SIP

502 Bad Gateway

The server, acting as a gateway or proxy, received an invalid response from a downstream server it accessed in attempting to fulfill the request.

When You See This Code

When a SIP proxy receives a malformed or invalid response from the next-hop server. Common in interop scenarios between different vendors.

How to Fix

Check the downstream server's health and configuration. Verify SIP message formatting between the two servers. Review network connectivity.

Specification

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