(Answer) (Category) SIP FAQ : (Category) SIP Protocol Operation :
Are ACK requests retransmitted?
No. An ACK is sent when a response retransmission is received. Reliability is achieved because the response is retransmitted until an ACK arrives, and the ACK is retransmitted on response retransmissions. ACK is only used for INVITE.

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2000-Jul-03 9:20pm
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