User's Manual

Overview 7

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Software update maintenance loads

Information on updating software loads for the RTP Media Portal are

covered in “Upgrades” on page 13.

OAM&P strategy

The OAM&P strategy for the system is to manage operations from a

central location. The central location for OAM&P management is in the

System Management Console. From the System Management

Console, you can view and perform operations on the various

components in the system.

Interfaces

Protocols

While in service, the RTP Media Portal interfaces with the network

through the following protocols:

• MGCP+ is the Enhanced Media Gateway Control Protocol that is

used for messaging between the RTP Media Portal and the SIP

Application Module, and controls the making, modification and

breaking of media session connections.

• RTP is the Real-time Transport Protocol for transport of real-time

media streams (for example, audio and video) across a packet

network.

• RTCP is the Real-time Transport Control Protocol that provides a

means of sharing session data (for example, performance data)

between endpoints.

• UDP is the User Datagram Protocol that provides data-based media

streams (for example, file transfer).