The INVITE client transaction must not generate the ACK for a 2xx response; the UAC core sends that ACK in a new transaction.

Checked 2026-09-25

A UAC core will send an ACK to the 2xx response using a new transaction.
Vendor
IETF
Product
SIP
Subsystem
INVITE client transaction
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 6026 and later
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Calls that drop after about 30 seconds: source note sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-ack-new-transaction. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-ack-new-transaction

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-ack-new-transaction,
  title  = {Calls that drop after about 30 seconds: source note sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-ack-new-transaction},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-ack-new-transaction},
  note   = {Source note sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-ack-new-transaction, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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