[VoiceOps] STIR/SHAKEN Discussion: Will it help?

[Paul Timmins]

On 12/17/19 6:24 PM, Alex Balashov wrote:
>
> There are many other reasons why SIP messages are getting bigger and
> bigger, of which STIR/SHAKEN is not the first, second or fifth: other
> standards, WebRTC interop, more/wideband codecs in SDP bodies,
> SRTP(-SDES/DTLS), support for other features and standards, etc. So,
> this problem needs to be dealt with one way or another and is pervasive
> irrespectively of STIR/SHAKEN.
>
> The solution, of course, is to use SIP over TCP.
>
> -- Alex
>
Hell, it's worth it for the avoidance of cheap, stupid SIP ALGs* all by 
itself.

* Is there any other type? For that matter, is there actually someone 
who went HOT DAMN THANK GOD THIS ROUTER HAS SIP ALG let alone "THANK GOD 
ITS ON BY DEFAULT WITH THE SWITCH SNAPPED OFF"