SIP Trunk Port Handling & SRV Record Behavior

Introduction

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This document explains how Port configuration and DNS SRV resolution work when configuring a SIP Trunk.

SIP Trunk Ports

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Port Field Rules

• Port is mandatory
• Valid range: 0 – 65535

Port Behavior Logic
 Case 1: Port = 0 (SRV Mode)

• Proxy saved without port (e.g. callcentric.com)
• System performs DNS SRV lookup

Case 2: Port > 0

• Proxy saved with port (e.g. callcentric.com:5060)
• No SRV lookup

Loading Existing SIP Trunks


• If proxy has port → extract port
• If no port → default to 0

New SIP Trunk


• Default port = 0 if not provided

DNS SRV Explanation


• Query example: _sip._udp.domain.com
• Returns target server, port, priority

Fallback

• If no SRV found → fallback to port 5060

Best Practice


• Use Port = 0 unless provider requires fixed port

See Also

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• Supported SIP Trunk Template
• Configuring Twilio SIP Trunk (Account Registered)
• Configuring Twilio SIP Trunk (Peer Connection)
• Configuring Telnyx SIP Trunk (Acct Registered)
• Configuring Telnyx SIP Trunk (IP-based)