A device or software that connects networks using different protocols or communication standards, enabling them to communicate with each other. By performing protocol conversion, it mediates data transfer between networks that cannot communicate directly. A typical use case is bridging mobile phone email with internet email.

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• 2014h26a #66携帯電話の電子メールをインターネットの電子メールとしてPCで受け取れるようにプロトコル変換する場合などに用いられ，互いに直接通信できないネットワーク同士の通信を…