Source note · Running a virtual SBC in Azure or AWS

Microsoft does not support media re-targeting during an active Direct Routing call: a new media IP sent by the SBC mid-call is negotiated in SIP but Teams never sends media to it.

Checked 2026-10-14

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Teams Direct Routing
Subsystem: media
Deployment: multi-tenant
Region: not restricted
Release range: current as of 2026-10-14
Checked: 2026-10-14

Sources

Session Border Controllers certified for Direct Routing - Microsoft Teams — Microsoft · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Final Note at end of page (Media re-targeting isn't supported)

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 14). Running a virtual SBC in Azure or AWS: source note cloud-hosted-sbc-dr-no-media-retargeting. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cloud-hosted-sbc-dr-no-media-retargeting

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cloud-hosted-sbc-dr-no-media-retargeting,
  title  = {Running a virtual SBC in Azure or AWS: source note cloud-hosted-sbc-dr-no-media-retargeting},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cloud-hosted-sbc-dr-no-media-retargeting},
  note   = {Source note cloud-hosted-sbc-dr-no-media-retargeting, checked 2026-10-14}
}

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