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Difference Between SIP and VoIP

SIP is a signaling protocol that sets up multimedia sessions over the internet, including voice calls. VoIP is a technology that allows voice calls over IP networks by digitizing and encoding voice into packets. While SIP handles call setup and control, VoIP focuses only on transferring voice data. SIP can manage different types of media and uses separate systems for different functions, while VoIP relies on a single system and is limited to voice. SIP devices are independent, but VoIP requires connections to computers or networks. Together, SIP and VoIP enable voice communication over internet networks.

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Difference Between SIP and VoIP

SIP is a signaling protocol that sets up multimedia sessions over the internet, including voice calls. VoIP is a technology that allows voice calls over IP networks by digitizing and encoding voice into packets. While SIP handles call setup and control, VoIP focuses only on transferring voice data. SIP can manage different types of media and uses separate systems for different functions, while VoIP relies on a single system and is limited to voice. SIP devices are independent, but VoIP requires connections to computers or networks. Together, SIP and VoIP enable voice communication over internet networks.

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Difference Between SIP and VoIP

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September 7, 2018

The SIP and VoIP are the technologies work for enabling any type of communication over
the internet. However, the VoIP is separately used for IP telephony, but SIP is the protocol
which handles the overall exchange of multimedia. More specifically, the SIP signalling
protocol is the way to standardise the VoIP or IP telephony.

The SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is used to set up the internet telephone calls, video
conferencing and other multimedia connections. On the other hand, the Voice over IP is
used to transfer the voice traffic through the data networks.

Content: SIP and VoIP

Comparison Chart

Basis for
comparison SIP VOIP

Basic Protocol used to handle the Used to establish voice calls over
multimedia session. the internet.

Pertaining to Signalling protocol to govern the Separate and individually distinct


technologies such as VoIP. technology.

Handles All type of media Voice calls and message.

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Basis for
comparison SIP VOIP

Types of Independent of other devices. Rely on the devices that provide


devices used connection to the internet.

Traffic Individual systems are utilized to All the operations are handled by a
management handle different operation. single system.

Definition of SIP
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is a group of rules that govern the multimedia exchange
over the internet. The SIP is the control protocol of the application layer responsible for
setting, manipulating and ending the multimedia sessions with one or more users, the
multimedia session can contain any sort of multimedia, including data, voice, video, image,
etcetera. In simpler terms, SIP works in a similar way as the HTTP works, where a request
and response model is followed.

The entire process of the SIP protocol is explained in the steps below:
Firstly, the SIP caller generates a request in which an invite message is sent to the
callee.
The proxy server placed between the caller and callee, examine the structure of the
message body comprised of media type, format and caller’s capabilities.

In case callee accepts the request, the reply code is sent to the caller. The callee can
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In case callee accepts the request, the reply code is sent to the caller. The callee can
also send OPTIONS method to query the host about its capabilities and other
information.

After that, the connection is completed using the three-way handshaking protocol.
Then the caller generates an ACK message to culminate the protocol and confirm
the receipt of the 200 (OK) message.
The session is terminated by sending a BYE method to either party.

SIP Components
There are generally four components of Session Initiation Protocol, which are discussed
below.

User Agents – Client and server fall under the user agent category, in which the
client creates requests while server receives the requests and generate responses.
Various Servers – There are several types of servers employed in the SIP protocol,
such as proxy, location, registrar, redirect. Each server works on different criteria.
Gateways – Gateway is nothing but a user agent which can connect to other
networks, for example, PSTN.
B2B(Business-to-Business) User Agents – Includes two user agent capable of
transferring and modifying the SIP messages.

The SDP (Session Description Protocol) is used to provide the information about the
call. SIP can also provide features such as call waiting, call screening, authentication and
encryption. It can also place a call from an IP enabled equipment to an ordinary telephone.

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Definition of VoIP
VoIP (Voice over IP) is the utilisation of IP for enabling the telephone service. The
alternative name for the VoIP is the IP telephony. There are three components necessarily
required for achieving VoIP (Voice over IP). Priorly, it needs a protocol like RTP to
accurately transfer the digitised signal along the IP network. Secondly, it requires a
mechanism to set and end the calls. At last, an isochronous network of the IP network.

Conventional systems
Earlier the telephone system named as PSTN (Public Switched Telephone
Network) work on the circuit switching, where the resources are engaged until the
call is ended.
Later, the advent of IP emerged the concept of packet switching which makes
communication possible by dividing the data into small sized self-reaching packets
(because it contains the destination address).

Working of VoIP
Referring to the below-given diagram, the IP telephone system is linked to the wide area
IP network and LAN too. To make the voice calls locally, the LAN is used. The speech is
digitised and encoded with the help of the codec device installed in the IP phones. These
phones also include the functions such as packetisation and depacketization of the
encoded speech.

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Wide area IP network is used to make the calls between the distinct sites. IP phone
registration, call signalling and coordination is done through the Proxy server. It can also
provide cross-compatibility with the traditional PSTN network using VoIP gateway.

Key Differences Between SIP and VoIP


1. SIP manages the multimedia sessions while VoIP just enables voice call across an
IP internet.
2. Any type of media can be carried by SIP. In contrast, the VoIP can only send and
receive the voice calls and messages.
3. SIP devices are independent of other devices for its working and just require the
modem. As against, the VoIP devices need a computer to make and receive calls.
4. In SIP, separate functions are handled by the separate modules; this is the reason it
can handle a large amount of data and traffic. On the contrary, in VoIP a single
system is responsible for controlling all of the functions.

Conclusion
SIP creates a VoIP system that connects you to the phone networks. SIP is a protocol is
mainly used for signalling and establishment of the internet telephone call, video
conferences and other multimedia connections. On the other hand, the VIOP is used to

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drive the voice traffic along the IP network. The advantage of the SIP is that it can
intelligently interplay with other protocols.

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