A Cisco IOS gateway does not open the forward audio path until it receives a Connect message (answer supervision) from the remote end. If answer supervision never arrives, the result is one-way audio.

Checked 2026-09-24

The forward audio path will not be cut through until the Cisco IOS gateway receives a Connect message from the remote end.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco IOS voice gateways
Subsystem
answer supervision
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
Unified CM 12.5(1) guide
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). One-way and no-way audio diagnosis: source note one-way-audio-forward-path-waits-connect. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/one-way-audio-forward-path-waits-connect

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-one-way-audio-forward-path-waits-connect,
  title  = {One-way and no-way audio diagnosis: source note one-way-audio-forward-path-waits-connect},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/one-way-audio-forward-path-waits-connect},
  note   = {Source note one-way-audio-forward-path-waits-connect, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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