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2008-09-17 , 15:27
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SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is indeed used to set up the call, it also handles authentication and codec handshakes. The actual call happens over RTP. However, when most people say SIP, they mean SIP/RTP.

Skype uses a proprietary, closed-source, evil(?) codec
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