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Release notes for SIP Router (sr)
***********************************************
$Id$
sip-router 3.1 chages
core:
- Dragonfly BSD support
- statistics / counters support for tcp and sctp (enable by default)
- statistics / counters api
- networks addresses support in ip comparisons (src_ip, dst_ip, to_ip)
with strings or rvalue expressions.
E.g.: $ip=10.0.0.0; if (src_ip == $ip +"/8") ....
- lots of module functions automatically support now expressions or
variables in function parameters. This applies to all the module
functions declared without a fixup, with a fixup and the corresponding
free_fixup function or with a compatible ser or kamailio style standard
fixup (declared in sr_module.h or mod_fix.h).
E.g.: f($a, "b = " + $b); t_set_fr($v + 2 + $x).
t_set_fr($foo) (equivalent now with t_set_fr("$foo")).
- all the module functions can now be called with any constant expression
as parameters. E.g.: f("7 *" +" 6 = " + 7 * 6);
- major performance increase on Linux multi-cpu machines that send a lot
of UDP IPv4 packets (40-50% faster in stateless mode). For it to work
udp4_raw must be enabled or set into auto mode in sr.cfg and sr must be
started as root or with CAP_NET_RAW. Note that even if udp4_raw is
off (default), if sr was started with enough privileges, it can be
enabled at runtime.
The support for using raw sockets is also available on FreeBSD (compiled
by default but not tested for performance yet), NetBSD, OpenBSD and
Darwin (not tested and not compiled by default, needs
make cfg extra_defs=-DUSE_RAW_SOCKS). To check if the support is
compiled, use ser -V |grep --color RAW_SOCKS or for a running
ser: sercmd core.udp4_raw_info.
See udp4_raw, udp4_raw_mtu and udp4_raw_ttl below.
- asynchronous TLS support
- onreply_route {...} is now equivalent with onreply_route[0] {...}
- global, per protocol blacklist ignore masks (via extended send_flags).
See dst_blacklist_udp_imask a.s.o (dst_blacklist_*_imask).
- per message blacklist ignore masks
- route() now supports rvalue expressions (e.g. route("test"+$i))
- support for permanent entries in the DNS cache.
new config variables:
- udp4_raw - enables raw socket support for sending UDP IPv4 datagrams
(40-50% performance increase on linux multi-cpu).
Possible values: 0 - disabled (default), 1 - enabled, -1 auto.
In "auto" mode it will be enabled if possible (sr started as root or
with CAP_NET_RAW).
udp4_raw can be used on Linux and FreeBSD. For other BSDs and Darwin
one must compile with -DUSE_RAW_SOCKS.
On Linux one should also set udp4_raw_mtu if the MTU on any network
interface that could be used for sending is smaller then 1500.
Can be set at runtime as long as sr was started with enough privileges
(core.udp4_raw).
- udp4_raw_mtu - MTU value used for UDP IPv4 packets when udp4_raw is
enabled. It should be set to the minimum MTU of all the network
interfaces that could be used for sending. The default value is 1500.
Note that on BSDs it does not need to be set (if set it will be ignored,
the proper MTU will be used automatically by the kernel). On Linux it
should be set.
Can be set at runtime (core.udp4_raw_mtu).
- udp4_raw_ttl - TTL value used for UDP IPv4 packets when udp4_raw is
enabled. By default it is set to auto mode (-1), meaning that the
same TTL will be used as for normal UDP sockets.
Can be set at runtime (core.udp4_raw_ttl).
- dst_blacklist_udp_imask - global blacklist events ignore mask for udp
(a blacklist event/reason set in this variable will be ignored when
deciding whether or not to blacklist an udp destination). Can be set
at runtime. Default: 0 (no blacklist reason is ignored).
Possible values: 0 -disabled, 2 - send error; 4 - connect error,
8 - icmp (reserverd), 16 - transaction timeout,
32 - 503 received, 64 - administratively prohibited
(manually set).
- dst_blacklist_tcp_imask - like dst_blacklist_udp_imask, but for tcp.
- dst_blacklist_tls_imask - like dst_blacklist_tls_imask, but for tcp.
- dst_blacklist_sctp_imask -like dst_blacklist_sctp_imask, but for tcp.
- dns_cache_rec_pref - DNS cache record preference:
0 - do not check duplicates (default)
1 - prefer old records
2 - prefer new records
3 - prefer records with longer lifetime
modules:
- counters: functions and RPCs for manipulating counters (statistics):
modparam("counters", "script_counter", name)
cnt_inc(name)
cnt_add(name, val)
cnt_reset(name)
- blst: functions for ignoring blacklist events per message:
blst_set_ignore(mask): set the events in mask in the per
per message blacklist ignore mask for a request
(see dst_blacklist_udp_imask for possible values).
The basic operation is: msg_blst_ignore_mask|=mask.
blst_clear_ignore(mask): like blst_set_ignore(mask), but instead
of setting some events, it clears them
(msg_blst_ignore_mask&=~mask).
blst_rpl_set_ignore(mask): like blst_set_ignore(mask), but sets
the mask for possible local replies to the current message.
blst_rpl_clear_ignore(mask): like blst_rpl_ignore(mask), but
clears instead of setting.
- tls:
certificate revocation list (CRL) support.
asynchronous TLS support
new TLS RPCs (tls.info, tls.options), tls.list more detailed.
removed handshake_timeout and send_timeout module parameters /
config variables. The values from tcp are used instead
(tcp_connect_timeout and tcp_send_timeout).
runtime config support
more config options:
crl - certificate revocation list file path (PEM format).
send_close_notify - enables/disables sending close notify
alerts prior to closing the corresponding TCP connection.
