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This page lists the telephony and audio specifications that voice agents support. Use this page to check whether the platform meets your telecommunication requirements. For an overview of voice features in Cognigy, see Voice.

Supported protocols

The following protocols are supported:

Supported codecs

The following audio codecs are supported:
  • G.711 (preferred):
    • A-law
    • U-law
  • OPUS
  • G.722

Telephony features

Trunk management and routing

  • Transferring calls via SIP REFER or SIP INVITE.
  • Multiple SIP trunks per customer.
  • Configuring SIP trunks with options like tech prefix, SIP Diversion header, outbound authentication (including REGISTER).
  • Routing calls based on a trunk group, Direct Inward Dialing (DID), or DID range.
  • Least-cost routing selection of outbound trunk.

Call features

  • Custom SIP headers on inbound and outbound calls.
  • Mid-call SIP INFO requests.
  • P-Asserted-Identity header to identify caller.
  • Receiving compact SIP headers.
  • Receiving re-INVITE with no Session Description Protocol (SDP).
  • Answering machine detection.
  • Configurable music on hold.
  • Configurable Atmosphere Sounds playing in the background of the conversation.
  • Configurable Silence Overlay playing background sounds when there’s a long pause in a call.

Call management

  • Performing operations on calls in progress via REST API.

STT and TTS providers

Call recording and storage

Call quality monitoring and optimization

More information

Technical support

If you have further questions about the technical specifications, contact Cognigy technical support.
Last modified on November 11, 2026