rtpengine Module

Maxim Sobolev

   Sippy Software, Inc.

Juha Heinanen

   TuTPro, Inc.

Edited by

Maxim Sobolev

Edited by

Bogdan-Andrei Iancu

Edited by

Juha Heinanen

Edited by

Sas Ovidiu

Edited by

Carsten Bock

   ng-voice GmbH

Edited by

Richard Fuchs

   Sipwise GmbH

   Copyright © 2003-2008 Sippy Software, Inc.

   Copyright © 2005 Voice Sistem SRL

   Copyright © 2009-2014 TuTPro Inc.

   Copyright © 2010 VoIPEmbedded Inc.

   Copyright © 2013-2017 Sipwise GmbH
     __________________________________________________________________

   Table of Contents

   1. Admin Guide

        1. Overview
        2. Multiple RTP proxy usage
        3. Dependencies

              3.1. Kamailio Modules
              3.2. External Libraries or Applications

        4. Parameters

              4.1. rtpengine_sock (string)
              4.2. rtpengine_disable_tout (integer)
              4.3. rtpengine_tout_ms (integer)
              4.4. rtpengine_allow_op (integer)
              4.5. queried_nodes_limit (integer)
              4.6. rtpengine_retr (integer)
              4.7. extra_id_pv (string)
              4.8. setid_avp (string)
              4.9. force_send_interface (string)
              4.10. read_sdp_pv (string)
              4.11. write_sdp_pv (string)
              4.12. rtp_inst_pvar (string)
              4.13. hash_table_size (integer)
              4.14. hash_table_tout (integer)
              4.15. db_url (string)
              4.16. table_name (string)
              4.17. setid_col (string)
              4.18. url_col (string)
              4.19. weight_col (string)
              4.20. disabled_col (string)
              4.21. setid_default (string)

        5. Functions

              5.1. set_rtpengine_set(setid[, setid])
              5.2. rtpengine_offer([flags])
              5.3. rtpengine_answer([flags])
              5.4. rtpengine_delete([flags])
              5.5. rtpengine_manage([flags])
              5.6. start_recording()

        6. Exported Pseudo Variables

              6.1. $rtpstat

        7. RPC Commands

              7.1. rtpengine.reload
              7.2. rtpengine.enable proxy_url/all 0/1
              7.3. rtpengine.show proxy_url/all
              7.4. rtpengine.ping proxy_url/all
              7.5. rtpengine.get_hash_total

   2. Frequently Asked Questions

   List of Examples

   1.1. Set rtpengine_sock parameter
   1.2. Set rtpengine_disable_tout parameter
   1.3. Set rtpengine_tout_ms parameter
   1.4. Set rtpengine_allow_op parameter
   1.5. Set queried_nodes_limit parameter
   1.6. Set rtpengine_retr parameter
   1.7. Set extra_id_pv parameter
   1.8. Set setid_avp parameter
   1.9. Set force_send_interface parameter
   1.10. Set read_sdp_pv parameter
   1.11. Set write_sdp_pv parameter
   1.12. Set rtp_inst_pvar parameter
   1.13. Set hash_table_size parameter
   1.14. Set hash_table_tout parameter
   1.15. Set db_url parameter
   1.16. Set table_name parameter
   1.17. Setup rtpengine table
   1.18. Set setid_col parameter
   1.19. Set url_col parameter
   1.20. Set weight_col parameter
   1.21. Set disabled_col parameter
   1.22. Set setid_default parameter
   1.23. set_rtpengine_set usage
   1.24. rtpengine_offer usage
   1.25. rtpengine_answer usage
   1.26. rtpengine_delete usage
   1.27. rtpengine_manage usage
   1.28. start_recording usage
   1.29. $rtpstat Usage
   1.30. rtpengine.reload usage
   1.31. rtpengine.enable usage
   1.32. rtpengine.show usage
   1.33. rtpengine.ping usage
   1.34. rtpengine.get_hash_total usage

Chapter 1. Admin Guide

   Table of Contents

   1. Overview
   2. Multiple RTP proxy usage
   3. Dependencies

        3.1. Kamailio Modules
        3.2. External Libraries or Applications

   4. Parameters

        4.1. rtpengine_sock (string)
        4.2. rtpengine_disable_tout (integer)
        4.3. rtpengine_tout_ms (integer)
        4.4. rtpengine_allow_op (integer)
        4.5. queried_nodes_limit (integer)
        4.6. rtpengine_retr (integer)
        4.7. extra_id_pv (string)
        4.8. setid_avp (string)
        4.9. force_send_interface (string)
        4.10. read_sdp_pv (string)
        4.11. write_sdp_pv (string)
        4.12. rtp_inst_pvar (string)
        4.13. hash_table_size (integer)
        4.14. hash_table_tout (integer)
        4.15. db_url (string)
        4.16. table_name (string)
        4.17. setid_col (string)
        4.18. url_col (string)
        4.19. weight_col (string)
        4.20. disabled_col (string)
        4.21. setid_default (string)

   5. Functions

        5.1. set_rtpengine_set(setid[, setid])
        5.2. rtpengine_offer([flags])
        5.3. rtpengine_answer([flags])
        5.4. rtpengine_delete([flags])
        5.5. rtpengine_manage([flags])
        5.6. start_recording()