Sending the close notify prior to tcp shutdown is "nicer"
from a TLS point of view, but it has a measurable
performance impact. Default: off. Can be set at runtime
(tls.send_close_notify).
con_ct_wq_max - per connection tls maximum clear text write
queue size. The TLS clear-text write queues are used when a
send attempt has to be delayed due to an on-going TLS level
renegotiation. Can be set at runtime (tls.con_ct_wq_max).
Default: 65536 (64 Kb).
ct_wq_max - maximum total for all the tls clear text write
queues (summed). Can be set at runtime (tls.ct_wq_max).
Default: 10485760 (10 Mb).
ct_wq_blk_size - internal TLS pre-write (clear-text) queue
minimum block size (advance tunning or debugging).
Can be set at runtime (tls.ct_wq_blk_size).
Default: 4096 (4 Kb).
verbose debug messages can be enable by re-compiling with
-DTLS_RD_DEBUG (for the read path) and -DTLS_WR_DEBUG
(for the write path).
new options for better tuning memory usage for modern openssl
versions: ssl_release_buffers (default 1), ssl_freelist_max_len
(default 0), ssl_max_send_fragment, ssl_read_ahead (default 0).
For more info see modules/doc/tls/README.
compression is now disabled by default. To enable it set
tls_disable_compression to 0, but note that memory usage will
increase dramatically especially for large number of
connections (>1000).
tm:
- reason header support (RFC3326) both for CANCELs generated due to a
received final reply and for hop by hop CANCELs generated because of a
received CANCEL.
E.g.: reason header added for a CANCEL generated after a 200 reply was
received on one of the branches "Reason: SIP;cause=200".
The reason header support can be turned on/off using either tm
module parameters or in the end to end CANCEL case also on a per
transaction basis, using a script function:
local_cancel_reason = 0 | 1 (default 1/on) - turns on adding reason
headers for CANCELs generated due to a final reply. Can be changed
at runtime.
e2e_cancel_reason = 0 | 1 (default 1/on) - turns on copying reason
headers from a received end to end CANCEL (the generated hop by hop
CANCELs will have the same reason headers as the received CANCEL).
Can be changed at runtime.
t_set_no_e2e_cancel_reason(0|1) - enable/disable cancel reason
header copying on a per transaction basis (0 - enable, 1 disable).
- t_reply() can be used both from the main/core onreply_route{} and tm
onreply_route[...]{}s.
sip-router 3.0 changes
core:
- type casts operators: (int), (str).
- new operators eq, ne for string compares and ieq, ine for interger
compares. The names are not yet final (use them at your own risk).
Future version might use ==/!= only for ints (ieq/ine) and eq/ne for
strings (under debate).
They are almost equivalent to == or !=, but they force the conversion
of their operands (eq to string and ieq to int), allowing among other
things better type checking on startup and more optimizations.
Non equiv. examples: 0 == "" (true) is not equivalent to 0 eq ""
(false: it evaluates to "0" eq ""). "a" ieq "b" (true: (int)"a" is 0
and (int)"b" is 0) is not equivalent to "a" == "b" (false).
Note: internally == and != are converted on startup to eq/ne/ieq/ine
whenever possible (both operand types can be safely determined at
start time and they are the same).
- try to guess what the user wanted when operators that support multiple
types are used on different typed operands. In general convert the
the right operand to the type of the left operand and then perform the
operation. Exception: the left operand is undef.
This applies to the following operators: +, == and !=.
Special case: undef as left operand:
For +: undef + expr -> undef is converted to string => "" + expr.
For == and !=: undef == expr -> undef is converted to type_of expr.
If expr is undef, then undef == undef is true (internally is converted
to string).
- expression evaluation changes: auto-convert to interger or string
in function of the operators:
int(undef)==0, int("")==0, int("123")==123, int("abc")==0
str(undef)=="", str(123)=="123".
- new script operators: defined, strlen, strempty
defined expr - returns true if expr is defined, and false if not.
Note: only a standalone avp or pvar can be
undefined, everything else is defined.
strlen(expr) - returns the lenght of expr evaluated as string.
strempty(expr) - returns true if expr evaluates to the empty
string (equivalent to expr=="").
e.g.: if (defined $v && !strempty($v)) $len=strlen($v);
- msg:len max_len comparison obsoleted and removed (it did not make any
sense, msg:len > max_len was always false, use something like
4096 or 16384 in its place).
- module search path support: loadpath takes now a list of directories
separated by ':'. The list is searched in-order. For each directory d
$d/${module_name}.so and $d/${module_name}/${module_name}.so are tried.
- dns TXT, EBL and PTR support (both cache and non-cached resolver)
- support for dual module interfaces: ser and kamailio
config script changes:
- script mode can be switched between ser compatible, kamailio compatible
and max compatibility (compatible with both as much as possible), using
#!SER
#!KAMAILIO
#!OPENSER
#!ALL
#!MAXCOMPAT
where #!KAMAILIO is equivalent with #!OPENSER and #!ALL with #!MAXCOMPAT
- support for kamailio style pvars
- C-like switch()/case (integer only)
- while()
- include file support: include_file "somefile"
- event route support: event_route[module_name:eventid]
- user and shm_force_alloc must now appear prior to any modparam() or route
block.
- per message send_flags support (see set_forward_no_connect(),
set_forward_reply_no_connect(), set_forward_close() & set_reply_close())
build system:
- multiple modules directories are now supported (defined in Makefile.dirs)
new config variables:
- max_while_loops - maximum iterations allowed for a while (can be changed
at runtime). Default 100.
- log_name - set the application name used when printing to syslog.
- mem_summary - memory debugging info logged on exit or on SIGUSR1.
The value is a combination of flags: 0 - off,
1 - dump all used memory blocks and some statistics (lots of output),
2 - dump a summary of the used memory blocks (works only if
compiled with DBG_QM_MALLOC or DBG_F_MALLOC).
Default: 1.
Can be changed at runtime.
