For an inter-region call the access session border controllers in both regions anchor the media, the traffic between those access SBCs traverses the global Webex backbone, and only the part of the media flow between the endpoints and their own region's access SBC traverses the Internet as the access network.

Checked 2026-09-16

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Webex Calling
Subsystem
media path
Deployment
not restricted
Region
not restricted
Release range
not restricted
Checked
2026-09-16

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 16). Webex Calling architecture and deployment models: source note wxarch-inter-region-media-crosses-the-backbone. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/wxarch-inter-region-media-crosses-the-backbone

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-wxarch-inter-region-media-crosses-the-backbone,
  title  = {Webex Calling architecture and deployment models: source note wxarch-inter-region-media-crosses-the-backbone},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/wxarch-inter-region-media-crosses-the-backbone},
  note   = {Source note wxarch-inter-region-media-crosses-the-backbone, checked 2026-09-16}
}

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