   6. Exported Pseudo Variables

        6.1. $rtpstat

   7. RPC Commands

        7.1. rtpengine.reload
        7.2. rtpengine.enable proxy_url/all 0/1
        7.3. rtpengine.show proxy_url/all
        7.4. rtpengine.ping proxy_url/all
        7.5. rtpengine.get_hash_total

1. Overview

   This is a module that enables media streams to be proxied via an RTP
   proxy. The only RTP proxy currently known to work with this module is
   the Sipwise rtpengine https://github.com/sipwise/rtpengine. The
   rtpengine module is a modified version of the original rtpproxy module
   using a new control protocol. The module is designed to be a drop-in
   replacement for the old module from a configuration file point of view,
   however due to the incompatible control protocol, it only works with
   RTP proxies which specifically support it.

2. Multiple RTP proxy usage

   The rtpengine module can support multiple RTP proxies for
   balancing/distribution and control/selection purposes.

   The module allows definition of several sets of rtpproxies.
   Load-balancing will be performed over a set and the admin has the
   ability to choose what set should be used. The set is selected via its
   id - the id being defined with the set. Refer to the “rtpengine_sock”
   module parameter definition for syntax description.

   The balancing inside a set is done automatically by the module based on
   the weight of each RTP proxy from the set.

   The selection of the set is done from script prior using
   rtpengine_delete(), rtpengine_offer() or rtpengine_answer() functions -
   see the set_rtpengine_set() function.

   Another way to select the set is to define setid_avp module parameter
   and assign setid to the defined avp before calling rtpengine_offer() or
   rtpengine_manage() function. If forwarding of the requests fails and
   there is another branch to try, remember to unset the avp after calling
   rtpengine_delete() function.

   For backward compatibility reasons, a set with no id take by default
   the id 0. Also if no set is explicitly set before rtpengine_delete(),
   rtpengine_offer() or rtpengine_answer() the 0 id set will be used.

   IMPORTANT: if you use multiple sets, take care and use the same set for
   both rtpengine_offer()/rtpengine_answer() and rtpengine_delete()!! If
   the set was selected using setid_avp, the avp needs to be set only once
   before rtpengine_offer() or rtpengine_manage() call.

   From the current implementation point of view, the sets of rtpproxy
   nodes are shared memory(shm), so all processes can see a common list of
   nodes. There is no locking when setting the nodes enabled/disabled (to
   keep the memory access as fast as possible). Thus, problems related to
   node state might appear for concurent processes that might set the
   nodes enabled/disabled(e.g. by fifo command). This robustness problems
   are overcomed as follows.

   If the current process sees the selected node as disabled, the node is
   force tested before the current process actually takes the disabled
   decision. If the test succeeds, the process will set the node as
   enabled (but other concurrent process might still see it as disabled).
   .

   If the current process sees the selected node as enabled, it does no
   additional checks and sends the command which will fail in case the
   machine is actually broken. The process will set the node as disabled
   (but other concurrent process might still see it as enabled).

   The 'kamctl fifo' commands (including rtpengin ones) are executed by an
   exclusive process which operate on the same shared memory node list.

   All the nodes are pinged in the beginning by all the processes, even if
   the node list is shared memory.

3. Dependencies

   3.1. Kamailio Modules
   3.2. External Libraries or Applications

3.1. Kamailio Modules

   The following modules must be loaded before this module:
     * tm module - (optional) if you want to have rtpengine_manage() fully
       functional

3.2. External Libraries or Applications

   The following libraries or applications must be installed before
   running Kamailio with this module loaded:
     * None.

4. Parameters

   4.1. rtpengine_sock (string)
   4.2. rtpengine_disable_tout (integer)
   4.3. rtpengine_tout_ms (integer)
   4.4. rtpengine_allow_op (integer)
   4.5. queried_nodes_limit (integer)
   4.6. rtpengine_retr (integer)
   4.7. extra_id_pv (string)
   4.8. setid_avp (string)
   4.9. force_send_interface (string)
   4.10. read_sdp_pv (string)
   4.11. write_sdp_pv (string)
   4.12. rtp_inst_pvar (string)
   4.13. hash_table_size (integer)
   4.14. hash_table_tout (integer)
   4.15. db_url (string)
   4.16. table_name (string)
   4.17. setid_col (string)
   4.18. url_col (string)
   4.19. weight_col (string)
   4.20. disabled_col (string)
   4.21. setid_default (string)

4.1. rtpengine_sock (string)

   Definition of socket(s) used to connect to (a set) RTP proxy. It may
   specify a UNIX socket or an IPv4/IPv6 UDP socket.

   Default value is “NONE” (disabled).

   Example 1.1. Set rtpengine_sock parameter
...
# single rtproxy
modparam("rtpengine", "rtpengine_sock", "udp:localhost:12221")
# multiple rtproxies for LB with weights (missing weight defaults to 1)
modparam("rtpengine", "rtpengine_sock",
        "udp:localhost:12221=2 udp:localhost:12222=1")
# multiple sets of multiple rtproxies
modparam("rtpengine", "rtpengine_sock",
        "1 == udp:localhost:12221 udp:localhost:12222")
modparam("rtpengine", "rtpengine_sock",
        "2 == udp:localhost:12225")
...

