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SIP 485 Ambiguous

SIP responseRFC 3261 §21 and later SIP RFCs

What it means

The destination address is ambiguous -- it matches more than one possible target (Ambiguous).

Where you see it

In the status line of a SIP response, often with Reason and Warning headers that say more.

What to check

Read the Warning and Reason headers of the response and the Via/Server of the node that sent it.

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