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DUM Configuration and Profiles

Scott Godin edited this page Jan 7, 2022 · 2 revisions

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Profiles

Profile is a base class for User Profiles from which Master Profile is then derived. This contains several setXXXX methods that will set this setting internally in this object. If you do not call a particular setXXX method on this object, then a corresponding getXXXX call will attempt to retrieve that value from the BaseProfile (provided in the constructor). This allows you to set up a hierarchy of profiles and settings.

The unsetXXX methods are used to re-enable fallthrough after calling a setXXXX method. If you call an unsetXXXX method on an object with a NULL BaseProfile, it will have no effect.

The various XXXX 'settable' pieces available are (all Default): RegistrationTime, MaxRegistrationTime, RegistrationRetryTime, SubscriptionTime, PublicationTime, StaleCallTime, SessionTime, SessionTimerMode, 1xxRetransmissionTime & overrideHostAndPort, outBoundProxy, advertisedCapabilities, userAgentStatus, keepAliveTime, fixedTransportPort

User Profiles

User Profile answers the questions: what’s the AOR, what are the credentials, etc.

GRUU stuff is also handled here.

Client Outbound settings are also handled here, see DUM Client Outbound Support

Master Profile

Master Profile answers the questions: What method types, methods, options, mime types, languages, content validation, Accept header field validation & event types do I support?

Dealing with Multiple User Profiles

The Dialog Usage Manager supports two basic models for profile settings: single profile and multi profile.

Single Profile Model

This is typically used by UAs that only need to support one set of settings, such as simple softphones. With this model, all sessions/dialogs share the same configuration, From user, and Digest Authentication settings. The BasicCall sample program uses this model. In this model the application is only required to do the following:

  1. Create a MasterProfile.
  2. Set All UA defaults on this instance.
  3. Set this MasterProfile on DUM using DialogUsageManager::setMasterProfile.

When calling the makeXXX methods after this, the UserProfile need not be specified since the MasterProfile will be used.

Multi Profile Model

This is typically used by UAs that need to support many users and settings. For example: an IP PBX with different line groups that can have varying settings for Outbound Proxy, Digest Authentication settings, and other profile settings. DUM profiles are set up to allow fallthrough settings. Profiles/UserProfiles can be chained together by passing a fallthrough profile into the Profile/UserProfile constructor.

A typical application use may be:

  1. Application creates a MasterProfile.
  2. Set all UA defaults on this instance.
  3. Set this MasterProfile on DUM using DialogUsageManager::setMasterProfile.
  4. Application creates a profile for Proxy1 and sets settings appropriately. The MasterProfile is specified in the constructor for fallthrough settings.
  5. Application creates a profile for Proxy2 and sets settings appropriately. The MasterProfile is specified in the constructor for fallthrough settings.
  6. Application creates a UserProfile for User1 and specifies Proxy1 in the constructor for fallthrough settings. Digest credentials and other settings are set.
  7. Application creates a UserProfile for User2 and specifies Proxy1 in the constructor for fallthrough settings. Digest credentials and other settings are set.
  8. Application creates a UserProfile for User3 and specifies Proxy2 in the constructor for fallthrough settings. Digest credentials and other settings are set.
  9. Sample UAC operation: Application calls makeInviteSession(target, User1, initialOffer, appDs) to create a call using settings from User1's UserProfile->Proxy1->MasterProfile.
    • Note: If 0 is provided as the UserProfile to use, then the MasterProfile is assigned as the UserProfile for this DialogSet.
  10. Sample UAS operation: DUM calls overloaded selectUASUserProfile method (implemented by the application) - and application sets User3 so that settings for this DialogSet are from User3's UserProfile->Proxy2->MasterProfile.
    • Note: If the Application does not overload the selectUASUserProfile method, then the MasterProfile is assigned as the UserProfile for this DialogSet by default.

WARNING: When you create one UserProfile from another (or from a MasterProfile) you provide an object of type Profile to the constructor. Therefor any options defined in Profile.hxx will be visible, but any options defined in UserProfile.hxx will not be. You will need to reset all options defined in the UserProfile class on each UserProfile you need to create.

WARNING: SharedPtr's to UserProfiles are passed to the makeXXX methods or via the selectUASUserProfile method, they are stored in the DialogSet class and used as required from the thread that drives the DUM process loop. You must ensure that you are not modifying the settings in the profile from a different thread after you have passed it to DUM for use.

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