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Gateway
A
node on a network that serves as an entrance to another
network. In enterprises, the gateway is the computer that
routes the traffic from a workstation to the outside network
that is serving the Web pages. In homes, the gateway is the
ISP that connects the user to the internet.
In
enterprises, the gateway node often acts as a proxy server
and a firewall. The gateway is also associated with both a
router, which use headers and forwarding tables to determine
where packets are sent, and a switch, which provides the
actual path for the packet in and out of the gateway.
A
computer system located on earth that switches data signals
and voice signals between satellites and terrestrial
networks.
An
earlier term for router, though now obsolete in this sense
as router is commonly used.
A
node on a network that serves as an entrance to another
network. In enterprises, the gateway is the computer that
routes the traffic from a workstation to the outside network
that is serving the Web pages. In homes, the gateway is the
ISP that connects the user to the internet.
In
enterprises, the gateway node often acts as a proxy server
and a firewall. The gateway is also associated with both a
router, which use headers and forwarding tables to determine
where packets are sent, and a switch, which provides the
actual path for the packet in and out of the gateway.
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