4.2. rtpengine_disable_tout (integer)

   Once an RTP proxy was found unreachable and marked as disabled, the
   rtpengine module will not attempt to establish communication to that
   RTP proxy for rtpengine_disable_tout seconds.

   Default value is “60”.

   Can be set at runtime, e.g.:
                        $ kamcmd cfg.set_now_int rtpengine rtpengine_disable_tou
t 20

   Example 1.2. Set rtpengine_disable_tout parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "rtpengine_disable_tout", 20)
...

4.3. rtpengine_tout_ms (integer)

   Timeout value expressed in milliseconds in waiting for reply from RTP
   proxy.

   Default value is “1000”.

   Can be set at runtime, e.g.:
                        $ kamcmd cfg.set_now_int rtpengine rtpengine_tout_ms 100
0

   Example 1.3. Set rtpengine_tout_ms parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "rtpengine_tout_ms", 2000)
...

4.4. rtpengine_allow_op (integer)

   Enable this to allow finishing the current sessions while denying new
   sessions for the manually deactivated nodes via kamctl command i.e.
   "disabled(permanent)" nodes. Probably the manually deactivated machine
   is still running(did not crash).

   This is useful when deactivating a node for maintanance and reject new
   sessions but allow current ones to finish.

   The behaviour is the same for a rtpengine deleted table node. When the
   node is deleted from the table and the table reloaded (see
   nh_reload_rtpp) the node actually is disabled(permanent) and hidden for
   display. Next time the same node will be added in the table, and the
   content reloaded, it will be updated and re-displayed.

   Default value is “0” to keep the current behaviour.

   Example 1.4. Set rtpengine_allow_op parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "rtpengine_allow_op", 1)
...

4.5. queried_nodes_limit (integer)

   The total number of nodes inside a set (sets are configurable via
   rtpengine_sock function) to be queried before giving up establishing a
   session. This brings more flexibility in case checking all rtpengines
   would take too long. Max limit is 30.

   By default all nodes in a set are tried before giving up communicating
   with the rtpengines.

   Can be set at runtime, e.g.:
                        $ kamcmd cfg.set_now_int rtpengine queried_nodes_limit 5

   Example 1.5. Set queried_nodes_limit parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "queried_nodes_limit", 5)
...

4.6. rtpengine_retr (integer)

   How many times the module should retry to send and receive after
   timeout was generated.

   Default value is “5”.

   Can be set at runtime, e.g.:
                        $ kamcmd cfg.set_now_int rtpengine rtpengine_retr 5

   Example 1.6. Set rtpengine_retr parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "rtpengine_retr", 2)
...

4.7. extra_id_pv (string)

   The parameter sets the PV defination to use when the “b” parameter is
   used on rtpengine_delete(), rtpengine_offer(), rtpengine_answer() or
   rtpengine_manage() command.

   Default is empty, the “b” parameter may not be used then.

   Example 1.7. Set extra_id_pv parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "extra_id_pv", "$avp(extra_id)")
...

4.8. setid_avp (string)

   The parameter defines an AVP that, if set, determines which RTP proxy
   set rtpengine_offer(), rtpengine_answer(), rtpengine_delete(), and
   rtpengine_manage() functions use.

   There is no default value.

   Example 1.8. Set setid_avp parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "setid_avp", "$avp(setid)")
...

4.9. force_send_interface (string)

   Forces all control messages between the SIP proxy and the RTP proxy to
   be sent from the specified local interface. Both IPv4 and IPv6
   addresses are supported. If not specified, the default interface
   selected by the operating system will be used. Note: when
   rtpengine_sock is a IPv6 link-local address, one _must_ set this
   parameter in order to successfully connect to RTP engine. This is
   necessarely because OS needs additional scope_id hint to communicate
   over IPv6 link locals. The scope_id is resolved based on the given
   IPv6.

   There is no default value.

   Example 1.9. Set force_send_interface parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "force_send_interface", "10.3.7.123")
modparam("rtpengine", "force_send_interface", "2001:8d8:1ff:10c0:9a90:96ff:fea8:
fd99")
...

4.10. read_sdp_pv (string)

   If this parameter is set to a valid AVP or script var specifier,
   rtpengine will take the input SDP from this pv instead of the message
   body.

   There is no default value.

   Example 1.10. Set read_sdp_pv parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "read_sdp_pv", "$var(sdp)")
...
route {
        ...
        $var(sdp) = $rb + "a=foo:bar\r\n";
        rtpengine_manage();
}

4.11. write_sdp_pv (string)

   If this parameter is set to a valid AVP or script var specifier, the
   SDP returned by rtpengine in the offer/answer operations is returned in
   the specified variable instead of the message body.

   There is no default value.

   Example 1.11. Set write_sdp_pv parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "write_sdp_pv", "$avp(sdp)")
...
route {
        ...
        rtpengine_manage();
        set_body("$avp(sdp)a=baz123\r\n", "application/sdp");
}

4.12. rtp_inst_pvar (string)

   A pseudo variable to store the chosen RTP Engine IP address. If this
   parameter is set, the IP address and port of the instance chosen will
   be stored in the given variable.

   By default, this parameter is not set.

   Example 1.12. Set rtp_inst_pvar parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "rtp_inst_pvar", "$avp(RTP_INSTANCE)")
...

