Definition: A network gateway is an internetworking system
capable of joining together two networks that use different base protocols. A
network gateway can be implemented completely in software,
completely in hardware, or as a combination of both. Depending on the types of
protocols they support, network
gateways can operate at any level of the OSI model .
Because a network gateway, by definition, appears at the edge of a network, related capabilities like firewalls tend to be integrated with it. On home networks, a broadband routertypically serves as the network gateway although ordinary computers can also be configured to perform equivalent functions.
See also - What Is a Default Gateway ?
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gateways can operate at any level of the OSI model .
Because a network gateway, by definition, appears at the edge of a network, related capabilities like firewalls tend to be integrated with it. On home networks, a broadband routertypically serves as the network gateway although ordinary computers can also be configured to perform equivalent functions.
See also - What Is a Default Gateway ?
