What do you mean by gateway ?
- Gateway is a network point that acts as a entrance to another network.
- A gateway is a data communication device that provides a remote network with connectivity to a host network.
- A gateway device provides communication to a remote network or an autonomous system that is out of bounds for the host network nodes.
- Gateways serve as the entry and exit point of a network and all data routed inward or outward must first pass through and communicate with the gateway in order to use routing paths.
- Generally, a router is configured to work as a gateway device in computer networks.