4.13. hash_table_size (integer)

   Size of the hash table. Default value is 256.

   NOTE: If configured size is less than 1, the size will be defaulted to
   1.

   Example 1.13. Set hash_table_size parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "hash_table_size", "123")
...

4.14. hash_table_tout (integer)

   Number of seconds after an rtpengine hash table entry is marked for
   deletion. By default, this parameter is set to 3600 (seconds).

   To maintain information about a selected rtp machine node, for a given
   call, entries are added in a hashtable of (callid, node) pairs. When
   command comes, lookup callid. If found, return chosen node. If not
   found, choose a new node, insert it in the hastable and return the
   chosen node.

   NOTE: In the current implementation, the actual deletion happens on the
   fly, while insert/remove/lookup the hastable, only for the entries in
   the insert/remove/lookup path.

   NOTE: When configuring this parameter, one should consider maximum call
   time VS share memory for unfinished calls.

   Example 1.14. Set hash_table_tout parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "hash_table_tout", "300")
...

4.15. db_url (string)

   The rtpengine datablase url. If present and valid, it activates
   database mode. Node information is read from database, not from config.

   By default, the datablase url is NULL (not set).

   Example 1.15. Set db_url parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "db_url", "mysql://pass@localhost/db")
...

4.16. table_name (string)

   The rtpengine table name. If database mode is activated (i.e. valid
   db_url), set the name of rtpengine table, on startup.

   By default, the rtpengine table name is "rtpengine".

   NOTE: One needs to add the version of the rtpengine table in the
   version table. The current version is version 1.

   Example 1.16. Set table_name parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "table_name", "rtpengine_table_name")
...

   Example 1.17. Setup rtpengine table
mysql> describe rtpengine;
+----------+------------------+------+-----+---------------------+-------+
| Field    | Type             | Null | Key | Default             | Extra |
+----------+------------------+------+-----+---------------------+-------+
| setid    | int(10) unsigned | NO   | PRI | 0                   |       |
| url      | varchar(64)      | NO   | PRI | NULL                |       |
| weight   | int(10) unsigned | NO   |     | 1                   |       |
| disabled | int(1)           | NO   |     | 0                   |       |
| stamp    | datetime         | NO   |     | 1900-01-01 00:00:01 |       |
+----------+------------------+------+-----+---------------------+-------+

mysql> select * from rtpengine;
+-------+---------------------------+--------+----------+---------------------+
| setid | url                       | weight | disabled | stamp               |
+-------+---------------------------+--------+----------+---------------------+
|     0 | udp:rtpproxy1.domain:8800 |      1 |        0 | 2016-03-10 10:30:54 |
|     0 | udp:rtpproxy2.domain:8800 |      1 |        1 | 2016-03-10 10:30:54 |
+-------+---------------------------+--------+----------+---------------------+

mysql> select * from version;
+---------------------------+---------------+
| table_name                | table_version |
+---------------------------+---------------+
| rtpengine                 |             1 |
+---------------------------+---------------+

4.17. setid_col (string)

   Column name in the rtpengine table. If database mode is activated (i.e.
   valid db_url), set the setid of rtp nodes according to this column, on
   startup. The MySQL value for this column should be INT UNSIGNED.

   By default, the column name is "setid".

   Example 1.18. Set setid_col parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "setid_col", "setid_column_name")
...

4.18. url_col (string)

   Column name in the rtpengine table. If database mode is activated (i.e.
   valid db_url), set the url of rtp nodes according to this column, on
   startup. The MySQL value for this column should be VARCHAR.

   By default, the column name is "url".

   Example 1.19. Set url_col parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "url_col", "url_column_name")
...

4.19. weight_col (string)

   Column name in the rtpengine table. If database mode is activated (i.e.
   valid db_url), set the weight of rtp nodes according to this column, on
   startup. The column value has priority over the URL weight. The MySQL
   value for this column should be INT UNSIGNED.

   By default, the column name is "weight".

   Example 1.20. Set weight_col parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "weight_col", "weight_column_name")
...

4.20. disabled_col (string)

   Column name in the rtpengine table. If database mode is activated (i.e.
   valid db_url), set the state of rtp nodes according to this column, on
   startup. The MySQL value for this column should be INT.

   By default, the column name is "disabled".

   Example 1.21. Set disabled_col parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "disabled_col", "disabled_column_name")
...

4.21. setid_default (string)

   The default set of nodes to be used.

   By default, the setid is 0.

   NOTE that if setid_avp is configured, this value will be ignored and
   the active set will be chosen according to the setid_avp.

   Example 1.22. Set setid_default parameter
...
modparam("rtpengine", "setid_default", 11)
...

5. Functions

   5.1. set_rtpengine_set(setid[, setid])
   5.2. rtpengine_offer([flags])
   5.3. rtpengine_answer([flags])
   5.4. rtpengine_delete([flags])
   5.5. rtpengine_manage([flags])
   5.6. start_recording()

5.1.  set_rtpengine_set(setid[, setid])

   Sets the ID of the RTP proxy set to be used for the next
   rtpengine_delete(), rtpengine_offer(), rtpengine_answer() or
   rtpengine_manage() command. The parameter can be an integer or a config
   variable holding an integer.

