Alcatel-Lucent 5020 MGC-8
M E D I A G AT E W Ay C O N T R O L L E R | R E L E A S E 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
The Alcatel-Lucent MGC-8 provides
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) MGCF
functionality, acting as a seamless
bridge between the new converged
multiservice networks and the legacy
PSTN. By supporting the MGCF inside,
the Alcatel-Lucent MGC-8 offers carriers
an investment for the all-IP evolution.
The Alcatel-Lucent MGC-8 keeps the
network flexible, cost effective and easy
to maintain; it provides carrier-class
reliability, scalability and performance.
Alcatel-Lucent 5025 Voice Signaling
Gateway (VSG).
To optimize the routing of incoming
Public Switched Telephone Network
(PSTN) calls, the Alcatel-Lucent MGC-8
supports CDMA GMSC functionality.
By consolidating the network inter-
connection points and optimizing call
routing, the Alcatel-Lucent CDMA
GMSC can significantly reduce the
carrier’s capital expenditures (CAPEX)
and operational expenditures (OPEX).
The Alcatel-Lucent CDMA GMSC
simplifies network engineering,
expansion and maintenance.
NGN Class 4 features
CDMA GMSC features
• IP-IP LEC peering with MG insertion to
• LMSD SIP support for MSC inter-vendor
support transcoding requirements
TrFO/RTO support
• Flexible dialing plans
• ANSI, ITU, and ETSI ISUP
• Digit manipulation
• Broad range of country-specific ISUP variants
• Intelligent network (IN) triggers support
• Incoming exclusion screening
• SS7
• ANSI IS-41 D
• Class 4 optimized multikey routing with
•
GSM Mobile Application Part (MAP)
built-in recursion support
• IS-771
• Time-of-day routing
• IS-826
• Reroute on release
• CAMEL
• Re-origination
• SIP-T/SIP-I/SIP
• Alternate routing
• Voice mail forwarding
• Customized ringback tone
• Customized ringback tone bypass
• Configurable hunting algorithms
• Source trunk group routing/partitions
• Routing to announcements, treatments
• IS-826 Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN)
and tones
prepaid service
• Load-sharing trunk groups
• Overflow trunk groups
• IS-771 WIN services
• WIN service bypass
• ENUM/domain-based routing
• 99.999% availability
• SIP-T/SIP-I/SIP TrFO/RTO with Alcatel-Lucent
Packet Switch (MSC)
• No single point of failure
• 1:1 local equipment redundancy
• CALEA bypass
• Availability of all fixed NGN Class 4 features
• CODECs supported: G.711, G.729 a/b, EVRC 0/B
• MG included for transcoding
• Geographic redundancy with active and
standby configurations
• Ongoing calls preserved during in-service
upgrades and processor/system failovers
IMS MGCF key features
• FEMTO BSR hand-off support
• Billing records preserved during in-service
upgrades and system failovers
• SIP Mg/Mj interfaces to Call Session Control
Function/ Border Gateway Control Function
(CSCF/BGCF)
• Standards-based protocols and interfaces
• ANSI ISDN User Part (ISUP)
• ITU/ETSI ISUP
• Diameter Rf interface to Call Control Function
• Broad range of country-specific ISUP variants
• SS7
(CCF)
• ANSI ISUP
• Multifrequency (MF)
• ITU/ETSI ISUP
• ISDN
• Broad range of country-specific variants
• SIP-I/SIP-T with full protocol interworking
• Transaction Capabilities Application Part
(TCAP) N11 for IMS user equipment
• SIP for communicating with next-generation
feature servers, including Alcatel-Lucent
Feature Servers
• SIP interworking with ANSI ISUP
