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+ | A '''gateway''' refers to the “[[computer]]s that transform the circuit-switched voice signal into [[Internet Protocol]] [[packet]]s, and vice versa, and perform associated signaling, control, and address translation functions.”<ref>Vonage Holdings Corp. v. Minnesota Public Utilities Comm’n, 290 F.Supp.2d 993, 1000 (D. Minn. 2003)([http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11995965050819830227&q=290+F.Supp.2d+993&hl=en&as_sdt=2002 full-text]).</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:14, 12 January 2010
Technology
A gateway is an “[i]nterface providing a compatibility between networks by converting transmission speeds, protocols, codes, or security measures.”[1] Typically, a gateway physically sits at the perimeter of an internal network to the Internet.
VoIP
A gateway refers to the “computers that transform the circuit-switched voice signal into Internet Protocol packets, and vice versa, and perform associated signaling, control, and address translation functions.”[2]