RFC 7339 states that the 503 mechanism cannot prevent overload of a SIP server or congestion collapse, and can make traffic oscillate between servers.

Checked 2026-10-02

cannot prevent overload of a SIP server, and it cannot prevent congestion collapse
Vendor
not restricted
Product
not restricted
Subsystem
SIP overload control
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 7339
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Calls-per-second limits on SIP trunks and dialers: source note sip-trunk-cps-limits-rfc7339-503-insufficient. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-trunk-cps-limits-rfc7339-503-insufficient

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-trunk-cps-limits-rfc7339-503-insufficient,
  title  = {Calls-per-second limits on SIP trunks and dialers: source note sip-trunk-cps-limits-rfc7339-503-insufficient},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-trunk-cps-limits-rfc7339-503-insufficient},
  note   = {Source note sip-trunk-cps-limits-rfc7339-503-insufficient, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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