MGCF

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IMS component core network element network function

MGCF (Media Gateway Control Function) is a core network element in IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architectures that controls media gateways and manages signaling between IP-based and traditional circuit-switched telephony networks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
MGCF canonical 3
Media Gateway Control Function 3
Media Gateway Control Function for breakout 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf IMS component ⓘ
core network element ⓘ
network function ⓘ
abbreviationOf MGCF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Media Gateway Control Function
associatedWith CS domain interworking ⓘ
PSTN interworking ⓘ
category control-plane function ⓘ
controls media gateway ⓘ
signaling gateway interfaces related to media ⓘ
trunking media gateway ⓘ
definedIn 3GPP IMS architecture ⓘ
domain VoIP ⓘ
mobile core networks ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ
fullName MGCF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Media Gateway Control Function
function interworking between SIP signaling and circuit-switched signaling ⓘ
handles call release between IMS and PSTN ⓘ
call setup between IMS and PSTN ⓘ
mid-call signaling interworking ⓘ
interfacesWith S‑CSCF ⓘ
surface form: CSCF

Call Session Control Function ⓘ
Media Gateway ⓘ
Signaling Gateway ⓘ
manages signaling between IP networks and circuit-switched networks ⓘ
notCategory user-plane media processing element ⓘ
operatesAt boundary between packet-switched and circuit-switched domains ⓘ
partOf IP Multimedia Subsystem ⓘ
performs call routing decisions towards circuit-switched networks ⓘ
codec and bearer negotiation control via media gateways ⓘ
mapping of SIP sessions to TDM circuits ⓘ
requires signaling gateway for SS7 connectivity ⓘ
role call control for media gateways ⓘ
resource control for bearer establishment ⓘ
translation of signaling between SIP and PSTN protocols ⓘ
standardizedBy 3GPP ⓘ
supportsInterworkingBetween IP-based telephony networks ⓘ
traditional circuit-switched telephony networks ⓘ
supportsService VoIP interconnect with PSTN ⓘ
multimedia telephony ⓘ
voice over LTE ⓘ
usedIn 5G core networks with IMS ⓘ
LTE ⓘ
surface form: LTE networks
usesSignalingProtocol BICC ⓘ
ISUP ⓘ
SIP ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IMS → includesComponent → MGCF ⓘ
BGCF → selects → MGCF ⓘ
this entity surface form: Media Gateway Control Function for breakout
BGCF → interactsWith → MGCF ⓘ
this entity surface form: Media Gateway Control Function
MGCF → fullName → MGCF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Media Gateway Control Function
MGCF → abbreviationOf → MGCF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Media Gateway Control Function
I‑CSCF → interfacesWith → MGCF ⓘ
subject surface form: I-CSCF
S‑CSCF → communicatesWith → MGCF ⓘ
subject surface form: S-CSCF