Smart City Dispatch · Glossary
Edge gateway
A device or software appliance that connects field devices to upstream networks, often translating protocols, filtering data, buffering messages, applying security, and running local logic.
Edge gateway
A device or software appliance that connects field devices to upstream networks, often translating protocols, filtering data, buffering messages, applying security, and running local logic.
Smart-city relevance: Reduces direct exposure of field devices and supports operation during intermittent cloud connectivity.
Related: Edge computing; protocol gateway