1. The document proposes a new protocol called Connection Initiation Protocol (CIP) to improve performance for real-time streaming data transmission over networks. 2. CIP would encapsulate basic connection management tasks and be used alongside RTP for streaming data and RTCP for control signaling. 3. Unlike SIP-based systems, using CIP would reduce network traffic and improve performance for real-time data delivery by establishing a virtual communication channel between parties before transmitting streaming data and not involving the CIP server for RTP/RTCP transmission.