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SIP response codes

SIP 415 Unsupported Media Type

Unsupported Media Type: the body type (usually not application/sdp) is not understood.

415
Name
Unsupported Media Type
Class
4xx · Client error
Defined in
RFC 3261
Q.850 cause towards the PSTN
79 · Service or option not implemented, unspecified

When it happens

  • SDP sent with a wrong Content-Type, or a multipart body the far end cannot read.

What to check

  • Check the Content-Type header and disable multipart bodies (for example, with ISUP) towards that peer.

What the response looks like

SIP/2.0 415 Unsupported Media Type
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 203.0.113.10:5060;branch=z9hG4bK776asdhds
From: <sip:101@pbx.example>;tag=1928301774
To: <sip:+15551234567@pbx.example>;tag=a6c85cf
Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710@203.0.113.10
CSeq: 2 INVITE
Reason: Q.850;cause=79;text="Service or option not implemented, unspecified"
Content-Length: 0