- shm = number or shm_mem = number - size of shared memory in MB. It's
overwritten if a value is specified on the command line (-m val).
Default: 32 Mb. Must appear prior to any modparam() or route block.
new script commands:
add_local_rport() - adds the rport parameter to the added via header
(rfc3581).
set_forward_no_connect() - the message will be forwarded only if there is
already an existing connection to the destination (it applies only to
connection oriented protocols like tcp, tls and in the future sctp).
set_reply_no_connect() - like set_forward_no_connect(), but works for
replies to the current message.
set_forward_close() - try to close the connection after forwarding the
current message (it applies only when the underlying protocol is
connection oriented).
set_reply_close() - like set_forward_close(), but it works for replies to
the current message.
tm:
disable_6xx_block parameter - if set, will treat 6xx replies like normal
replies (non rfc conformant). Default: off.
See also t_set_disable_6xx().
t_set_disable_6xx(0|1) - can be used to turn off/on the special 6xx handling
on a per transaction basis.
t_set_disable_failover(0|1) - can be used to turn off/on dns failover on a
per transaction basis.
2.1.0 changes
modules:
- textops - functions:
- remove_hf_re("regexp") -- filter message headers out
by matching the header name field against a regular
expression.
- avp - export new selects table to allow dissecting the content of an
attribute by interpreting it as a "name-addr" value
- auth - experimental support for one-time nonces: when enabled a nonce
will be accepted only for one response (each new request will
be challenged). See one_time_nonce.
- experimental support for nc checking when qop=auth
(fast, non-locking implementation, see nonce_count,
nc_array_size, nc_array_order and nid_pool_no)
- switched to base64 nonces
- record nonce generation time inside the nonce so that a
received nonce can be checked against ser start time
(if older => stale). This allows gracefully handling ser
restarts with different auth configs.
- added extra authentication checks support, to protect
against various reply attacks.
- params:
- nonce_auth_max_drift - maximum difference in seconds
from the current time, if a nonce appears to be
created in the future (if exceeded the nonce is
considered stale).
- one_time_nonce - if enabled each nonce is allowed
only once => each new request (including
retransmissions!) will be challenged. It should be
used only in stateful mode (so that tm deals with
the retransmissions). The major disadvantage is that
the UA won't be able to used any cached credentials
(=> extra messages, extra round trips, more work for
the proxy)
- otn_in_flight_no - maximum number of in-flight nonces
for one-time-nonces. It must be a number of the form
2^k (if not it will be automatically rounded down).
The memory used will be otn_in_flight_no/8
- otn_in_flight_order - like otn_in_flight_no, but
instead of specifying the number as 2^k, it directly
sets k (otn_in_flight_no=2^otn_in_flight_order)
- nonce_count - if enabled and qop=auth or
qop=auth-int, store and check received nc values
(for details see rfc2617 and auth/doc). It should be
used only in stateful mode (so that tm deals with
the retransmissions which would otherwise be
challenged). The major advantage is greatly
enhanced security (extremely small probability of
a succesfull replay attack) combine with support
for cached credentials (if the UAs do support qop
and auth)
- nc_array_size - size of the array used for storing
nc values, default 1Mb. It will be rounded down to
a 2^k value. It represents the maximum number of
in-flight nonces supported
- nc_array_order - equivalent to nc_array_size, but
instead of specifying the size in bytes, it can
be used to directly set the power of 2 used
(nc_array_size=2^nc_array_order)
- nid_pool_no - number of nc and one-time-nonce array
and index partitions, useful for increasing
performance on multi-cpu systems (default 1,
recommended 4)
- auth_checks_register, auth_checks_no_dlg,
auth_checks_in_dlg - flags specifying which extra
message part/parts will be checked for change before
allowing nonce reuse. See the auth module docs for
for more information (modules/auth/README).
- blst - new module containing script blacklist manipulations functions
(the source of a message can be blacklisted, removed from the
blacklist or checked for presence in the blacklist).
- tm - added API function t_get_canceled_ident(): returns the hash
coordinates (bucket/index) of the transaction the currently
processed CANCEL is targeting. Requires AS support enabled.
- added API function ack_local_uac(): allow generating the ACKs
for 2xx'ed locally originated INVITEs - new headers and body can
now also be appended to it. Requires AS support enabled.
- matching of E2E ACKs no longer requires full From HF identity,
but rather only tag equality (this behaviour can be changed by
defining TM_E2E_ACK_CHECK_FROM_URI)
- added t_reset_fr(), t_reset_retr(), t_reset_max_lifetime()
- t_relay_to renamed to t_relay_to_avp (undocumented function)
- t_relay() can now also take host and port parameters (e.g.
t_relay(host, port)), behaving like a statefull
forwad(host, port) version (forward to host:port using the same
protocol on which the message was received)
- t_relay_to_udp(), t_relay_to_tcp() and t_relay_to_tls() work
now even with no parameters: in this case the message is
forwarded using the request uri, but with the specified protocol
(equivalent to a t_relay() with a forced protocol)
- method for canceling unreplied branches can now be selected
using the new cancel_b_method tm parameter.
- support for adding a 503 reply source to the blacklist for
the time specified in the Retry-After header (see the new tm
parameters blst_503, blst_503_def_timeout, blst_503_min_timeout
and blst_503_max_timeout).
- different error replies for too many branches (500 but with
different text), resolve error (478) or send error
(477).
- tm can be configured not to automatically send 100 replies
for invites either globally (see the auto_inv_100 parameter)
or on a per transaction basis (see t_set_auto_inv_100(...))
- t_relay* error reply are delayed till the end of the script
to allow the script writer to overwrite them
- branches are always canceled hop by hop
- cancels for silently canceled branches (no replies ever
received) are automatically generated if later a provisional
reply arrives on such a branch
- noisy_ctimer is now 1 (on) by default
- added maximum transaction lifetime - a transaction is not
allowed to be active longer then this interval. See
t_set_max_lifetime(), max_inv_lifetime and max_noninv_lifetime.
