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What is the primary purpose of the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)?
What is the primary purpose of the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)?
Which communication method involves sending information from one point to multiple other points?
Which communication method involves sending information from one point to multiple other points?
In the context of RTP, which of the following best describes unicast communication?
In the context of RTP, which of the following best describes unicast communication?
How does Internet telephony reduce costs compared to traditional calling?
How does Internet telephony reduce costs compared to traditional calling?
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Which type of communication sends information from one sender to all connected receivers?
Which type of communication sends information from one sender to all connected receivers?
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What is the primary function of the registrar server in a SIP network?
What is the primary function of the registrar server in a SIP network?
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Which component is directly responsible for managing the media session information in a SIP context?
Which component is directly responsible for managing the media session information in a SIP context?
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Which statement about the redirect server is true?
Which statement about the redirect server is true?
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What is the main objective of multimedia servers?
What is the main objective of multimedia servers?
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How many proxy servers can be interconnected between a source and a destination in a SIP communication?
How many proxy servers can be interconnected between a source and a destination in a SIP communication?
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Which of the following protocols is primarily used for controlling multimedia communication sessions?
Which of the following protocols is primarily used for controlling multimedia communication sessions?
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What type of information does the presence server handle in a SIP environment?
What type of information does the presence server handle in a SIP environment?
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Which of the following aspects is NOT included in the session level information of SDP?
Which of the following aspects is NOT included in the session level information of SDP?
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In SIP, what does a User Agent Client (UAC) do?
In SIP, what does a User Agent Client (UAC) do?
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Which network element in SIP acts like a router by forwarding requests?
Which network element in SIP acts like a router by forwarding requests?
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What does the location server provide in a SIP architecture?
What does the location server provide in a SIP architecture?
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What is one key requirement for real-time programs operating under the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)?
What is one key requirement for real-time programs operating under the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)?
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What is a primary function of the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)?
What is a primary function of the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)?
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Which component in a SIP network is responsible for registering user agents?
Which component in a SIP network is responsible for registering user agents?
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What role does the Participant Server play in a SIP network?
What role does the Participant Server play in a SIP network?
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How does SIP primarily identify network elements?
How does SIP primarily identify network elements?
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Study Notes
Networking Fundamentals - Servers and Clients
- Networking is layered
- Network applications use NOS to get network protocol to access the medium
- Medium exchanges information with other computers
- Networking process consists of many layers of networking processes
Types of Servers
1- File Servers
- Provide basic network file sharing and storage management
- File sharing isn't the same as file transfer
- A true file-sharing system allows accessing file records at the record level without moving the whole file
- File sharing is transparent to the user and application
- Users access remote files as if they were local
2- Print Servers
- Allow printers to be shared by everyone on the network
- Reduces the need for numerous, costly, and hard-to-maintain printers.
- Reduces maintenance costs
- Offers high-quality and high-speed printers that are expensive and needed less often.
3- Message Servers
- Handles messages sent for use by other programs
- Can queue and prioritize messages as needed
- Saves client programs from having to perform these processes
4- Mail Servers
- Receives incoming emails from local and remote senders
- Forwards outgoing emails for delivery
- Dedicated computer for running email applications
5- Application Services
- Run software for network clients
- Enables computers to share processing power
- Supplies the server side of client/server applications
- Provides processing services and handles requests for file or print services
6- Network Services
- Network communications are layered
7- Communication Servers
- Allow users outside the network to access network resources and vice versa
- Based on industry standards
- Different tools and services can be integrated as needed
8- Web Servers
- Server software or hardware that runs software and serves content to the World Wide Web
- Processes incoming network requests over HTTP and other related protocols
- Stores, processes, and delivers web pages to clients
- Communication between client and server happens through HTTP
9- Multimedia Servers
- Handles multimedia objects and delivers data streams in real time, in response to user requests
- Processes stored information before delivery
- Content ranges from videos to composite documents with a mix of small multimedia segments (e.g., video, audio, image, text)
Multimedia Server Architecture
- Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
- Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)
1- Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
- Used for initiating, maintaining, and terminating real-time sessions, including voice, video, and messaging applications
- Controls multimedia communication sessions
- Used in Internet telephony, private IP telephone systems, and instant messaging
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) - Continued
- SIP resides within the application layer
- Establishes, modifies, and terminates multimedia sessions
SIP Elements
- User Agent
- Proxy Server
- Registrar Server
- Redirect Server
- Location Server
- Presence Server
User Agent
- Endpoint for SIP network
- Initiates, modifies, and terminates sessions
- Can be softphone, mobile, or laptop
- Divided into User Agent Client (UAC) and User Agent Server (UAS)
Proxy Server
- Network element that takes requests from a user agent and forwards them to another user
- Acts like a router
- Has some intelligence to comprehend SIP requests
Registrar Server
- Accepts registration requests from user agents
- Helps users authenticate themselves within the network
- Stores URI and location of users in a database
Redirect Server
- Receives requests and looks up the intended recipient in the location database
- Uses the database to get location information and respond to the user
Location Server
- Provides information about caller's possible locations to the redirect and proxy servers
- Can only be contacted by proxy or redirect servers
Presence Server
- Accepts presence information (availability), stores it, and distributes it among endpoints
Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- Describes multimedia sessions in a format that participants understand
- Used to decide whether or not to join a conference and when or how to join a conference
- Extensible to support new media types
SDP Structure
- Session Level Info (name of session, time session is active)
- Media Level Info (media type, port number, media format)
3- Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)
- Internet protocol standard for real-time transmission of multimedia data over multicast or unicast networks
- Used in Internet telephone applications
- Traditional telephone infrastructure isn't needed for Internet telephony since Internet access is common; international/long-distance calls are generally less expensive
Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast
- Unicast: One sender, one receiver
- Broadcast: One sender, all others as receivers
- Multicast: One sender, multiple receivers
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This quiz covers the fundamental concepts of networking, focusing specifically on servers and clients. You will learn about different types of servers, including file, print, and message servers, and how they facilitate communication and resource sharing in a network environment.
