Forking proxy

A proxy server in a SIP-based telephony system that attempts to find the recipient by searching more than one location. See SIP.

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A forking proxy, in the context of a communications system using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), is a server that attempts to find a correspondent by searching several locations.

SIP proxy severs that route messages to more than one destination are called forking proxies.

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