FEC Adaptive sends FEC information only when detected loss exceeds the packet-loss threshold, while FEC Always sends it with every transmission.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Subsystem
loss correction
Deployment
sd-wan-controller-mode
Region
not restricted
Release range
IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN 17.x
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). SD-WAN considerations for voice: source note sdwan-voice-fec-modes. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sdwan-voice-fec-modes

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sdwan-voice-fec-modes,
  title  = {SD-WAN considerations for voice: source note sdwan-voice-fec-modes},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sdwan-voice-fec-modes},
  note   = {Source note sdwan-voice-fec-modes, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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