This invention relates to a remote video monitor system and a method based on the SIP protocol, in which, said SIP applied system is composed of a communication network, a front monitor device, a monitor center and a remote monitor customer end and an operation support platform and the communication network includes: IP network, PSTN network, ISDN and a mobile communication network,which takes the open SIP protocol as the core signaling protocol to realize the functions of system registration, setting up monitor session, transmitting monitor information and removing the monitor session and expand information body in the SIP short message to realize system session parameter negotiations, SIP short message transmission, adjustment of monitor parameters, managing and controlling front end monitor device, collecting charge information and expanding device kinds or increasing new control functions to meet the needs of open expansion applied needs and realize large scale applications by the current networks.