From IOS XE Denali 16.3.1, if the inbound leg does not support PRACK or UPDATE, CUBE by default consumes multiple forked 18x responses with SDP received during the early dialog.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco Unified Border Element
Subsystem
early dialog forking
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 onwards
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Early media and ringback behavior: source note early-media-ringback-cube-forked-18x. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/early-media-ringback-cube-forked-18x

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-early-media-ringback-cube-forked-18x,
  title  = {Early media and ringback behavior: source note early-media-ringback-cube-forked-18x},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/early-media-ringback-cube-forked-18x},
  note   = {Source note early-media-ringback-cube-forked-18x, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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