RFC 3261 defines 408 Request Timeout as the server being unable to produce a response within a suitable amount of time, for example because it could not determine the location of the user in time.

Checked 2026-10-02

Vendor
not restricted
Product
not restricted
Subsystem
SIP response codes
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3261, current as of 2026-10-02
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

Cite this note

APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Troubleshooting SIP 408 Request Timeout and calls that get no response: source note sip-408-timeout-troubleshooting-rfc3261-408-definition. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-408-timeout-troubleshooting-rfc3261-408-definition

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-408-timeout-troubleshooting-rfc3261-408-definition,
  title  = {Troubleshooting SIP 408 Request Timeout and calls that get no response: source note sip-408-timeout-troubleshooting-rfc3261-408-definition},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-408-timeout-troubleshooting-rfc3261-408-definition},
  note   = {Source note sip-408-timeout-troubleshooting-rfc3261-408-definition, checked 2026-10-02}
}

Read in context