Direct Routing Microsoft response code 540998 with SIP 503 (Service state Inactive/DrainingTransactions) is expected while Microsoft SIP endpoints are down for maintenance and normally needs no action.

Checked 2026-09-25

This error is expected when Microsoft SIP endpoints are temporarily unavailable for maintenance.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone Direct Routing
Subsystem
call failure codes
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). SIP 503 and trunk out-of-service failures: source note sip-503-trunk-failures-dr-540998-maintenance. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-503-trunk-failures-dr-540998-maintenance

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-503-trunk-failures-dr-540998-maintenance,
  title  = {SIP 503 and trunk out-of-service failures: source note sip-503-trunk-failures-dr-540998-maintenance},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-503-trunk-failures-dr-540998-maintenance},
  note   = {Source note sip-503-trunk-failures-dr-540998-maintenance, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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