SIP 486 Busy Here

KamailioRFC 3261 §21.4.21

The endpoint is busy on another call. Distinct from 600 Busy Everywhere.

Common causes on Kamailio

  • User on another call
  • Single-line endpoint (no call waiting)
  • Forking proxy: one branch returned 486 first

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