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1 Introduction

Megaco/H.248 is a protocol for control of elements in a physically decomposed multimedia gateway, enabling separation of call control from media conversion. A Media Gateway Controller (MGC) controls one or more Media Gateways (MG).

This version of the stack supports both version 1 and version 2 as defined by:

The semantics of the protocol has jointly been defined by two standardization bodies:

1.1 Scope and Purpose

This manual describes the Megaco appliacation, as a component of the Erlang/Open Telecom Platform development environment. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Erlang Development Environment, which is described in a separate User's Guide.

1.2 Prerequisites

The following prerequisites is required for understanding the material in the Megaco User's Guide:

The application requires Erlang/OTP release R7B or later.

1.3 About This Manual

In addition to this introductory chapter, the Megaco User's Guide contains the following chapters:

1.4 Where to Find More Information

Refer to the following documentation for more information about Megaco/H.248 and about the Erlang/OTP development system:


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