Media Processors are a B2BUA and can transcode (for example SILK from the Teams client to G.711 toward the SBC), while Transport Relays are not a B2BUA and never change the codec between the client and the SBC even when traffic flows via relays.

Checked 2026-09-16

Transport Relays aren't B2BUA, which means the codec is never changed between the client and the SBC--even if traffic flows via relays.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone Direct Routing
Subsystem
media path
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-transcoding-split. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-to-teams-phone-media-transcoding-split

BibTeX

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

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