Key features, Key benefits – Alcatel-Lucent 5020 MGC-8 User Manual
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Alcatel-Lucent 5020 MGC-8 | Release 6.4 | Data Sheet
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Key features
• NGN Class-4 features
¬ Flexible translations and routing
¬ High network reliability and
availability
¬ Multiprotocol support for legacy
and converged networks
• CDMA GMSC features
¬ LMSD SIP compliance for inter-
vendor TrFO/RTO support for
improved voice quality
¬ Multiprotocol support for legacy
and converged network operations
¬ Flexible support for network
features
• IMS MGCF features
¬ Multiprotocol support for legacy
and converged networks
¬ Flexible Session Initiation Protocol
(SIP) interworking
Key benefits
• Single, easy to manage, self-contained
package
• Seamless migration from legacy
TDM through VoIP to converged
IMS on the same platform
• Simultaneous multi-application
support on the same platform
• Supports legacy revenue streams
while enabling growth of next-
generation services
• High reliability with purpose-built
hardware
• Simplified operations with a man-
agement system shared with other
Alcatel-Lucent IMS components
• Reduced operating and maintenance
costs with distributed NGN solutions
• SIP-T/SIP-I interoperability with other
call servers
Figure 1. Applications in the Alcatel-Lucent 5020 MGC-8
Access
End-to-End IMS
solution MGCF
Alcatel-Lucent
CDMA GMSC
Transit Class 4/Peering
Solution MGCIPSS7
IP
SS7 services
Long-distance
carrier
Local PSTN
TDM/IP
network
IP
7520 MGW
5020 MGC-8
5020 MGC-8
5020 MGC-8
7520 MGW
7520 MGW
HLR
SCP
ANSI-41
WIN
LNP
HLR
Region 1
ISAM
H.248
H.248
H.248
H.248
SIP
5450
AGCF
5400
IAS
HSS
5450 ISCF
5420 CTS
PSTN
PSTN
7520 MGW
BSC
7520 MGW
MSC
Region 2
7520 MGW
BSC
Region 3
7520 MGW
BSC
Region 4
7520 MGW
BSC
PSTN
Voice