   A second set ID can be specified to daisy-chain two RTP proxies. The
   two set IDs must be distinct from each other and there must not be any
   overlap in the proxies present in both sets. In this use case, the
   request (offer, answer, etc) is first sent to an RTP proxy from the
   first set, which rewrites the SDP body and sends it back to the module.
   The rewritten SDP body is then used to make another request to an RTP
   proxy from the second set, which rewrites the SDP body another time and
   sends it back to the module to be placed back into the SIP message.
   This is useful if you have a set of RTP proxies that the caller must
   use, and another distinct set of RTP proxies that the callee must use.
   This is supported by all rtpengine commands except rtpengine_manage().

   This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE, ONREPLY_ROUTE,
   BRANCH_ROUTE.

   Example 1.23. set_rtpengine_set usage
...
set_rtpengine_set("2");
rtpengine_offer();
...

5.2.  rtpengine_offer([flags])

   Rewrites SDP body to ensure that media is passed through an RTP proxy.
   To be invoked on INVITE for the cases the SDP bodies are in INVITE and
   200 OK and on 200 OK when SDP bodies are in 200 OK and ACK.

   The function will return true on success and false (-1) on various
   failures, like using rtp_engine_offer() on a SIP MESSAGE request or
   communication with rtpengine fails.

   Meaning of the parameters is as follows:
     * flags - flags to turn on some features.
       The “flags” string is a list of space-separated items. Each item is
       either an individual token, or a token in “key=value” format. The
       possible tokens are described below.
          + via-branch=... - Include the “branch” value of one of the
            “Via” headers in the request to the RTP proxy. Possible values
            are: “1” - use the first “Via” header; “2” - use the second
            “Via” header; “auto” - use the first “Via” header if this is a
            request, or the second one if this is a reply; “extra” - don't
            take the value from a header, but instead use the value of the
            “extra_id_pv” variable. This can be used to create one media
            session per branch on the RTP proxy. When sending a subsequent
            “delete” command to the RTP proxy, you can then stop just the
            session for a specific branch when passing the flag '1' or '2'
            in the “rtpengine_delete”, or stop all sessions for a call
            when not passing one of those two flags there. This is
            especially useful if you have serially forked call scenarios
            where the RTP proxy gets an “offer” command for a new branch,
            and then a “delete” command for the previous branch, which
            would otherwise delete the full call, breaking the subsequent
            “answer” for the new branch. This flag is only supported by
            the Sipwise rtpengine RTP proxy at the moment!
          + asymmetric - flags that UA from which message is received
            doesn't support symmetric RTP. Disables learning of endpoint
            addresses in the Sipwise rtpengine proxy.
          + no-redis-update - this flag can be used by Kamailio in order
            to tell rtpengine not to persist the call into Redis upon
            receiving offer/answer() control commands. If flag is not set,
            default action is rtpengine persists call to redis.
          + force-answer - force “answer”, that is, only rewrite SDP when
            corresponding session already exists in the RTP proxy. By
            default is on when the session is to be completed.
          + direction=... - this option specifies a logical network
            interface and should be given exactly twice. It enables RTP
            bridging between different addresses or networks of the same
            family (e.g. IPv4 to IPv4). The first instance of the option
            specifies the interface that the originator of this message
            should be using, while the second instance specifies the
            interface that the target should be using. For example, if the
            SIP message was sent by an endpoint on a private network and
            will be sent to an endpoint on the public internet, you would
            use “direction=priv direction=pub” if those two logical
            network interfaces were called “priv” and “pub” in your RTP
            proxy's configuration respectively. The direction must only be
            specified in for initial SDP offer; answers or subsequent
            offers can omit this option.
          + internal, external - shorthand for “direction=internal” and
            “direction=external” respectively. Useful for brevity or as
            legacy option if the RTP proxy only supports two network
            interfaces instead of multiple, arbitrarily named ones.
          + auto-bridge - this flag an alternative to the “internal” and
            “external” flags in order to do automatic bridging between
            IPv4 on the "internal network" and IPv6 on the "external
            network". Instead of explicitly instructing the RTP proxy to
            select a particular address family, the distinction is done by
            the given IP in the SDP body by the RTP proxy itself. Not
            supported by Sipwise rtpengine.
          + address-family=... - instructs the RTP proxy that the
            recipient of this SDP body expects to see addresses of a
            particular family. Possible values are “IP4” and “IP6”. For
            example, if the SDP body contains IPv4 addresses but the
            recipient only speaks IPv6, you would use “address-family=IP6”
            to bridge between the two address families.
            Sipwise rtpengine remembers the address family preference of
            each party after it has seen an SDP body from them. This means
            that normally it is only necessary to explicitly specify the
            address family in the “offer”, but not in the “answer”.
            Note: Please note, that this will only work properly with
            non-dual-stack user-agents or with dual-stack clients
            according to RFC6157 (which suggest ICE for Dual-Stack
            implementations). This short-cut will not work properly with
            RFC4091 (ANAT) compatible clients, which suggests having
            different m-lines with different IP-protocols grouped
            together.
          + force - instructs the RTP proxy to ignore marks inserted by
            another RTP proxy in transit to indicate that the session is
            already goes through another proxy. Allows creating a chain of
            proxies. Not supported and ignored by Sipwise rtpengine.
          + trust-address - flags that IP address in SDP should be
            trusted. Starting with rtpengine 3.8, this is the default
            behaviour. In older versions, without this flag the RTP proxy
            ignores the address in the SDP and uses source address of the
            SIP message as media address which is passed to the RTP proxy.
