H.248 MGCP Protocol

This page provides information on the H.248 MGCP Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol operates on TCP port 2944 and UDP port 2944, both officially registered with the IANA.

Protocol Description

Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), also known as H.248 and Megaco, is a standard protocol for handling the signaling and session management needed during a multimedia conference.

Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.

Protocol Details

ID
181
Full Name
Gateway Control Protocol (H.248, Megaco)
Abbreviation
MGCP
Category Tag
voip
Category
VoIP/Conferencing
Home Page
H.248 MGCP
Introduced
Version 2.88

Protocol Ports - RFC

TCP 2944
Megaco H-248
UDP 2944
Megaco H-248

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