!!! Overview
[{$pagename}]s are [Network devices] which transverses the entire [OSI-Model] Stack from the Top on one [host] to the top on the other [host].


An [example] would be a [{$pagename}] that could translate from [Ethernet] to [Token-Ring] so that the [payload] was intact and not altered.

A [routing] on the other hand can only transfer [payloads] between similar [networks] and [Bridging] only if the same [Network Address] method is used.

[{$pagename}] generally implies the [Payload] is not altered or even [Observed|Observer]. If the [Payload] is [Observed|Observer] then the [Network device] is considered a [Proxy]. [{$pagename}] [SHOULD NOT] need to determine the [URI Scheme], for example, of the [payload]

!! [{$pagename}] [Classification]
There are many specific [{$pagename}] [Classifications]
* [Firewall]
* [Application Load Balancing]
* Payment Gateway
* Residential Gateway - Often these are [{$pagename}]s which may have a [Firewall]
* TV Gateway


!! More Information
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