          + SIP-source-address - the opposite of trust-address. Restores
            the old default behaviour of ignoring endpoint addresses in
            the SDP body.
          + replace-origin - flags that IP from the origin description
            (o=) should be also changed.
          + replace-session-connection - flags to change the session-level
            SDP connection (c=) IP if media description also includes
            connection information.
          + symmetric - flags that for the UA from which message is
            received, support symmetric RTP must be forced. Does nothing
            with the Sipwise rtpengine proxy as it is the default.
          + repacketize=NN - requests the RTP proxy to perform
            re-packetization of RTP traffic coming from the UA which has
            sent the current message to increase or decrease payload size
            per each RTP packet forwarded if possible. The NN is the
            target payload size in ms, for the most codecs its value
            should be in 10ms increments, however for some codecs the
            increment could differ (e.g. 30ms for GSM or 20ms for G.723).
            The RTP proxy would select the closest value supported by the
            codec. This feature could be used for significantly reducing
            bandwith overhead for low bitrate codecs, for example with
            G.729 going from 10ms to 100ms saves two thirds of the network
            bandwith. Not supported by Sipwise rtpengine.
          + ICE=... - controls the RTP proxy's behaviour regarding ICE
            attributes within the SDP body. Possible values are: “force” -
            discard any ICE attributes already present in the SDP body and
            then generate and insert new ICE data, leaving itself as the
            only ICE candidates; “force-relay” - discard any “relay” type
            ICE attributes already present in the SDP body and then
            generate and insert itself as the only ICE “relay” candidates;
            “remove” instructs the RTP proxy to discard any ICE attributes
            and not insert any new ones into the SDP. The default (if no
            “ICE=...” is given at all), new ICE data will only be
            generated if no ICE was present in the SDP originally;
            otherwise the RTP proxy will only insert itself as additional
            ICE candidate. Other SDP substitutions (c=, m=, etc) are
            unaffected by this flag.
          + RTP, SRTP, AVP, AVPF - These flags control the RTP transport
            protocol that should be used towards the recipient of the SDP.
            If none of them are specified, the protocol given in the SDP
            is left untouched. Otherwise, the “SRTP” flag indicates that
            SRTP should be used, while “RTP” indicates that SRTP should
            not be used. “AVPF” indicates that the advanced RTCP profile
            with feedback messages should be used, and “AVP” indicates
            that the regular RTCP profile should be used. See also the
            next set of flags below.
          + RTP/AVP, RTP/SAVP, RTP/AVPF, RTP/SAVPF - these serve as an
            alternative, more explicit way to select between the different
            RTP protocols and profiles supported by the RTP proxy. For
            example, giving the flag “RTP/SAVPF” has the same effect as
            giving the two flags “SRTP AVPF”.
          + to-tag - force inclusion of the “To” tag. Normally, the “To”
            tag is always included when present, except for “delete”
            messages. Including the “To” tag in a “delete” messages allows
            you to be more selective about which dialogues within a call
            are being torn down.
          + rtcp-mux-demux - if rtcp-mux (RFC 5761) was offered, make the
            RTP proxy accept the offer, but not offer it to the recipient
            of this message.
          + rtcp-mux-reject - if rtcp-mux was offered, make the RTP proxy
            reject the offer, but still offer it to the recipient. Can be
            combined with “rtcp-mux-offer” to always offer it.
          + rtcp-mux-offer - make the RTP proxy offer rtcp-mux to the
            recipient of this message, regardless of whether it was
            offered originally or not.
          + rtcp-mux-accept - if rtcp-mux was offered, make the RTP proxy
            accept the offer and also offer it to the recipient of this
            message. Can be combined with “rtcp-mux-offer” to always offer
            it.
          + media-address=... - force a particular media address to be
            used in the SDP body. Address family is detected
            automatically.
          + TOS=... - change the IP TOS value for all outgoing RTP packets
            within the entire call in both directions. Only honoured in an
            “offer”, ignored for an “answer”. Valid values are 0 through
            255, given in decimal. If this option is not specified, the
            TOS value will revert to the default TOS (normally 184). A
            value of -1 may be used to leave the currently used TOS
            unchanged.
          + delete-delay=... - override the default delay (in seconds)
            before a call is actually deleted from memory. Can be set to
            zero to effectuate immediate deletion. This option only makes
            sense for delete operations.
          + strict-source - instructs the RTP proxy to check the source
            addresses of all incoming RTP packets and drop the packets if
            the address doesn't match.
          + media-handover - the antithesis of strict-source. Instructs
            the RTP proxy not only to accept mismatching RTP source
            addresses (as it normally would), but also to accept them as
            the new endpoint address of the opposite media flow. Not
            recommended as it allows media streams to be hijacked by an
            attacker.
          + DTLS=... - influence the behaviour of DTLS-SRTP. Possible
            values are “no” or “off” to suppress offering or accepting
            DTLS-SRTP, and “passive” to prefer participating in DTLS-SRTP
            in a passive role.
          + SDES-off - don't offer SDES when it normally would. In an SRTP
            context, this leaves DTLS-SRTP as the only other option.
          + SDES-unencrypted_srtp, SDES-unencrypted_srtcp,
            SDES-unauthenticated_srtp - these directly reflect the SDES
            session parameters from RFC 4568 and will make the RTP proxy
            offer these parameters when offering SDES.
          + SDES-encrypted_srtp, SDES-encrypted_srtcp,
            SDES-authenticated_srtp - the opposites of the flags above.
            Useful if accepting these parameters is not desired and they
            should be rejected instead.
          + unidirectional - allows kernelization of one-way streams in
            the Sipwise rtpengine proxy. This is especially useful when
            the first call leg is handled by some rtpengine machine while
            the second call leg is handled by other rtpengine machine.

