To select an audio codec for a call, Unified CM takes the codecs matching on both sides of the call leg, filters out those exceeding the configured maximum audio bit rate for the region pair, and picks the preferred codec from what remains.

Checked 2026-09-30

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unified Communications Manager
Subsystem
regions
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
Release 15 and SUs as of 2026-09-30
Checked
2026-09-30

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Troubleshooting Unified CM media resource allocation failures: source note cucm-media-resource-failures-region-codec-selection. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-media-resource-failures-region-codec-selection

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cucm-media-resource-failures-region-codec-selection,
  title  = {Troubleshooting Unified CM media resource allocation failures: source note cucm-media-resource-failures-region-codec-selection},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-media-resource-failures-region-codec-selection},
  note   = {Source note cucm-media-resource-failures-region-codec-selection, checked 2026-09-30}
}

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