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GadgetGateway Overview 2.1Introduction
repeater, it operates at the network layer and is not equivalent. It is usually best to find out
at which layer a network connector operates.
The GadgetGateway router is a more complex connector because is connects two different
protocols and also connects the protocols at different layers. On the IP side the Gadget-
Gateway operates at the application layer and so is appropriately called an IP Gateway. On
the 709.1 (LON) side the GadgetGateway operates at the network layer and is appropri-
ately called a LON router. So depending on the user’s perspective the GadgetGateway
could be called a gateway or router or a router/gateway. (See Figure 2.3) The Gadget-
Gateway router also employs a web server for configuration purposes. (See Figure 2.4)
2.1.1 Gateway Parameters
The information required for successful ANSI/EIA 709.1 transport can be broken up into
the following two categories: device parameters and channel parameters.
Device parameters include information such as:
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IP address,
FIGURE 2.1 . Network protocol layers
FIGURE 2.2 Protocol layer a network connector operates on.