A media gateway built in an exchange comprises a media gateway control
unit connected to a control unit of the exchange, a first protocol
processing unit for executing a call connection procedure according to a
first call control protocol with an IP call connection controller on the
IP network, and a second protocol processing unit for executing a call
connection procedure according to a second call control protocol with the
IP call connection controller. The media gateway control unit instructs
the first protocol processing unit to start call connection processing in
response to a call connection command from a PSTN telephone, aborts the
call connection processing of the first protocol processing unit when
receiving a connection protocol change command from the IP call
connection controller before completing the call connection according to
the first protocol, and instructs the second protocol processing unit to
execute call connection processing.