Cisco BroadWorks handles large SIP messages by switching them to TCP rather than relying on UDP fragmentation, with transport settable per interface, network server, media server and routing NE as UDP, TCP or unspecified.

Checked 2026-10-02

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco BroadWorks
Subsystem
SIP transport
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
as of 2020-11-11 document update
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Troubleshooting failed calls caused by large SIP messages over UDP: source note sip-fragmentation-troubleshooting-bw-switch-to-tcp. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-fragmentation-troubleshooting-bw-switch-to-tcp

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-fragmentation-troubleshooting-bw-switch-to-tcp,
  title  = {Troubleshooting failed calls caused by large SIP messages over UDP: source note sip-fragmentation-troubleshooting-bw-switch-to-tcp},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-fragmentation-troubleshooting-bw-switch-to-tcp},
  note   = {Source note sip-fragmentation-troubleshooting-bw-switch-to-tcp, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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