Source note · Echo on VoIP calls

When a PSTN user hears echo on a call with an IP phone, Cisco identifies the cause as acoustic coupling between the earpiece and the microphone of the IP phone handset.

Checked 2026-09-25

The problem exists when the PSTN phone user hears echo which is caused by acoustic coupling between the earpiece and the microphone in the IP phone handset.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco IP phones with IOS gateways
Subsystem
echo-sources
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
as documented 2008-04-02
Checked
2026-09-25

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Echo on VoIP calls: source note echo-on-calls-acoustic-echo-ip-handset. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/echo-on-calls-acoustic-echo-ip-handset

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-echo-on-calls-acoustic-echo-ip-handset,
  title  = {Echo on VoIP calls: source note echo-on-calls-acoustic-echo-ip-handset},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/echo-on-calls-acoustic-echo-ip-handset},
  note   = {Source note echo-on-calls-acoustic-echo-ip-handset, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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