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EAG Gateway Series Administration Guidelines
MAG-06007 Rev. A
Figure 17. MGCP Settings Interface
MGCP Port
In the MGCP Port field enter EAG’s gateway MGCP port number. Factory default is 2427. You can use
any port number as long as it does not conflict with another port number.
Call Agent
In the Call Agent
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field enter the call agent address and port number. Address and port number should
be separated by a colon. Address could be IP address or domain name. If you use domain name, you
should invoke DNS service and set parameter of DNS server in the System Settings page. A complete
sample configuration is like this: 202.202.2.202:2727; callagent.com:2727.
Domain Name
In the Domain Name field enter the internet address or the IP address of the gateway. Examples:
test.sunshinemind.com; [192.168.2.100] (if using IP address, [ ] signs can not be omitted).
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C Call Agent, also known as Media Gateway Controller, controls the Media Gateway. In MGCP, a call agent
primarily handles all the call processing by linking with the IP network through constant communications with
an IP signaling device, for example an SIP Server or an H.323 gatekeeper.
Call Agent is comprised of the call control "intelligence" and a media gateway boasting the media functions, for
example conversion from TDM voice to Voice over IP.
Media Gateways feature endpoints for the Call Agent to create and manage media sessions with other
multimedia endpoints. Endpoints are sources and/or sinks of data that can be physical or virtual. For creating
physical endpoints, hardware installation is needed while virtual endpoint can be created using available
software.
Call Agents come with the capability of creating new connections, or modify an existing connection. Generally,
a media gateway is a network element which provides conversion between the data packets carried over the
Internet or other packet networks and the voice signals carried by telephone lines. The Call Agent provides
instructions to the endpoints to check for any events and - if there is any - create signals. The endpoints are
designed in such a way as to automatically communicate changes in service state to the Call Agent. The Call
Agent can audit endpoints and the connections on endpoints.
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