- support for changing the retransmission intervals on the fly,
on a per transaction basis (it is enabled if tm is compiled
with -DTM_DIFF_RT_TIMEOUT -- default): t_set_retr(t1, t2).
- transaction are deleted the moment they are not referenced
anymore (removed the need for the delete timer) -- this
should improve memory usage on very busy proxies.
- lots of callbacks added
- new onsend callbacks support (require defining TMCB_ONSEND prior
to compiling tm)
- behaviour when receiving a CANCEL which doesn't match any
transaction can be selected using the unmatched_cancel param.
- params:
- cancel_b_method - selects one of the three methods
for dealing with unreplied branches when the
transaction must be canceled. The possible values
are 0 (old behaviour) for stopping request
retransmission on the branch and act as if
the branch was immediately replied with a 487,
1 for continuing to retransmit the request until an
answer is received or the timeout kicks in (default)
and
2 for stopping the request retransmission and sending
CANCEL on the branch (not rfc conforming).
For more information see tm docs.
- blst_503 - if set and if the blacklist is used
(use_dst_blacklist=1), add the source of a 503 reply
to the blacklist
- blst_503_def_timeout - if the Retry-After header from
a 503 reply is missing, use this value for the
blacklist timeout (in s). Depends on blst_503.
The default value is 0 ( do not blacklist if no
Retry-After is present).
- blst_503_min_timeot (in s) - if the 503 reply
Retry-After header value is less, use this value
for the blacklist timeout. Depends on blst_503.
The default value is 0.
- blst_503_max_timeout (in s) - if the 503 reply
Retry-After header value is greater, use this value
instead. Depends on blst_503.
The default value is 3600 s.
- auto_inv_100 - if set (default) tm will automatically
send an 100 reply to INVITEs (see also
t_set_auto_inv_100())
- noisy_ctimer is now 1 by default
- max_inv_lifetime & max_noninv_lifetime - default
maximum lifetimes for an invite or non-invite
transaction. After this interval has passed from
the transaction creation the transaction will be
either switched into the wait state or in the
final response retransmission state => a transaction
will be kept in memory for maximum:
max_*inv_lifetime + fr_timer /*ack w.*/ +wait_timer.
- unmatched_cancel - selects between forwarding cancels
that do not match any transaction statefully (0,
default value), statelessly (1) or dropping them
(2). Note that the statefull forwarding has an
additional hidden advantage: tm will be able to
recognize INVITEs that arrive after their CANCEL.
Note also that this feature could be used to try
a memory exhaustion DOS attack against a proxy that
authenticates all requests, by continuously flooding
the victim with CANCELs to random destinations
(since the CANCEL cannot be authenticated, each
received bogus CANCEL will create a new transaction
that will live by default 30s).
- functions:
- t_reset_fr() -- resets the current transaction
fr_inv_timer and fr_timer to the default values
(set via the tm modparams fr_inv_timer and fr_timer).
- t_reset_retr() -- resets the current transaction
retransmission intervals on the fly, to the default
values (set via the tm modparams retr_timer1 and
retr_timer2).
- t_reset_max_lifetime() -- resets the current
transaction maximum lifetime to the default value
(set via the tm modparam max_inv_lifetime or
max_noninv_lifetime).
- t_grep_status("code") -- returns true if any branch
received code as the final reply (or if no final
reply was yet received, but a "code" provisional
reply).
- t_set_auto_inv_100(on/off) - switch automatically
sending 100 replies to INVITEs on/off on a per
transaction basis. It overrides the tm param.
auto_inv_100.
- t_set_max_lifetime(inv, noninv) - changes the
maximum transaction lifetime on the fly, for the
current or next to be created transaction.
- t_set_retr(t1, t2) - changes the retransmissions
intervals on the fly, on a per transaction basis.
core:
- most tcp config vars migrated to the dynamic config framework
(can be changed at runtime, e.g.
sercmd cfg.set_now_int tcp connection_lifetime 180 )
- fallback to tcp or other congestion controlled transport
protocol if a forwarded udp sip request is greater then
udp_mtu (config). Default off. See udp_mtu and
udp_mtu_try_proto.
- sctp support (one-to-many, work in progress, for now linux
and freebsd only)
- partial cygwin (windows) support revived: core+static modules,
no ipv6, no tcp, no dynamic modules
- most of the config variables can now be changed on the fly,
without ser restart (migration work in progress)
- tcp improvements (better tcp timers, send fd cache, special
options support)
- dns naptr support (see dns_try_naptr and dns_<proto>_pref)
- dns srv based load balancing support (see dns_srv_lb)
- support for locking ser's pages in memory, pre-mapping
all the shared memory on startup (fill it with 0)
- real time options
- devel: new PROC_INIT rank, init_child(PROC_INIT) called first
- futex support on linux (better behaviour when waiting on
long held locks, almost no performance impact otherwise)
- when dns search list was used for resolution, store the "link"
between the short name and long name in cache as CNAME record
new config variables:
tcp_rd_buf_size = buffer size used for tcp reads.
A high buffer size increases performance on server with few
connections and lot of traffic on them, but also increases
memory consumption (so for lots of connection is better
to use a low value). Note also that this value limits the
maximum datagram size that can be received over tcp.
Default: 4096, can be changed at runtime.
tcp_wq_blk_size = block size used for tcp async writes. It should be big
enough to hold a few datagrams. If it's smaller then a
datagram (in fact a tcp write()) size, it will be rounded
up. It has no influenced on the number of datagrams
queued (for that see tcp_conn_wq_max or tcp_wq_max).
It has mostly debugging and testing value (can be ignored).
Default: 2100 (~ 2 INVITEs), can be changed at runtime.
tcp_no_connect = yes/no - disable connects, ser will only accept new
connections, it will never try to open new ones.
