Unified CM supports CFA loop breakout, so an existing CFA loop does not break call processing: the call runs through the forwarding chain and breaks out of the loop.

Checked 2026-09-25

CFA loops do not affect call processing because Unified Communications Manager supports CFA loop breakout.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unified Communications Manager
Subsystem
call forwarding
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
Release 15 and SUs
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). SIP call forwarding and routing loops: source note sip-forwarding-loops-cucm-cfa-breakout. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-forwarding-loops-cucm-cfa-breakout

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-forwarding-loops-cucm-cfa-breakout,
  title  = {SIP call forwarding and routing loops: source note sip-forwarding-loops-cucm-cfa-breakout},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-forwarding-loops-cucm-cfa-breakout},
  note   = {Source note sip-forwarding-loops-cucm-cfa-breakout, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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