Source note · Setting up Microsoft Teams Direct Routing

Even on a bypass trunk, Media Processors stay in the media path for voice applications such as Call Park, auto attendants and call queues, for web clients, and when a call escalates to a group call, goes to a federated Teams user or is transferred to a Skype for Business user.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Teams Phone
Subsystem: direct-routing-media-bypass
Deployment: multi-tenant
Region: not restricted
Release range: current as of 2026-09-24
Checked: 2026-09-24

Sources

Plan for media bypass with Direct Routing — Microsoft · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Use of Media Processors and Transport Relays; Use of Teams Media Processors if trunk is configured for media bypass; Requirements for using media processors

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Setting up Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-direct-routing-setup-bypass-mp-still-used. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-direct-routing-setup-bypass-mp-still-used

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  title  = {Setting up Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-direct-routing-setup-bypass-mp-still-used},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-direct-routing-setup-bypass-mp-still-used},
  note   = {Source note teams-direct-routing-setup-bypass-mp-still-used, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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