   This function can be used from ANY_ROUTE.

   Example 1.24. rtpengine_offer usage
route {
...
    if (is_method("INVITE")) {
        if (has_body("application/sdp")) {
            if (rtpengine_offer())
                t_on_reply("1");
        } else {
            t_on_reply("2");
        }
    }
    if (is_method("ACK") && has_body("application/sdp"))
        rtpengine_answer();
...
}

onreply_route[1]
{
...
    if (has_body("application/sdp"))
        rtpengine_answer();
...
}

onreply_route[2]
{
...
    if (has_body("application/sdp"))
        rtpengine_offer();
...
}

5.3.  rtpengine_answer([flags])

   Rewrites SDP body to ensure that media is passed through an RTP proxy.
   To be invoked on 200 OK for the cases the SDP bodies are in INVITE and
   200 OK and on ACK when SDP bodies are in 200 OK and ACK.

   See rtpengine_offer() function description above for the meaning of the
   parameters.

   This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE, ONREPLY_ROUTE,
   FAILURE_ROUTE, BRANCH_ROUTE.

   Example 1.25. rtpengine_answer usage

   See rtpengine_offer() function example above for example.

5.4.  rtpengine_delete([flags])

   Tears down the RTPProxy session for the current call.

   See rtpengine_offer() function description above for the meaning of the
   parameters. Note that not all flags make sense for a “delete”.

   This function can be used from ANY_ROUTE.

   Example 1.26. rtpengine_delete usage
...
rtpengine_delete();
...

5.5.  rtpengine_manage([flags])

   Manage the RTPProxy session - it combines the functionality of
   rtpengine_offer(), rtpengine_answer() and rtpengine_delete(), detecting
   internally based on message type and method which one to execute.

   It can take the same parameters as rtpengine_offer(). The flags
   parameter to rtpengine_manage() can be a configuration variable
   containing the flags as a string.

   Functionality:
     * If INVITE with SDP, then do rtpengine_offer()
     * If INVITE with SDP, when the tm module is loaded, mark transaction
       with internal flag FL_SDP_BODY to know that the 1xx and 2xx are for
       rtpengine_answer()
     * If ACK with SDP, then do rtpengine_answer()
     * If BYE or CANCEL, or called within a FAILURE_ROUTE[], then call
       rtpengine_delete(). Be careful with calling this function after
       resuming a suspended transaction (e.g., after t_continue()),
       because the context of executed route is FAILURE ROUTE (in other
       words, rtpengine_manage() in the route block of t_continue() does
       the same as in failure_route).
     * If reply to INVITE with code >= 300 do rtpengine_delete()
     * If reply with SDP to INVITE having code 1xx and 2xx, then do
       rtpengine_answer() if the request had SDP or tm is not loaded,
       otherwise do rtpengine_offer()

   This function can be used from ANY_ROUTE.

   Example 1.27. rtpengine_manage usage
...
rtpengine_manage();
...

5.6.  start_recording()

   This function will send a signal to the RTP proxy to record the RTP
   stream on the RTP proxy.

   This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE and ONREPLY_ROUTE.

   Example 1.28. start_recording usage
...
start_recording();
...

6. Exported Pseudo Variables

   6.1. $rtpstat

6.1. $rtpstat

   Returns the RTP statistics from the RTP proxy. The RTP statistics from
   the RTP proxy are provided as a string and it does contain several
   packet counters. The statistics must be retrieved before the session is
   deleted (before rtpengine_delete()).

   Example 1.29. $rtpstat Usage
...
    append_hf("X-RTP-Statistics: $rtpstat\r\n");
...

7. RPC Commands

   7.1. rtpengine.reload
   7.2. rtpengine.enable proxy_url/all 0/1
   7.3. rtpengine.show proxy_url/all
   7.4. rtpengine.ping proxy_url/all
   7.5. rtpengine.get_hash_total

7.1. rtpengine.reload

   Reloads the database node table content if configured. Returns specific
   message related to success, failure and no db_url configured.

   NOTE: The current behaviour updates the nodes state or creates new ones
   or hides old ones, based on the database content. If allow_op modparam
   is enabled, the sessions are still allowed to finish for the hidden old
   nodes.

   Example 1.30.  rtpengine.reload usage
...
$ kamcmd rtpengine.reload
...

7.2. rtpengine.enable proxy_url/all 0/1

   Enables a RTP proxy if the second parameter value is greater than 0.
   Disables it if a zero value is given. The first parameter is either a
   specific RTP proxy url (exactly as defined in the config file) or the
   keyword all. The second parameter value must be a number in decimal.

