A SIP network is composed of the following logical entities:
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User Agent (UA) - Initiates, receives and terminates calls.
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Proxy Server - Acts on behalf of UA in forwarding or responding to requests. A Proxy Server can fork requests to multiple servers. A back-to-back user agent (B2BUA) is a type of Proxy Server that treats each leg of a call passing through it as two distinct SIP call sessions: one between it and the calling phone and the other between it and the called phone. Other Proxy Servers treat all legs of the same call as a single SIP call session.
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Redirect Server - Responds to request but does not forward requests.
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Registration Server - Handles UA authentication and registration.