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Calls fail with SIP 488 Not Acceptable Here

The destination rejects the media offer or selected SDP parameters.

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What you are seeing

The destination rejects the media offer or selected SDP parameters.

Likely causes
  1. No common codec
  2. SRTP required or forbidden
  3. Incompatible DTMF mode
First checks
  1. Capture the INVITE and 488 response
  2. Compare codecs
  3. Check SRTP/RTP requirements
Recommended actions
  1. Correct only the component confirmed by the checks
  2. Retest the original symptom after the change
  3. Escalate with collected evidence when the cause remains unclear
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The destination rejects the media offer or selected SDP parameters.

Likely causes

  • No common codec
  • SRTP required or forbidden
  • Incompatible DTMF mode
  • SDP rewritten by SBC/NAT

Checks in priority order

  1. Capture the INVITE and 488 response
  2. Compare codecs
  3. Check SRTP/RTP requirements
  4. Retry with a minimal media offer

When to escalate

Escalate when the failure affects multiple users, a production dependency is unavailable, or logs show a component outside your control. Include timestamps, scope, tests already performed, and the last known working state.

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