The Teams Direct Routing SIP proxy always offers the session timer on non-bypass calls, does not offer it on media-bypass calls, and does not require the SBC to use it.

Checked 2026-09-25

Use of the Session Timer by the SBC isn't mandatory.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone Direct Routing
Subsystem
SIP proxy
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). Calls that drop after about 30 seconds: source note sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-msdr-session-timer. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-msdr-session-timer

BibTeX

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

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