Media bypass keeps media between the SBC and the client instead of sending it via Microsoft Teams Phone, and to configure it the SBC and the client must be in the same location or network.

Checked 2026-09-16

With media bypass, media is kept between the Session Border Controller (SBC) and the client instead of sending it via the Microsoft Teams Phone.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone Direct Routing
Subsystem
media bypass
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-16
Checked
2026-09-16

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 16). CUCM to Teams Phone migration: source note cucm-to-teams-phone-media-bypass-definition. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-to-teams-phone-media-bypass-definition

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cucm-to-teams-phone-media-bypass-definition,
  title  = {CUCM to Teams Phone migration: source note cucm-to-teams-phone-media-bypass-definition},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-to-teams-phone-media-bypass-definition},
  note   = {Source note cucm-to-teams-phone-media-bypass-definition, checked 2026-09-16}
}

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