Rule page field descriptions

Last Updated : Sep 01, 2026 |
General
Name
Description
Enabled
Enable or disable the rule.
Name
The name of the SIP Firewall rule. The name can have a maximum of 80 characters.
Action Type
Specify one of the following action types for the rule:
  • None: No specific action required. Use this action when you want to only generate a log or alarm for matching SIP traffic. Rule traversal continues when a SIP packet matches a rule with the None action.
  • Permit: If the rule conditions are met, allow the SIP message to pass through the SIP Firewall. If the rule conditions are not met, the SIP message is not affected or dropped.
  • Drop: If the rule conditions are met, drop the SIP message.
  • Rate Block: If the packets matching the rule exceed a certain count in a certain period, block the matching SIP packets for the duration of timeout. You define the timeout period using the Threshold parameters.
  • Rate Limit: If the packets matching the rule exceed a certain count in a certain period, drop the additional matching SIP packets for the duration of the period. You define the time period using the Threshold parameters.
Log Type
Specify if you want to generate a log, send an alarm, or take no action.
You must specify a Log Type when the Action Type is None.
Log Message
The message that will be logged when the Log Type is Yes or Alarm.
IP Layer Match Options
Name
Description
Protocol
The protocol for which the rule is to be used.
Remote IP Address
The options are:
  • Any to use the rule for all IP addresses.
  • Specify to use the rule for a specific IP address.
IP Address
The IP address if you selected Specify for Remote IP Address.
When you select Specify in the Remote IP Address field, and select Enable IPv6, the IP Address field supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
IP Address Mask
Network Mask for the specified IP address. IPv6 supports prefix mask. Valid values for prefix mask, range from 1 to 128. It also supports values in CIDR format such as /64.
Remote Port
The options are:
  • Any
  • Specify a single port.
  • Specify Range for a range of ports.
Start
A single port or the start port for a range. This field appears if you select Specify or Specify Range for the Remote Port.
End
The end port for a range of ports.
Local Port
The options are:
  • Any
  • Specify a single port.
  • Specify Range for a range of ports.
Start
A single port or the start port for a range. This field appears if you select Specify or Specify Range for the Remote Port.
End
The end port for a range of ports.
SIP Layer Match Options
Button
Description
New
Create up to five SIP layer match options for the rule.
Delete
Delete the selected SIP layer match options.
Name
Description
Key Type
The key type that the rule should match. You can add up to five key type match options. Use the logical AND to create a search pattern to define more than one match option.
  • All SIP Headers Search for the Value within all the SIP headers for the SIP packet.
  • All SIP Headers/Body Search for the Value in the SIP headers and body portions for the SIP packet.
  • REQUEST-METHOD, RESPONSE-CODE All the remaining entries in the Key Type list are SIP headers. This option searches for the Value within the specified SIP header only.
Value Type
Specify whether the key type is a string or a regular expression. You can create regular expressions using the PERL version 5.8 syntax.
Value
Value of the selected key type. The string does not need to be an exact match and can be a subset of the string present in the SIP header being used for the search.
IP/SIP LayerTrack
Name
Description
Track
The option for tracking SIP messages. This field appears only if you have selected either Rate Block or Rate Limit in the Action Type field, or None for the Action Type with Log Type enabled. You cannot use IP/SIP Layer Track with Permit/Drop Actions. This option provides advanced flood tracking in the SIP Firewall.
  • None: No tracking required
  • Remote IP address: Tracks messages for a specific IP address of the remote host.
  • Local Port: Tracks messages for a specific local port
  • From: Sender of the message
  • To: Receiver of the message
  • Contact: Tracks messages for a specific contact.
  • Request URI: URI of the called party
Threshold
Name
Description
Count (packets)
Threshold for matching packets. The range is 3 to 100000. The default value is 20. You specify this value only for the Rate Block and Rate Limit Action Types.
Period (secs)
Threshold for period for matching packets. The range is 1 to 86400. The default value is 20. You specify this value only for the Rate Block and Rate Limit Action Types.
Timeout (secs)
Action timeout in seconds. The range is 30 to 36000. The default value is 900. Specify this value only for the Rate Block Action Type.
Connection
Name
Description
Connection Type
The connection types are:
  • Any This is a default option. Session Manager matches the SIP Firewall rule against all incoming SIP Traffic
  • SIP UA Connection Session Manager matches the SIP Firewall rule against the incoming SIP traffic from entities that are not the Trusted SIP Entity, as defined by the Routing Policy. This option is suitable for creating SIP Firewall filtering rules for SIP telephones that are directly connected to Session Manager.
  • NRP SIP Entity Session Manager matches the SIP Firewall rule against the incoming SIP traffic from SIP entities.
  • NRP Trusted SIP Entity Session Manager matches the SIP Firewall rule against the incoming SIP traffic from entities that are marked as Trusted SIP Entity in the Routing Policy.
  • NRP Untrusted SIP Entity Use this option for entities such as a Session Border Controller (SBC). You can set a firewall rule to monitor traffic coming through an SBC which might have higher thresholds than SIP UA connections.
Button
Description
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