This termination procedure applies to an Application Server that terminates a session. In this case the addressed user is a UE and is not hosted by the AS. Based on the invoked service logic at the Application Server the session is terminated at the AS.
The procedure described below assumes that the Application Server takes care of the user plane connection.
The request is then routed towards the AS identified by the filter criteria. The AS terminates the session instead of allowing it to continue on to the address end user.
These clauses present the general end-to-end session flow procedures without preconditions. The flow in clause 5.7a.2 is applicable to services without real-time QoS requirements before session becomes active, and thus do not need to set-up dedicated IP-CAN bearers but can use existing IP-CAN bearers, and to services which do not require that the terminating endpoint obtains a SIP-level notification when the originating endpoint's IP-CAN bearer becomes available.
Note that the flows in these clauses do not show the use of a THIG. If a THIG is used, the use is completely analogous to the use in clause 5.5, clause 5.6 and clause 5.7.
UE#1 sends the SIP INVITE request, containing an initial SDP, to the P-CSCF#1 determined via the P-CSCF discovery mechanism. The initial SDP may represent one or more media for a multi-media session. It should be noted that a media offer without preconditions in general implies that the offering entity might expect to receive incoming media for any of the offered media as soon as the offer is received by the other endpoint. Therefore either an existing IP-CAN bearer is assumed to be available for use or the application is implemented such that incoming media is not expected until some later point in time.
P-CSCF#1 examines the media parameters. If P-CSCF#1 finds media parameters not allowed to be used within an IMS session (based on P-CSCF local policies, or if available bandwidth authorization limitation information coming from the PCRF/PCF), it rejects the session initiation attempt.
Based on operator policy S-CSCF#1 validates the user's service profile and may invoke whatever service control logic is appropriate for this INVITE request. This may include routing the INVITE request to an Application Server, which processes the request further on.
Based on operator policy S-CSCF#2 validates the user's service profile and may invoke whatever service control logic is appropriate for this INVITE request. This may include routing the INVITE request to an Application Server, which processes the request further on.
P-CSCF#2 examines the media parameters. If P-CSCF#2 finds media parameters not allowed to be used within an IMS session (based on P-CSCF local policies, or if available bandwidth authorization limitation information coming from the PCRF/PCF), it rejects the session initiation attempt.
Depending on the bearer establishment mode selected for the IP-CAN session, resource reservation shall be initiated either by the UE or by the IP-CAN itself. UE#2 may reserve a dedicated IP-CAN bearer for media based on the media parameters received in the SDP offer as shown in Figure 5.19h. Otherwise, the IP-CAN#2 initiates the reservation of required resources after step 20 instead.
Depending on the bearer establishment mode selected for the IP-CAN session, resource reservation shall be initiated either by the UE or by the IP-CAN itself. UE#1 may reserve a dedicated IP-CAN bearer for media based on the media parameters received in the SDP answer as shown in Figure 5.19h. Otherwise, the IP-CAN#1 initiates the reservation of required resources after step 25.