The 8.6 SME guide calls SIP the protocol of choice for intercluster trunks because Unified CM SIP trunks offer more features than H.323 intercluster trunks.

Checked 2026-09-25

thus making SIP the protocol of choice for intercluster trunk connections
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition
Subsystem
SIP trunks
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
Unified CM 8.5-8.6
Checked
2026-09-25

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Unified CM Session Management Edition: source note cucm-session-management-edition-sip-preferred-8x. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-session-management-edition-sip-preferred-8x

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cucm-session-management-edition-sip-preferred-8x,
  title  = {Unified CM Session Management Edition: source note cucm-session-management-edition-sip-preferred-8x},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-session-management-edition-sip-preferred-8x},
  note   = {Source note cucm-session-management-edition-sip-preferred-8x, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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