
17.2.1
INVITE response retransmit interval
Timer H
64 * T1
17.2.1
Wait time for ACK receipt
Timer I
T4 for UDP, 0 for TCP/SCTP
17.2.1
Wait time for ACK retransmits
Timer J
64 * T1 for UDP, 0 for TCP/SCTP
17.2.2
Wait time for non-INVITE request retransmits
Timer K
T4 for UDP, 0 for TCP/SCTP
17.1.2.2
Wait time for response retransmits