Default: no, can be changed at runtime.
udp_mtu = number - fallback to another protocol (udp_mtu_try_proto must be
set also either globally or per packet) if the constructed
request size is greater then udp_mtu.
Recommended size: 1300. Default: 0 (off).
udp_mtu_try_proto = TCP|TLS|SCTP|UDP - if udp_mtu !=0 and udp forwarded
request size (after adding all the "local" headers) >
udp_mtu, use this protocol instead of udp. Only the
Via header will be updated (e.g. The Record-Route
will be the one built for udp).
Default: UDP (off). Recommended: TCP.
force_rport =yes/no - like force_rport(), but works globally.
disable_sctp = yes/no - disable sctp support (default auto, see enable_sctp)
enable_sctp = 0/1/2 - disable (0)/enable (1)/auto (2) sctp support,
default auto (2)
sctp_children = number - sctp children no (similar to udp children)
sctp_socket_rcvbuf = number - size for the sctp socket receive buffer
sctp_socket_sndbuf = number - size for the sctp socket send buffer
sctp_autoclose = seconds - number of seconds before autoclosing an idle
association (default: 180 s).
Can be changed at runtime, but it will affect only new
associations. E.g.:
$ sercmd cfg.set_now_int sctp autoclose 120
sctp_send_ttl = milliseconds - number of milliseconds before an unsent
message/chunk is dropped (default: 32000 ms or 32 s).
Can be changed at runtime, e.g.:
$ sercmd cfg.set_now_int sctp send_ttl 180000
sctp_send_retries - how many times to attempt re-sending a message on a
re-opened association, if the sctp stack did give up
sending it (it's not related to sctp protocol level
retransmission). Useful to improve reliability with
peers that reboot/restart or fail over to another
machine. WARNING: use with care and low values (e.g.
1-3) to avoid "multiplying" traffic to unresponding
hosts (default: 0).
Can be changed at runtime.
sctp_assoc_tracking = yes/no - controls whether or not sctp associations
are tracked inside ser/sip-router. Turning it off would result in
less memory being used and slightly better performance, but it will also
disable some other features that depend on it (e.g. sctp_assoc_reuse).
Default: yes.
Can be changed at runtime (sercmd sctp assoc_tracking 0), but changes
will be allowed only if all the other features that depend on it are
turned off (for example it can be turned off only if first
sctp_assoc_reuse was turned off).
Note: turning sctp_assoc_tracking on/off will delete all the tracking
information for all the currently tracked associations and might introduce
a small temporary delay in the sctp processing if lots of associations
were tracked.
Config options depending on sctp_assoc_tracking being on:
sctp_assoc_reuse.
sctp_assoc_reuse = yes/no - controls sctp association reuse. For now only
association reuse for replies is affected by it. Default: yes.
Depends on sctp_assoc_tracking being on.
Note that even if turned off, if the port in via corresponds to the
source port of the association the request was sent on or if rport is
turned on (force_rport() or via containing a rport option), the
association will be automatically reused by the sctp stack.
Can be changed at runtime (sctp assoc_reuse), but it can be turned on
only if sctp_assoc_tracking is on.
sctp_max_assocs = number - maximum number of allowed open sctp associations.
-1 means maximum allowed by the OS. Default: -1.
Can be changed at runtime (e.g.:
sercmd cfg.set_now_int sctp max_assocs 10 ).
When the maximum associations number is exceeded and a new associations
is opened by a remote host, the association will be immediately closed.
However it is possible that some sip packets get through (especially if
they are sent early, as part of the 4-way handshake).
When ser/sip-router tries to open a new association and the max_assocs
is exceeded the exact behaviour depends on whether or not
sctp_assoc_tracking is on. If on, the send triggering the active open
will gracefully fail, before actually opening the new association and no
packet will be sent. However if sctp_assoc_tracking is off, the
association will first be opened and then immediately closed. In general
this means that the initial sip packet will be sent (as part of the 4-way
handshake).
sctp_srto_initial = milliseconds - initial value of the retr. timeout, used
in RTO calculations (default: OS specific).
Can be changed at runtime (sctp srto_initial) but it will affect only new
associations.
sctp_srto_max = milliseconds - maximum value of the retransmission timeout
(RTO) (default: OS specific).
WARNING: values lower then the sctp sack_delay will cause lots of
retransmissions and connection instability (see sctp_srto_min for more
details).
Can be changed at runtime (sctp srto_max) but it will affect only new
associations.
sctp_srto_min = milliseconds - minimum value of the retransmission timeout
(RTO) (default: OS specific).
WARNING: values lower then the sctp sack_delay of any peer might cause
retransmissions and possible interoperability problems. According to the
standard the sack_delay should be between 200 and 500 ms, so avoid trying
values lower then 500 ms unless you control all the possible sctp peers
and you do make sure their sack_delay is higher or their sack_freq is 1.
Can be changed at runtime (sctp srto_min) but it will affect only new
associations.
sctp_asocmaxrxt = number - maximum retransmissions attempts per association
(default: OS specific). It should be set to sctp_pathmaxrxt * no. of
expected paths.
Can be changed at runtime (sctp asocmaxrxt) but it will affect only new
associations.
sctp_init_max_attempts = number - maximum INIT retransmission attempts
(default: OS specific).
Can be changed at runtime (sctp init_max_attempts).
sctp_init_max_timeo = milliseconds - maximum INIT retransmission timeout (RTO
max for INIT). Default: OS specific.
Can be changed at runtime (sctp init_max_timeo).
sctp_hbinterval = milliseconds - sctp heartbeat interval. Setting it to -1
will disable the heartbeats. Default: OS specific.
Can be changed at runtime (sctp hbinterval) but it will affect only new
associations.
sctp_pathmaxrxt = number - maximum retransmission attempts per path (see also
sctp_asocmaxrxt). Default: OS specific.
