Alcatel-Lucent5020MGC-8

MEDIAGATEWAyCONTROLLER|RELEASE6.4

The Alcatel-Lucent 5020 Media Gateway Controller – 8 (MGC-8), a key component of the Alcatel-Lucent

Next-Generation Network (NGN)/IP Call Server (ICS) and Session Control portfolio, offers carriers flexible and

cost-effective network renovation and IP network transformation. This product supports multiple applications,

including NGN Class 4 local, access and toll tandems, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Gateway Mobile

Switching Center (GMSC) and IMS Media Gateway Control Function (MGCF).

The Alcatel-Lucent 5020 MGC- 8
provides the MGCF for TDM and Voice
over IP (VoIP) networks with any-to -
any switching, including TDM to TDM,
TDM to IP, and IP to IP, while delivering
a full range of local, access and toll
tandem services and protocols . Carriers
can integrate the signal transfer and
endpoint functionality in the same
chassis, or deploy a standalone
Alcatel-Lucent 5025 Voice Signaling
Gateway (VSG).
To optimize the routing of incoming
Public Switched Telephone Network
(PSTN) calls, the Alcatel-Lu cent MGC-8
supports CDMA GMSC func tionality.
By consolidating the network inter-
connection points and optimizing call
routing, the Alcatel-Lucent CDM A
GMSC can significantly reduce the
carrier’s capital expenditures (C APEX)
and operational expenditures (OPEX ).
The Alcatel-Lucent CDMA GMS C
simplifies network engineering,
expansion and maintenance.
The Alcatel-Lucent MGC-8 pr ovides
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) MGC F
functionality, acting as a seamles s
bridge between the new converged
multiservice networks and the l egacy
PSTN. By supporting the MGCF in side,
the Alcatel-Lucent MGC-8 of fers carriers
an investment for the all-IP evolution.
The Alcatel-Lucent MGC-8 keep s the
network flexible, cost effective and easy
to maintain; it provides carrier-class
reliability, scalability and performan ce.