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    Megaco

    Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:48 pm
    Vangie Beal
    Written by Vangie Beal
    Megaco is a signaling protocol that enables switching of voice, fax and multimedia calls between the PSTN and IP networks. It is based on the term Media Gateway Controller (MGC) and is used between the Media Gateway and Media Gateway Controller in a VoIP network. Synonymous with H.248.

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    Vangie Beal is a freelance business and technology writer covering Internet technologies and online business since the late '90s.

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