What is Media Gateway Control Protocol?
Media Gateway Control Protocol or MGCP is the usual set of protocols that are utilized during a live session in a multimedia conference. The protocols help to set the standards for any type of voice or visual activity that takes place during the conference. At the same time, some aspects of Media Gateway Control Protocol also aid in the recording of the audio and visual activity during the multimedia conference, making it possible to archive the entire event for replay at a later date. The key to the function of Media Gateway Control Protocol has to do with overseeing the signaling process and allowing the host to manage the multimedia session effectively. In order to accomplish these tasks, the protocol will control the communication process between the media gateway that helps to convert data into packets and the gateway controller that is found at the point of termination. This conversion process makes it possible to convert the packets from signals received from a circuit switched