Can be changed at runtime (sctp pathmaxrxt) but it will affect only new
associations.
sctp_sack_delay = milliseconds - delay until an ACK is generated after
receiving a packet. Default: OS specific.
WARNING: a value higher then srto_min can cause a lot of retransmissions
(and strange problems). A value higher then srto_max will result in very
high connections instability. According to the standard the sack_delay
value should be between 200 and 500 ms.
Can be changed at runtime (sctp sack_delay) but it will affect only new
associations.
sctp_sack_freq = number - number of packets received before an ACK is sent
(without waiting for the sack_delay to expire). Default: OS specific.
Note: on linux with lksctp up to and including 1.0.9 is not possible to
set this value (having it in the config will produce a warning on
startup).
Can be changed at runtime (sctp sack_freq) but it will affect only new
associations.
sctp_max_burst = number - maximum burst of packets that can be emitted by an
association. Default: OS specific.
Can be changed at runtime (sctp max_burst) but it will affect only new
associations.
server_id = number - A configurable unique server id that can be used to
discriminate server instances within a cluster of
servers when all other information, such as IP addresses
are the same.
loadpath = <modules path> - directory where to load the modules from (-L
equivalent); modules can be loaded simply by specifying their name
(loadmodule "maxfwd")
tcp_fd_cache = yes | no (default yes) - if enabled FDs used for sending
will be cached inside the process calling tcp_send (performance increase
for sending over tcp at the cost of slightly slower connection closing and
extra FDs kept open)
tcp_async = yes | no (default yes) - if enabled all the tcp writes that
would block / wait for connect to finish, will be queued and attempted
latter (see also tcp_conn_wq_max and tcp_wq_max).
tcp_buf_write = obsoleted synonim for tcp_async
tcp_conn_wq_max = bytes (default 32 K) - maximum bytes queued for write
allowed per connection. Attempting to queue more bytes would result
in an error and in the connection being closed (too slow). If
tcp_write_buf is not enabled, it has no effect.
tcp_wq_max = bytes (default 10 Mb) - maximum bytes queued for write allowed
globally. It has no effect if tcp_write_buf is not enabled.
tcp_defer_accept = yes | no (default no) on freebsd / number of seconds
before timeout on linux (default disabled) - tcp accepts will be
delayed until some data is received (improves performance on proxies
with lots of opened tcp connections). See linux tcp(7) TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT
or freebsd ACCF_DATA(0). For now linux and freebsd only.
WARNING: the linux TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT is buggy (<=2.6.23) and doesn't
work exactly as expected (if no data is received it will retransmit
syn acks for ~ 190 s, irrespective of the set timeout and then it will
silently drop the connection without sending a RST or FIN). Try to
use it together with tcp_syncnt (this way the number of retrans.
SYNACKs can be limited => the timeout can be controlled in some way).
tcp_delayed_ack = yes | no (default yes when supported) - initial ACK for
opened connections will be delayed and sent with the first data
segment (see linux tcp(7) TCP_QUICKACK). For now linux only.
tcp_syncnt = number of syn retr. (default not set) - number of SYN
retransmissions before aborting a connect attempt (see linux tcp(7)
TCP_SYNCNT). Linux only.
tcp_linger2 = seconds (not set by default) - lifetime of orphaned sockets
in FIN_WAIT2 state (overrides tcp_fin_timeout on, see linux tcp(7)
TCP_LINGER2). Linux only.
tcp_keepalive = yes | no (default yes) - enables keepalive for tcp.
tcp_keepidle = seconds (not set by default) - time before starting to send
keepalives, if the connection is idle. Linux only.
tcp_keepintvl = seconds (not set by default) - time interval between
keepalive probes, when the previous probe failed. Linux only.
tcp_keepcnt = number (not set by default) - number of keepalives sent before
dropping the connection. Linux only.
tcp_crlf_ping = yes | no (set by default) - enable CRLF keepalives aka
SIP outbound.
pmtu_discovery = 0 | 1 (default 0) - set DF bit in outbound IP if enabled
dns_srv_lb = yes | no (default no) - enable dns srv weight based load
balancing (see doc/dns.txt)
dns_try_naptr = yes | no (default no) - enable naptr support
(see doc/dns.txt for more info)
dns_{udp,tcp,tls,sctp}_pref = number - ser preference for each protocol
when doing naptr lookups. By default dns_udp_pref=30, dns_tcp_pref=20,
dns_tls_pref=10 and dns_sctp_pref=20. To use the remote site preferences
set all dns_*_pref to the same positive value (e.g. dns_udp_pref=1,
dns_tcp_pref=1, dns_tls_pref=1, dns_sctp_pref=1). To completely ignore
NAPTR records for a specific protocol, set the corresponding protocol
preference to -1 (or any other negative number). (see doc/dns.txt for
more info)
dns_search_full_match = yes | no (default yes) - when name was resolved
using dns search list, check the domain added in the answer matches with
one from the search list (small performance hit, but more safe)
mlock_pages = yes |no (default no) - locks all ser pages into memory making
it unswappable (in general one doesn't want his sip proxy swapped out :-))
shm_force_alloc = yes | no (default no) - tries to pre-fault all the
shared memory, before starting. When on start time will increase, but
combined with mlock_pages will guarantee ser will get all its memory from
the beginning (no more kswapd slow downs)
real_time = <int> (flags) (default off). - sets real time priority
for all the ser processes, or the timers.
