RFC 4579 moves a point-to-point call into a conference by putting an escaped Replaces header in the Refer-To URI so that the focus's INVITE replaces the original dialog at the other party.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
IETF
Product
SIP conferencing
Subsystem
escalation to conference
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 4579 (BCP 119)
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Hold resume and conference signaling: source note hold-resume-conference-4579-p2p-to-conf-replaces. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/hold-resume-conference-4579-p2p-to-conf-replaces

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-hold-resume-conference-4579-p2p-to-conf-replaces,
  title  = {Hold resume and conference signaling: source note hold-resume-conference-4579-p2p-to-conf-replaces},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/hold-resume-conference-4579-p2p-to-conf-replaces},
  note   = {Source note hold-resume-conference-4579-p2p-to-conf-replaces, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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