• SIP interworking with ITU/ETSI ISUP
• SIP interworking with various country-specific
ISUP variants
• Availability of all fixed NGN Class 4 features
• Supports Alcatel-Lucent 7510 Media Gateway
(MGW) for International markets
• Supports Alcatel-Lucent 7515 MGW as ISUP
trunking gateway
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• Primary Rate Interface (PRI),
5E/4E ISDN PRI, DMS-250 ISDN PRI
• Redundant -48V DC power inputs
Technical specifications
• -40 to -56.7 V DC, 1450 watts
fully loaded
Capacity
• SIGTRAN (M2UA, M3UA, M2PA,
SCTP including multi-homing) for
SS7 signaling transport over IP
• Cost effectively scales to 4 million
busy hour call attempts (BHCA) in
a single shelf
• 200 linear feet per minute (LFM)
airflow
• SIGTRAN (IUA, Stream Control
Transmission Protocol [SCTP])
for ISDN PRI/Primary Rate Access
(PRA) signaling transport over IP
• NEBS and ETSI compliant for CO
operating environment
• Supports 250,000 SS7 trunks
• Supports 10,000 trunk groups
• Redundant building integrated
timing support (BITS) with internal
Stratum 2 sources
• A high-capacity (hundreds of
thousands of subscribers) flexible
database to store subscribers,
features and routing information
• Channel Associated Signaling
(CAS) Protocols: FG-D, centralized
automatic message accounting
(CAMA) MF, line or trunk, opera-
tions support system (OSS),
and E911
• Temperature: 5°C to 40°C long term
Product certifications
• Certified to NEBS Level 3
• Telcordia SS7 ISUP verified
• Illuminet SS7 certified
• Telcordia ISDN verified
• Certified to ISO 9002:194
Interfaces and protocols
• IEEE 802.3 10/100 Base-T for
IP interfaces
• GR-1298/1299 AIN 0.1/0.2
• IP Protocols: IPv4, Telnet, FTP,
TFTP, SSH, SFTP, ICMP, ARP
• ITU-T G.732 (E1) for N7 signaling
• ITU-T G.733 (T1) for N7 signaling
• SNMP V1, V2, V3 support for fault
management
• Media Gateway Control
(MEGACO)/H.248 for MGW
communication
• Telcordia hardware reliability
study – 99.99994%
• TL1 command-line interface
• GR-1100 billing AMA format;
GR-1343 AMA
• SIP-Mg/Mj interface for IMS
MGCF communication
Management
• Alcatel-Lucent 1300 OMC-P
Element Management System
support
• UL 60950 listed
• SIP-T/SIP-I for inter-softswitch
communication
• FCC Part 15 compliant
• SIP for integrated access device/
residential gateway (IAD/RGW)
communication
• FCAPS
• IEC 60950 certified under IEC
CB scheme
• Billing
• CE mark
• Order entry
• SIP towards application/feature
servers
• EN 60950 compliant
• EN 300 386 compliant
• CISPR 22/EN 55022 compliant
• CISPR 24/EN 55024 compliant
• Advanced reporting
• Advanced traffic collection
• SS7 protocols: (ITU/ANSI) Message
Transfer Part Level 2 (MTP2),
(ITU/ANSI)
Physical dimensions
• MTP3, ISUP (ANSI, ETSI and
country variants)
• 21 slots – mounts in standard
585 mm (23 in) rack
• SS7 protocols: (ITU/ANSI) MTP2,
(ITU/ANSI)
• Height: 622 mm (24.5 in)
• Width: 546 mm (21.5 in)
• Transaction Capabilities Application
Part (TCAP), Intelligent Network
Application Part (INAP), Local
Number Portability (LNP), BR-317,
GR-394, IS-41, Global System for
Mobile Communications (GSM)
• Depth: 455 mm (18 in) including
cabling
• 81.65 kg (180 lb), fully loaded
• MAP, Advanced Intelligent Network
(AIN), Wireless Number Portability
(WNP), CAMEL, IS-826, IS-771
• ISDN Protocols: Q.921 LAP-D,
Q.931 PRI GR-1268
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