Possible values: 0 - off
1 - the "fast" timer
2 - the "slow" timer
4 - all processes, except the timers
Example: real_time= 7 => everything switched to real time priority.
rt_prio = <int> (default 0) - real time priority used for everything except
the timers, if real_time is enabled
rt_policy= <0..3> (default 0)- real time scheduling policy, 0 = SCHED_OTHER,
1= SCHED_RR and 2=SCHED_FIFO
rt_timer1_prio=<int> (default 0) - like rt_prio but for the "fast" timer
process (if real_time & 1)
rt_timer1_policy=<0..3> (default 0) - like rt_policy but for the "fast" timer
rt_timer2_prio=<int> (default 0) - like rt_prio but for the "slow" timer
rt_timer2_policy=<0..3> (default 0) - like rt_policy but for the "slow" timer
tcp_source_ipv4 = IPv4 address
tcp_source_ipv6 = IPv6 address
Set the given source IP for all outbound TCP connections.
If setting the IP fails the TCP connection will use the default.
dns_cache_init = on | off (default on) - if off, the dns cache is not
initialized at startup and cannot be enabled runtime, that saves some
memory.
dst_blacklist_init = on | off (default on) - if off, the blacklist
is not initialized at startup and cannot be enabled runtime,
that saves some memory.
new script commands:
udp_mtu_try_proto(TCP|TLS|SCTP|UDP) - same as udp_mtu_try_proto=... (see
above), but works per packet and not globally.
build system:
- check defines and includes used at compile time and if different
force rebuilding everything in the current dir (creates a new file:
makecfg.lst that stores the compile defines & includes used at compile
time)
- make cfg / config support: store the build config in an autogenerated file
(config.mak) and use it for future compiles (e.g.:
make cfg include_modules=mysql skip_modules=print CPU=pentium-m; make all).
Main advantages are easier usage and faster builds (e.g. make proper is
+16 times faster, make clean ~9 times, make with previously generated
config is 2.6 times faster and a make that has nothing to do is ~9 times
faster).
2.0.0 changes
new archs:
modules:
- tls - new module that enables tls support (set enable_tls=yes
in the config file and load the tls module)
- ctl - new fifo/unixsocket/xmlrpc like module, using a space
efficient binary encoding for the requests.
It supports multiple clients on tcp, udp, unix stream or
unix datagram modes. By default (no modparams) it opens
one unix stream control socket in /tmp/ser_ctl.
It also includes extended fifo support: multiple fifos,
fifo over tcp, udp and unix sockets (see ctl/ctl.cfg).
Use utils/sercmd/sercmd to send commands to it.
- dispatcher - added hashing after request uri and to uri
- added a new flag parameter which can be used (for now) to
select only the username or the username, host and port when
hashing after an uri (to, from or request uri)
- improved uri hashing (password is ignored, port is used only
if != 5060 or 5061)
- tm - aggregate challenges (WWW/Proxy-Authenticate) from all the
401 & 407 if the final reply is a 401/407. To turn this off
and fall back to the old behaviour set tm aggregate_challenges
parameter to 0.
- if a relayed 503 is the final reply, replace it by a 500
- if a 503 reply is received try the dns based failover
(forward to another ip if the original destination uri
resolved to several SRV, A or AAAA records)
- on 6xx immediately cancel all the branches for which a
provisional response was received and wait for all the
branches to finish (either timeout, the 487 from the CANCEL
or a final response still on the wire in the moment the
CANCEL was sent)
- better final reply selection: 6xx is preferred over other
negative replies; from several 4xx prefer 401, 407, 415, 420,
484 (in this order). For all the other cases, return the lowest
code (as before)
- special functions for checking for timeout, if a reply was
received or if the current transaction was canceled
- dns failover and dst blacklist support
- migrated to the new timers (tm timers completely rewritten)
- improved speed and less memory usage
- much more precise retransmissions timing
- params: - retr_timer1p1, retr_timer1p2, retr_timer1p3 removed
and replaced by retr_timer1 and retr_timer2
- all timer values are now expressed in milliseconds
(they were in seconds before).
Affected params: fr_timer, fr_inv_timer, wt_timer,
delete_timer, retr_timer1, retr_timer2
- retr_timer1 (first retransmission) changed to 500 ms
- delete_timer changed to 200 ms
- unix_tx_timeout expressed now in milliseconds; default
value changed to 500 ms
- functions:
- t_branch_timeout() -- returns true if the failure
route is executed for a branch that did timeout
(failure_route only).
- t_branch_replied() -- returns true if the failure
route is executed for a branch that did receive at
least one reply in the past (the current reply
is not taken into account). It can be used
together with t_branch_timeout() to distinguish
between a remote side that doesn't respond (some
provisional reply received) and one that is completely
dead. (failure_route only)
- t_any_timeout() -- returns true if any of the current
transaction branches did timeout.
- t_any_replied() -- returns true if at least one branch
of the current transaction received one reply in the
past. If called from a failure_route or an
onreply_route, the "current" reply is not taken into
account.
- t_is_canceled() -- returns true if the current
transaction has been canceled.
- new t_set_fr(timeout_fr_inv, timeout_fr) -- allows
changing the transaction timer from script, even if
the transaction was already created (see tm docs for
more).
- t_relay will not stop script execution anymore in case of
send error
- textops - search() can be used in the onsend_route where it will search
on the "new" message (after applying all script changes, adding
Vias a.s.o) and not on the original message
core:
- compiled by default with tls hooks support (so that no recompile is
needed before loading the tls module and enabling the tls support)
- enable_tls config option added (the reverse of disable_tls)
- added STUN keep-alive functionality in accordance with
draft-ietf-behave-rfc3489bis-04.txt
- dns cache and dns failover support added (see doc/dns.txt)
- destination blacklist added -- destinations to which forwarding fails
(send error, tm timeout a.s.o) are temporarily added to a blacklist which
is consulted before each send => faster send error detection
in the near future (see doc/dst_blacklist.txt)
- default log level switched to 0 (only messages < L_WARN will be printed
by default)
- separate memdbg log level which controls the memory/malloc related
debug messages (to see them ser must be compiled with malloc debuging:
-DDBG_QM_MALLOC or -DDBG_FM_MALLOC and memdbg must be <= debug )
- added named routes: names can be used instead of numbers in all the
route commads or route declarations. route(number) is equivalent to
route("number").
