A SIP transfer has 3 actors: the Transferor initiates the transfer, the Transferee is the party being transferred, and the Transfer Target is the new party being introduced into a call with the Transferee.

Checked 2026-09-16

Transferee: the party being transferred to the Transfer Target. Transferor: the party initiating the transfer. Transfer Target: the new party being introduced into a call with the Transferee.
Vendor
IETF
Product
Session Initiation Protocol
Subsystem
Transfer roles
Deployment
not restricted
Region
not restricted
Release range
BCP 149
Checked
2026-09-16

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 16). Call transfer semantics REFER and Replaces: source note xfersem-three-actors. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/xfersem-three-actors

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-xfersem-three-actors,
  title  = {Call transfer semantics REFER and Replaces: source note xfersem-three-actors},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/xfersem-three-actors},
  note   = {Source note xfersem-three-actors, checked 2026-09-16}
}

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