   When try to enable the RTP proxy, an application ping command is sent
   to it. If it fails, the proxy is not enabled. Displays success or fail
   when try to enable/disable.

   NOTE: If a RTP proxy is defined multiple times (in the same or diferent
   sets), all of its instances will be enabled/disabled.

   NOTE: If a RTP proxy is in the disabled permanent state and one tries
   to enable it, even if the ping fails, it is moved to a disabled
   temporary state and a recheck_ticks are given to it. While the
   recheck_ticks are grater than 0, the proxy is considered disabled
   temporary, and it is not taken into consideration for sending data.
   When the recheck_ticks are 0, the proxy is retested when trying to send
   data(not automatically retested), and data can be send to it on
   success.

   NOTE: When specify the IPv6 RTP proxy url one must prefix it with :: to
   escape the :: from the IPv6 address. See the example below.

   Example 1.31.  rtpengine.enable usage
...
$ kamcmd rtpengine.enable udp:192.168.2.133:8081 0
$ kamcmd rtpengine.enable ::udp6:fe80::9a90:96ff:fea8:fd99:9999 1
$ kamcmd rtpengine.enable all 1
...

7.3. rtpengine.show proxy_url/all

   Displays all the RTP proxies and their information: set and status
   (disabled or not, weight and recheck_ticks). If a RTP proxy has been
   disabled by nh_enable_rtpp mi command a "(permanent)" quote will appear
   when printing the disabled status. This is to differentiate from a
   temporary disable due to the proxy being not found responsive by
   kamailio. In addition, when disabled permanent, recheck_ticks have no
   meaning and "N\A" is printed instead of the value.

   It takes either a specific RTP proxy url (exactly as defined in the
   config file) or the keyword all as a parameter.

   NOTE: When specify the IPv6 RTP proxy url one must prefix it with :: to
   escape the :: from the IPv6 address. See the example below.

   Example 1.32.  rtpengine.show usage
...
$ kamcmd rtpengine.show udp:192.168.2.133:8081
$ kamcmd rtpengine.show ::udp6:fe80::9a90:96ff:fea8:fd99:9999
$ kamcmd rtpengine.show all
...

7.4. rtpengine.ping proxy_url/all

   Sends an application ping command to the RTP proxy. If the proxy does
   not respond, it will be disabled, but not permanent. If the proxy
   responds, no action is taken. Displays the ping result, i.e. success or
   fail when try to ping.

   It takes either a specific RTP proxy url (exactly as defined in the
   config file) or the keyword all as a parameter.

   NOTE: When specify the IPv6 RTP proxy url one must prefix it with :: to
   escape the :: from the IPv6 address. See the example below.

   Example 1.33.  rtpengine.ping usage
...
$ kamcmd rtpengine.ping udp:192.168.2.133:8081
$ kamcmd rtpengine.ping ::udp6:fe80::9a90:96ff:fea8:fd99:9999
$ kamcmd rtpengine.ping all
...

7.5. rtpengine.get_hash_total

   Print the total number of hash entries in the hash table at a given
   moment.

   Example 1.34.  rtpengine.get_hash_total usage
...
$ kamcmd rtpengine.get_hash_total
...

Chapter 2. Frequently Asked Questions

   2.1. How do I migrate from “rtpproxy” or “rtpproxy-ng” to “rtpengine”?
   2.2. Where can I find more about Kamailio?
   2.3. Where can I post a question about this module?
   2.4. How can I report a bug?

   2.1.

   How do I migrate from “rtpproxy” or “rtpproxy-ng” to “rtpengine”?

   For the most part, only the names of the functions have changed, with
   “rtpproxy” in each name replaced with “rtpengine”. For example,
   “rtpproxy_manage()” has become “rtpengine_manage()”. A few name
   duplications have also been resolved, for example there is now a single
   “rtpengine_delete()” instead of “unforce_rtp_proxy()” and the identical
   “rtpproxy_destroy()”.

   The largest difference to the old module is how flags are passed to
   “rtpengine_offer()”, “rtpengine_answer()”, “rtpengine_manage()” and
   “rtpengine_delete()”. Instead of having a string of single-letter
   flags, they now take a string of space-separated items, with each item
   being either a single token (word) or a “key=value” pair.

   For example, if you had a call “rtpproxy_offer("FRWOC+PS");”, this
   would then become:
rtpengine_offer("force trust-address symmetric replace-origin replace-session-co
nnection ICE=force RTP/SAVPF");

   Finally, if you were using the second paramater (explicit media
   address) to any of these functions, this has been replaced by the
   “media-address=...” option within the first string of flags.

   2.2.

   Where can I find more about Kamailio?

   Take a look at https://www.kamailio.org/.

   2.3.

   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 -
       https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users
     * Developer Mailing List -
       https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-dev

   E-mails regarding any stable Kamailio release should be sent to
   <sr-users@lists.kamailio.org> and e-mails regarding development
   versions should be sent to <sr-dev@lists.kamailio.org>.

   If you want to keep the mail private, send it to
   <sr-users@lists.kamailio.org>.

   2.4.

   How can I report a bug?

   Please follow the guidelines provided at:
   https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/issues.
