If the side that does not refresh receives no refresh, RFC 4028 says it SHOULD send a BYE slightly before the session expires. The recommended margin is the smaller of 32 seconds and one third of the session interval.

Checked 2026-09-25

The minimum of 32 seconds and one third of the session interval is RECOMMENDED.
Vendor
IETF
Product
SIP
Subsystem
session timers
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 4028
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-non-refresher-bye. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-calls-drop-30-seconds-non-refresher-bye

BibTeX

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

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