Microsoft response code 500001 with SIP 408 ('Gateway (SBC) failover timer expired') means the SBC didn't answer the INVITE within FailoverTimeSeconds, which defaults to 10 seconds. In regions with long PSTN setup times, Microsoft suggests raising it to 20 seconds.

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Teams Phone Direct Routing
Subsystem
sip-response-codes
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Troubleshooting Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-408-failover. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-408-failover

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-408-failover,
  title  = {Troubleshooting Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-408-failover},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-408-failover},
  note   = {Source note teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-408-failover, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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