Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Application Fact Sheet
ACCESS
MEDIA GATEWAY WITH IP
AND ATM INTERWORKING
KEY BENEFITS
OVERVIEW
The specific design challenges for media gateways
include:
With the growth in data network traffic driving major
changes in public networks, the convergence of existing
voice traffic onto the data network infrastructure prom-
ises significant benefits (such as reduced costs and sim-
plified network management) for carriers and
enterprises alike. Media gateways and switches that
support the integration of Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP), legacy public switched telephone network (PSTN),
and ATM networks make this convergence possible.
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Scalable implementation
of high-performance and
high density voice/data
capabilities, from 2000 to
8000 voice channels at
G.711, for a wide range of
applications
• Accommodating increasing numbers of voice (or fax
and modem) circuits per slot within a specific net-
working device.
• Supporting the increasing number of different net-
work interfaces and speeds required, ranging from
channelized T1/E1 lines through OC-12 SONET and
Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
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Single “platform”
architecture for both IP-
based and ATM oriented
systems, including
interworking between
them
• Adapting to the number of different protocols used
(such as ATM AAL-2/AAL-5, VoIP/RTP, Packet-over-
SONET/PPP, MPLS, and so on), even as the protocol
standards evolve and improve.
Media gateway functions are being implemented in
standalone devices, or as modules in multi-service
switches, edge routers, remote access concentrators,
or PSTN switches. In all cases, media gateways in share
common hardware and software design challenges.
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True, fine-grained,
multiservice support for
high numbers of users
• Managing Quality of Service (QoS) to ensure prioriti-
zation of latency-sensitive traffic, such as voice.
Simplified line card
• Providing the flexibility to add new features and
functions through software as market demands
dictate in the future.
design with lower power
and board real estate
plus ability to leverage
single-vendor solution
DESIGN CHALLENGES
Media gateway implementations are complicated by the
wide variety of technologies that make up existing net-
works. These include the circuit-switched PSTN, ATM
and Frame Relay based public data networks, and the IP-
based Internet, all of which may be carried over the
same SONET transport network.
MOTOROLA SOLUTION
Motorola offers complete solutions for all aspects of
media gateway and switch implementations. This
includes the StarCore Digital Signal Processors (DSPs)
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required to convert and compress TDM voice circuits into
packet or cell-based flows, the C-Port network proces-
Functions required of media gateways typically include
the conversion (and compression) of Time-Division-
Multiplexed (TDM) voice circuits onto ATM networks
using a variety of adaptation protocols (AAL-0, AAL-1,
AAL-2 and AAL-5), or onto packet-based networks using
IP (including RTP), Frame Relay, or extensions of both.
Voice switches that support the switching of voice cir-
cuits among the various network interfaces may require
interworking between different protocols (such as
between ATM and IP-based networks) as well.
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sors (NPs) required to terminate or switch the packet or
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cell-based circuits, and the PowerPC host processors
required to implement the control functions that manage
each voice connection. The network processing function
is the focus of this Application Fact Sheet.
Motorola’s C-Port family, including network processors,
traffic management coprocessors, and interface adap-
tors, provides the flexibility to support the wide range of
protocols required for today’s media gateway implemen-
tations. The internal processing resources of the C-3e NP
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