RFC 3261 distinguishes a spiral from a loop: a request that returns to the same proxy with a different Request-URI (for example after call forwarding) is a spiral and is legitimate, not a loop.

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
IETF
Product
SIP
Subsystem
proxy loop detection
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3261 (June 2002)
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-spiral-not-loop. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-forwarding-loops-spiral-not-loop

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-forwarding-loops-spiral-not-loop,
  title  = {SIP call forwarding and routing loops: source note sip-forwarding-loops-spiral-not-loop},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-forwarding-loops-spiral-not-loop},
  note   = {Source note sip-forwarding-loops-spiral-not-loop, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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