protocol converter

protocol converter definition - telecom
Synonymous with protocol translator. A collection of software and firmware that converts the protocols used in one network, sub-network, or network element (NE) into those used by another. Protocol conversion is the responsibility of a gateway. See also gateway and protocol.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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