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Cisco MGCP
**Cisco MGCP (Media Gateway Control Protocol)** is a protocol developed primarily by Cisco to control media gateways within Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructures. It enables centralized management of signaling and call control for effective delivery of voice communications across IP networks..
Cisco MGCP (Media Gateway Control Protocol) is a client-server protocol standardized by the IETF (RFC 3435), widely utilized in VoIP networks to facilitate centralized call control architectures. MGCP delegates the intelligence of call setup and management primarily to a call agent, also known as a media gateway controller (MGC), which orchestrates the interaction between gateways and endpoints.
Port 2427 UDP is predominantly used by Cisco voice gateways and call control servers for MGCP signaling. The protocol conveys commands (such as creation, modification, and deletion of call endpoints) and notifications that manage call states. This architecture simplifies network provisioning by centralizing configuration and decision-making.
In use, MGCP enables complex call control scenarios, integrates with legacy telephony equipment, and allows for scalable VoIP deployments. Its centralized nature eases management but also introduces dependencies on the call agent’s availability and security.