For server location, RFC 3263 defines failure as a 503 response, a transport failure (such as fatal ICMP errors on UDP or TCP connection failures), or the transaction timing out with no response.

Checked 2026-09-25

Failure also occurs if the transaction layer times out without ever having received any response.
Vendor
IETF
Product
SIP
Subsystem
DNS server location
Deployment
any
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-rfc3263-failure-def. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-503-trunk-failures-rfc3263-failure-def

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-503-trunk-failures-rfc3263-failure-def,
  title  = {SIP 503 and trunk out-of-service failures: source note sip-503-trunk-failures-rfc3263-failure-def},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-503-trunk-failures-rfc3263-failure-def},
  note   = {Source note sip-503-trunk-failures-rfc3263-failure-def, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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