Differences Between HTTP Servlets and SIP Servlets (The SIP Servlet Tutorial) (2024)

SIP servlets differ from typical HTTP servlets used in web applicationsin the following ways:

• HTTP servlets have a particular context (called the context-root)in which they run, while SIP servlets have no context.

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• HTTP servlets typically return HTML pages to the requestingclient, while SIP servlets typically connect SIP-enabled clients to enabletelecommunications between the client and server.

• SIP is a peer-to-peer protocol, unlike HTTP, and SIP servletscan originate SIP requests, unlike HTTP servlets which only send responsesto the originating client.

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• SIP servlets often act as proxies to other SIP endpoints,while HTTP servlets are typically the final endpoint for incoming HTTP requests.

• SIP servlets can generate multiple responses for a particularrequest.

• SIP servlets can communicate asynchronously, and are not obligatedto respond to incoming requests.

• SIP servlets often work in concert with other SIP servletsto respond to particular SIP requests, unlike HTTP servlets which typicallyare solely responsible for responding to HTTP requests.