RFC 6498 · INFORMATIONAL · 2012

Media Gateway Control Protocol Voiceband Data Package and General-Purpose Media Descriptor Parameter Package

Overview

RFC 6498, “Media Gateway Control Protocol Voiceband Data Package and General-Purpose Media Descriptor Parameter Package”, is an Informational document published in March 2012 by J. Stone, R. Kumar, F. Andreasen. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) packages that enable a Call Agent to authorize and monitor the transition of a connection to and from Voiceband Data (VBD) with or without redundancy and FEC (forward error correction). Although the focus is on VBD, the General-Purpose Media Descriptor Parameter package can be used to authorize other modes of operation, not relevant to VBD, for a particular codec. In addition to defining these new packages, this document describes the use of the Media Format Parameter package and Fax package with VBD, redundancy, and FEC. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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