@misc{rfc3264, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 3264, howpublished = {RFC 3264}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC3264}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3264}, author = {Henning Schulzrinne and Jonathan Rosenberg}, title = {{An Offer/Answer Model with Session Description Protocol (SDP)}}, pagetotal = 25, year = 2002, month = jul, abstract = {This document defines a mechanism by which two entities can make use of the Session Description Protocol (SDP) to arrive at a common view of a multimedia session between them. In the model, one participant offers the other a description of the desired session from their perspective, and the other participant answers with the desired session from their perspective. This offer/answer model is most useful in unicast sessions where information from both participants is needed for the complete view of the session. The offer/answer model is used by protocols like the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }