root@kali:~# sipp -h
Usage:
sipp remote_host[:remote_port] [options]
Available options:
-v : Display version and copyright information.
-aa : Enable automatic 200 OK answer for INFO, UPDATE and
NOTIFY messages.
-auth_uri : Force the value of the URI for authentication.
By default, the URI is composed of
remote_ip:remote_port.
-au : Set authorization username for authentication challenges.
Default is taken from -s argument
-ap : Set the password for authentication challenges. Default
is 'password'
-base_cseq : Start value of [cseq] for each call.
-bg : Launch SIPp in background mode.
-bind_local : Bind socket to local IP address, i.e. the local IP
address is used as the source IP address. If SIPp runs
in server mode it will only listen on the local IP
address instead of all IP addresses.
-buff_size : Set the send and receive buffer size.
-calldebug_file : Set the name of the call debug file.
-calldebug_overwrite: Overwrite the call debug file (default true).
-cid_str : Call ID string (default %u-%p@%s). %u=call_number,
%s=ip_address, %p=process_number, %%=% (in any order).
-ci : Set the local control IP address
-cp : Set the local control port number. Default is 8888.
-d : Controls the length of calls. More precisely, this
controls the duration of 'pause' instructions in the
scenario, if they do not have a 'milliseconds' section.
Default value is 0 and default unit is milliseconds.
-deadcall_wait : How long the Call-ID and final status of calls should be
kept to improve message and error logs (default unit is
ms).
-default_behaviors: Set the default behaviors that SIPp will use. Possbile
values are:
- all Use all default behaviors
- none Use no default behaviors
- bye Send byes for aborted calls
- abortunexp Abort calls on unexpected messages
- pingreply Reply to ping requests
If a behavior is prefaced with a -, then it is turned
off. Example: all,-bye
-error_file : Set the name of the error log file.
-error_overwrite : Overwrite the error log file (default true).
-f : Set the statistics report frequency on screen. Default is
1 and default unit is seconds.
-fd : Set the statistics dump log report frequency. Default is
60 and default unit is seconds.
-i : Set the local IP address for 'Contact:','Via:', and
'From:' headers. Default is primary host IP address.
-inf : Inject values from an external CSV file during calls into
the scenarios.
First line of this file say whether the data is to be
read in sequence (SEQUENTIAL), random (RANDOM), or user
(USER) order.
Each line corresponds to one call and has one or more
';' delimited data fields. Those fields can be referred
as [field0], [field1], ... in the xml scenario file.
Several CSV files can be used simultaneously (syntax:
-inf f1.csv -inf f2.csv ...)
-infindex : file field
Create an index of file using field. For example -inf
users.csv -infindex users.csv 0 creates an index on the
first key.
-ip_field : Set which field from the injection file contains the IP
address from which the client will send its messages.
If this option is omitted and the '-t ui' option is
present, then field 0 is assumed.
Use this option together with '-t ui'
-l : Set the maximum number of simultaneous calls. Once this
limit is reached, traffic is decreased until the number
of open calls goes down. Default:
(3 * call_duration (s) * rate).
-log_file : Set the name of the log actions log file.
-log_overwrite : Overwrite the log actions log file (default true).
-lost : Set the number of packets to lose by default (scenario
specifications override this value).
-rtcheck : Select the retransmisison detection method: full
(default) or loose.
-m : Stop the test and exit when 'calls' calls are processed
-mi : Set the local media IP address (default: local primary
host IP address)
-master : 3pcc extended mode: indicates the master number
-max_recv_loops : Set the maximum number of messages received read per
cycle. Increase this value for high traffic level. The
default value is 1000.
-max_sched_loops : Set the maximum number of calsl run per event loop.
Increase this value for high traffic level. The default
value is 1000.
-max_reconnect : Set the the maximum number of reconnection.
-max_retrans : Maximum number of UDP retransmissions before call ends on
timeout. Default is 5 for INVITE transactions and 7 for
others.
-max_invite_retrans: Maximum number of UDP retransmissions for invite
transactions before call ends on timeout.
-max_non_invite_retrans: Maximum number of UDP retransmissions for non-invite
transactions before call ends on timeout.
-max_log_size : What is the limit for error and message log file sizes.
-max_socket : Set the max number of sockets to open simultaneously.
This option is significant if you use one socket per
call. Once this limit is reached, traffic is distributed
over the sockets already opened. Default value is 50000
-mb : Set the RTP echo buffer size (default: 2048).
-message_file : Set the name of the message log file.
-message_overwrite: Overwrite the message log file (default true).
-mp : Set the local RTP echo port number. Default is 6000.
-nd : No Default. Disable all default behavior of SIPp which
are the following:
- On UDP retransmission timeout, abort the call by
sending a BYE or a CANCEL
- On receive timeout with no ontimeout attribute, abort
the call by sending a BYE or a CANCEL
- On unexpected BYE send a 200 OK and close the call
- On unexpected CANCEL send a 200 OK and close the call
- On unexpected PING send a 200 OK and continue the call
- On any other unexpected message, abort the call by
sending a BYE or a CANCEL
-nr : Disable retransmission in UDP mode.
-nostdin : Disable stdin.
-p : Set the local port number. Default is a random free port
chosen by the system.
-pause_msg_ign : Ignore the messages received during a pause defined in
the scenario
-periodic_rtd : Reset response time partition counters each logging
interval.
-plugin : Load a plugin.
-r : Set the call rate (in calls per seconds). This value can
bechanged during test by pressing '+','_','*' or '/'.
Default is 10.
pressing '+' key to increase call rate by 1 *
rate_scale,
pressing '-' key to decrease call rate by 1 *
rate_scale,
pressing '*' key to increase call rate by 10 *
rate_scale,
pressing '/' key to decrease call rate by 10 *
rate_scale.
If the -rp option is used, the call rate is calculated
with the period in ms given by the user.
-rp : Specify the rate period for the call rate. Default is 1
second and default unit is milliseconds. This allows
you to have n calls every m milliseconds (by using -r n
-rp m).
Example: -r 7 -rp 2000 ==> 7 calls every 2 seconds.
-r 10 -rp 5s => 10 calls every 5 seconds.
-rate_scale : Control the units for the '+', '-', '*', and '/' keys.
-rate_increase : Specify the rate increase every -fd units (default is
seconds). This allows you to increase the load for each
independent logging period.
Example: -rate_increase 10 -fd 10s
==> increase calls by 10 every 10 seconds.
-rate_max : If -rate_increase is set, then quit after the rate
reaches this value.
Example: -rate_increase 10 -rate_max 100
==> increase calls by 10 until 100 cps is hit.
-no_rate_quit : If -rate_increase is set, do not quit after the rate
reaches -rate_max.
-recv_timeout : Global receive timeout. Default unit is milliseconds. If
the expected message is not received, the call times out
and is aborted.
-send_timeout : Global send timeout. Default unit is milliseconds. If a
message is not sent (due to congestion), the call times
out and is aborted.
-sleep : How long to sleep for at startup. Default unit is
seconds.
-reconnect_close : Should calls be closed on reconnect?
-reconnect_sleep : How long (in milliseconds) to sleep between the close and
reconnect?
-ringbuffer_files: How many error/message files should be kept after
rotation?
-ringbuffer_size : How large should error/message files be before they get
rotated?
-rsa : Set the remote sending address to host:port for sending
the messages.
-rtp_echo : Enable RTP echo. RTP/UDP packets received on port defined
by -mp are echoed to their sender.
RTP/UDP packets coming on this port + 2 are also echoed
to their sender (used for sound and video echo).
-rtt_freq : freq is mandatory. Dump response times every freq calls
in the log file defined by -trace_rtt. Default value is
200.
-s : Set the username part of the resquest URI. Default is
'service'.
-sd : Dumps a default scenario (embeded in the sipp executable)
-sf : Loads an alternate xml scenario file. To learn more
about XML scenario syntax, use the -sd option to dump
embedded scenarios. They contain all the necessary help.
-shortmessage_file: Set the name of the short message log file.
-shortmessage_overwrite: Overwrite the short message log file (default true).
-oocsf : Load out-of-call scenario.
-oocsn : Load out-of-call scenario.
-skip_rlimit : Do not perform rlimit tuning of file descriptor limits.
Default: false.
-slave : 3pcc extended mode: indicates the slave number
-slave_cfg : 3pcc extended mode: indicates the file where the master
and slave addresses are stored
-sn : Use a default scenario (embedded in the sipp executable).
If this option is omitted, the Standard SipStone UAC
scenario is loaded.
Available values in this version:
- 'uac' : Standard SipStone UAC (default).
- 'uas' : Simple UAS responder.
- 'regexp' : Standard SipStone UAC - with regexp and
variables.
- 'branchc' : Branching and conditional branching in
scenarios - client.
- 'branchs' : Branching and conditional branching in
scenarios - server.
Default 3pcc scenarios (see -3pcc option):
- '3pcc-C-A' : Controller A side (must be started after
all other 3pcc scenarios)
- '3pcc-C-B' : Controller B side.
- '3pcc-A' : A side.
- '3pcc-B' : B side.
-stat_delimiter : Set the delimiter for the statistics file
-stf : Set the file name to use to dump statistics
-t : Set the transport mode:
- u1: UDP with one socket (default),
- un: UDP with one socket per call,
- ui: UDP with one socket per IP address The IP
addresses must be defined in the injection file.
- t1: TCP with one socket,
- tn: TCP with one socket per call,
- l1: TLS with one socket,
- ln: TLS with one socket per call,
- s1: SCTP with one socket (default),
- sn: SCTP with one socket per call,
- c1: u1 + compression (only if compression plugin
loaded),
- cn: un + compression (only if compression plugin
loaded). This plugin is not provided with sipp.
-timeout : Global timeout. Default unit is seconds. If this option
is set, SIPp quits after nb units (-timeout 20s quits
after 20 seconds).
-timeout_error : SIPp fails if the global timeout is reached is set
(-timeout option required).
-timer_resol : Set the timer resolution. Default unit is milliseconds.
This option has an impact on timers precision.Small
values allow more precise scheduling but impacts CPU
usage.If the compression is on, the value is set to
50ms. The default value is 10ms.
-T2 : Global T2-timer in milli seconds
-sendbuffer_warn : Produce warnings instead of errors on SendBuffer
failures.
-trace_msg : Displays sent and received SIP messages in <scenario file
name>_<pid>_messages.log
-trace_shortmsg : Displays sent and received SIP messages as CSV in
<scenario file name>_<pid>_shortmessages.log
-trace_screen : Dump statistic screens in the
<scenario_name>_<pid>_screens.log file when
quitting SIPp. Useful to get a final status report in
background mode (-bg option).
-trace_err : Trace all unexpected messages in <scenario file
name>_<pid>_errors.log.
-trace_calldebug : Dumps debugging information about aborted calls to
<scenario_name>_<pid>_calldebug.log file.
-trace_stat : Dumps all statistics in <scenario_name>_<pid>.csv file.
Use the '-h stat' option for a detailed description of
the statistics file content.
-trace_counts : Dumps individual message counts in a CSV file.
-trace_rtt : Allow tracing of all response times in <scenario file
name>_<pid>_rtt.csv.
-trace_logs : Allow tracing of <log> actions in <scenario file
name>_<pid>_logs.log.
-users : Instead of starting calls at a fixed rate, begin 'users'
calls at startup, and keep the number of calls constant.
-watchdog_interval: Set gap between watchdog timer firings. Default is 400.
-watchdog_reset : If the watchdog timer has not fired in more than this
time period, then reset the max triggers counters.
Default is 10 minutes.
-watchdog_minor_threshold: If it has been longer than this period between watchdog
executions count a minor trip. Default is 500.
-watchdog_major_threshold: If it has been longer than this period between watchdog
executions count a major trip. Default is 3000.
-watchdog_major_maxtriggers: How many times the major watchdog timer can be tripped
before the test is terminated. Default is 10.
-watchdog_minor_maxtriggers: How many times the minor watchdog timer can be tripped
before the test is terminated. Default is 120.
-3pcc : Launch the tool in 3pcc mode ("Third Party call
control"). The passed ip address is depending on the
3PCC role.
- When the first twin command is 'sendCmd' then this is
the address of the remote twin socket. SIPp will try to
connect to this address:port to send the twin command
(This instance must be started after all other 3PCC
scenarii).
Example: 3PCC-C-A scenario.
- When the first twin command is 'recvCmd' then this is
the address of the local twin socket. SIPp will open
this address:port to listen for twin command.
Example: 3PCC-C-B scenario.
-tdmmap : Generate and handle a table of TDM circuits.
A circuit must be available for the call to be placed.
Format: -tdmmap {0-3}{99}{5-8}{1-31}
-key : keyword value
Set the generic parameter named "keyword" to "value".
-set : variable value
Set the global variable parameter named "variable" to
"value".
-dynamicStart : variable value
Set the start offset of dynamic_id varaiable
-dynamicMax : variable value
Set the maximum of dynamic_id variable
-dynamicStep : variable value
Set the increment of dynamic_id variable
Signal handling:
SIPp can be controlled using posix signals. The following signals
are handled:
USR1: Similar to press 'q' keyboard key. It triggers a soft exit
of SIPp. No more new calls are placed and all ongoing calls
are finished before SIPp exits.
Example: kill -SIGUSR1 732
USR2: Triggers a dump of all statistics screens in
<scenario_name>_<pid>_screens.log file. Especially useful
in background mode to know what the current status is.
Example: kill -SIGUSR2 732
Exit code:
Upon exit (on fatal error or when the number of asked calls (-m
option) is reached, sipp exits with one of the following exit
code:
0: All calls were successful
1: At least one call failed
97: exit on internal command. Calls may have been processed
99: Normal exit without calls processed
-1: Fatal error
-2: Fatal error binding a socket
Example:
Run sipp with embedded server (uas) scenario:
sipp -sn uas
On the same host, run sipp with embedded client (uac) scenario
sipp -sn uac 127.0.0.1
sipp Usage Example
root@kali:~# sipp -sn uas
Warning: open file limit > FD_SETSIZE; limiting max. # of open files to FD_SETSIZE = 1024
------------------------------ Scenario Screen -------- [1-9]: Change Screen --
Port Total-time Total-calls Transport
5060 11.94 s 0 UDP
0 new calls during 0.926 s period 1 ms scheduler resolution
0 calls Peak was 0 calls, after 0 s
0 Running, 2 Paused, 2 Woken up
0 dead call msg (discarded)
3 open sockets
Messages Retrans Timeout Unexpected-Msg
----------> INVITE 0 0 0 0
<---------- 180 0 0
<---------- 200 0 0 0
----------> ACK E-RTD1 0 0 0 0
----------> BYE 0 0 0 0
<---------- 200 0 0
[ 4000ms] Pause 0 0