Source note · Echo on VoIP calls
Cisco defines sidetone (headset feedback) as hearing your own voice in the headset or earpiece while speaking.
Checked 2026-09-25
When you use a headset, you can hear your own voice in the earpiece, which is called headset sidetone or headset feedback.
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Cisco IP Phone 7800
- Subsystem
- acoustic-echo
- Deployment
- on-premises
- Region
- not restricted
- Release range
- as documented 2017-08-28
- Checked
- 2026-09-25
Sources
- Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series Accessories Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager - Headsets — Cisco · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Configure a Headset on the Phone > Adjust the Headset Feedback
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Echo on VoIP calls: source note echo-on-calls-sidetone-definition. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/echo-on-calls-sidetone-definition
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-echo-on-calls-sidetone-definition,
title = {Echo on VoIP calls: source note echo-on-calls-sidetone-definition},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/echo-on-calls-sidetone-definition},
note = {Source note echo-on-calls-sidetone-definition, checked 2026-09-25}
}