Example:
route("test");
route["test"]{
...
}
- added named flags, declared at the beginning of the config file with:
flags flag1_name[:position], flag2_name ...
Example:
flags test, a:1, b:2 ;
route{
setflag(test);
if (isflagset(a)){ # equiv. to isflagset(1)
....
}
resetflag(b); # equiv. to resetflag(2)
- added return [val] which returns from a route. if no value is specified, or
a route reaches its end without executing a return statement, it returns 1.
If return is used in the top level route is equivalent with exit [val].
- drop /exit [n] now will end the script execution
exit n will exit with code n (usefull in onreply/onsend routes where
if script code !=0 a reply is generated/the message is sent or to force
script errors)
- added $? which can be used to check the return code of the last executed
route{} (e.g. route(1); if ($?==1){ /* ... */}else if ($?==2) ... )
- onsend_route added: special route executed before a request is sent.
Only a limited number of commands are allowed (drop, if
+ all the checks, msg flag manipulations, send(), log(),
textops::search()). In this route the final destination
of the message is available an can be checked (with
snd_ip, snd_port, to_ip, to_port, snd_proto, snd_af).
This route is executed only when forwarding requests.
It's not executed for replies, retransmissions, or
locally generated messages (e.g. via fifo uac).
short example:
onsend_route{ if(to_ip==1.2.3.4 && !isflagset(12)){
log(1, "message blocked\n");
drop;
}
}
- onsend_route specific checks:
- snd_ip, snd_port - behave like src_ip/src_port, but contain the
ip/port ser will use to send the message
- to_ip, to_port - like above, but contain the ip/port the message will
be sent to (not to be confused with dst_ip/dst-port, which are the
destination of the original message: ser's ip and port on which the
message was received)
- snd_proto, snd_af - behave like proto/af but contain the
protocol/address family that ser will use to send the message
- msg:len - when used in an onsend_route, msg:len will contain the length
of the message on the wire (after all the changes in the script are
applied, Vias are added a.s.o) and not the lentgh of the original
message
- timer: - improved performance/precision, new api, see doc/timers.txt
- tcp: - improved performance (io event handling), using OS specific
optimizations
- 1024 connections limit removed (see tcp_max_connections)
- resolver: - timeouts, retries a.s.o can now be set from ser.cfg
(see below dns_* and man resolv.conf(6)).
The maximum time a dns request can take (before failing) is:
(dns_retr_time*dns_retr_no)*(search_list_domains)
If dns_try_ipv6 is yes, mutliply it again by 2.
The fastest possible dns config (max 1s):
dns_try_ipv6=no
dns_retr_time=1
dns_retr_no=1
dns_use_search_list=no
- default on reply route added: onreply_route {.. } will add a default
onreply route that will be executed for any reply (usefull to catch
replies without using tm)
- branch_routes added (tm triggered), only a very limited number of commands
are available (see tm docs)
- avps directly accessible from script with %avp_name (variable style)
new config variables:
enable_tls/disable_tls = enable/disable tls support, default disable.
Note: a tls "engine" is still needed (e.g. the tls module must
be loaded, enable_tls by itself is not enough).
exit_timeout = seconds - how much time ser will wait for all the shutdown
procedures to complete. If this time is exceeded, all the remaining
processes are immediately killed and ser exits immediately (it might
also generate a core dump if the cleanup part takes too long).
Default: 60 s. Use 0 to disable.
stun_refresh_interval = number in millisecond (default 0); value for
attribute REFRESH INTERVAL
stun_allow_stun = 0 | 1 (off | on - default 1); use STUN or not if compiled
stun_allow_fp = 0 | 1 (off | on - default 1); use FINGERPRINT attribute
use_dns_cache = on | off (default on)
use_dns_failover = on | off (default off)
dns_cache_flags = number (default 0)
dns_cache_negative_ttl = number in seconds (default 60)
dns_cache_min_ttl = time in seconds (default 0)
dns_cache_max_ttl = time in seconds (default MAXINT)
dns_cache_mem = maximum memory used for the dns cache in Kb (default 500 K)
dns_cache_gc_interval = interval in seconds after which the dns cache is
garbage collected (default: 120 s)
use_dst_blacklist = on | off (default off)
dst_blacklist_expire = time in s (default 60)
dst_blacklist_mem = maximum memory used for the blacklist in Kb (default 250
K)
dst_blacklist_gc_interval = interval in seconds after which the destination
blacklist is garbage collected (default 60)
tos = number - ip type of service (TOS) value
dns_try_ipv6 = yes/no - if yes and a dns lookup fails, it will retry it
for ipv6 (AAAA record). Default: yes
dns_retr_time = time - time in s before retrying a dns request.
Default: system specific, depends also on the/etc/resolv.conf content
(usually 5s).
dns_retr_no = no. - number of dns retransmissions before giving up.
Default: see above (usually 4)
dns_servers_no = no. - how many dns servers from the ones defined in
/etc/resolv.conf will be used. Default: all of them.
dns_use_search_list= yes/no - if no, the search list in /etc/resolv.conf
will be ignored (=> fewer lookups => gives up faster). Default: yes.
HINT: even if you don't have a search list defined, setting this option
to "no" will still be "faster", because an empty search list is in
fact search "" (so even if the search list is empty/missing there will
still be 2 dns queries, eg. foo+'.' and foo+""+'.')
tcp_connection_lifetime = value (s) - how long the lifetime of a
tcp connection will be exteneded after an IO event (accept, connect,
read, write). Default: 120 s.
tcp_poll_method = poll|select|sigio_rt|epoll_et|epoll-lt|kqueue|devpoll -