In the 8800 startup process the phone requests the CTL file first and then the ITL file, both from the TFTP server.

Checked 2026-09-24

The phone requests the ITL file after it requests the CTL file.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series
Subsystem
Startup
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Cisco IP phone registration and TFTP and ITL and CTL: source note cisco-phone-registration-ctl-before-itl. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-registration-ctl-before-itl

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cisco-phone-registration-ctl-before-itl,
  title  = {Cisco IP phone registration and TFTP and ITL and CTL: source note cisco-phone-registration-ctl-before-itl},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-registration-ctl-before-itl},
  note   = {Source note cisco-phone-registration-ctl-before-itl, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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