ALSO CALLED: Media Gateways DEFINITION: A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network. On the Internet, a node or stopping point can be either a gateway node or a host (end-point) node. Both the computers of Internet users and the computers that serve pages to users are host
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GATEWAYS (HARDWARE) DEFINITION (continued): … nodes. The computers that control traffic within your company's network or at your local Internet service provider (ISP) are gateway nodes.
In the network for an enterprise, a computer server acting as a gateway node is often also acting as a proxy server and a firewall server. A gateway is often associated with both a router, which knows where to direct a given packet of data that arrives at the gateway, … Gateways (Hardware) definition sponsored by SearchNetworking.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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