In CUBE fax call flows the terminating gateway detects the V.21 preamble and triggers switchover to T.38 with a SIP ReINVITE (or H.323 RequestMode) which CUBE must permit.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco Unified Border Element
Subsystem
fax interworking
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
IOS 15.x era (2013 tech note)
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

Cite this note

APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Fax and T.38 in cloud calling: source note fax-t38-cube-v21-reinvite-switchover. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/fax-t38-cube-v21-reinvite-switchover

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-fax-t38-cube-v21-reinvite-switchover,
  title  = {Fax and T.38 in cloud calling: source note fax-t38-cube-v21-reinvite-switchover},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/fax-t38-cube-v21-reinvite-switchover},
  note   = {Source note fax-t38-cube-v21-reinvite-switchover, checked 2026-09-24}
}

Read in context