In Expressway X15.2, hop counts can be set from 1 to 255 (default 15), are decremented by one on each forward, set the Max-Forwards field for SIP, and the search fails when the count reaches zero.

Checked 2026-09-25

When the hop count reaches 0, the request will not be forwarded on any further and the search will fail.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Expressway
Subsystem
dial plan / hop counts
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
X15.2
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-exwy-hop-range. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-forwarding-loops-exwy-hop-range

BibTeX

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

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