Can I terminate a SIP trunk on an existing MGCP gateway?

[olighec]

Hello all,

Running CUCM 7.1.5 and currently have a Cisco 2811 with 3 PRI circuits as a MGCP gateway.  We are bringing in a SIP trunk from our telecom provider for evaluation and I was wondering -- can I use that same router to terminate the SIP trunk handoff from the telco without affecting any of the existing PRI circuits?

As I understand, you don't need a voice gateway for a SIP trunk, correct?  It is simply defined in CUCM.  All I need is a place to terminate the Ethernet handoff the telco is going to give me.  Am I on the right path?

Thanks, I have never done SIP trunking before so this is all new to me.

- Chris

[Chris Deren · Accepted solution]

Chris,

Yes, you can.

You will require CUBE licenses though, these are not enforced but from licensing perspective you need to order CUBE licenses for each concurrent call.

HTH,

Chris

[olighec]

Chris,

Thank you.  That is exactly what I needed to know.  I will look into adding the licensing as we have a large Cisco purchase coming up this month anyway (SMARTnet renewal time).

Thanks,

Chris