MGCP Concepts and Configuration

An understanding of the features and functions of the Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), its components, and the relationships that the components establish with each other is important when implementing a scalable, resilient, and secure MGCP environment. The MGCP environment is an example of a centralized call control model. This section describes how to configure MGCP on a gateway, as well as the features and functions of the MGCP environment.

MGCP and Its Associated Standards

MGCP defines an environment for controlling telephony gateways from a centralized call control component known as a call agent. MGCP gateways handle the translation of audio between the telephone SCN and the packet-switched network ...

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