Common use of Protocol Operation Clause in Contracts

Protocol Operation. This section deals with the protocol details involved in the negotiation between a SIP entity and its next-hop SIP entity. Throughout the text the next-hop SIP entity is referred to as the first-hop proxy or outbound proxy. However, the reader should bear in mind that a user agent server can also be the next-hop for a proxy or, in absence of proxies, for a user agent client. Note as well that a proxy can also have an outbound proxy.

Protocol Operation. This section deals with the protocol details involved in the negotiation between a SIP entity user agent client and its next-hop SIP entity. Throughout the text the next-hop SIP entity is referred to as the first-hop proxy or outbound proxy. However, the reader should bear in mind that a user agent server can also be the next-hop for a proxy or, user agent client in the absence of proxies, for a user agent client. Note as well that a proxy can also have an outbound proxy.