Gateway
In
telecommunications, the term
gateway has the following meanings:
A gateway may contain devices such as
protocol translators,
impedance matching devices, rate converters,
fault isolators, or
signal translators as necessary to provide
system interoperability. It also requires that mutually acceptable administrative procedures be established between the two networks.
A protocol translation/mapping gateway interconnects networks with different network protocol technologies by performing the required protocol conversions.
- Loosely, a computer configured to perform the tasks of a gateway.
Source: from
Federal Standard 1037C and from
MIL-STD-188
Gateway is also a
San Diego, California-based
computer company founded in
1985.