protocol converter

A Protocol Converter is a device used to convert standard or proprietary protocol of one device to the protocol suitable for the other device or master station to achieve the interoperability between the two. There are varieties of protocols used in different fields like Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Oil & Gas, Automaton, Utilities, AMR, Remote Monitoring applications etc. The major protocol translation messages involve conversion of data messages, events, commands, time synchronization etc.
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A functional unit that uses a specified algorithm to translate a bit stream from one protocol to another, for interoperation.

<networking> A device or program to translate between different protocols which serve similar functions (e.g. TCP and TP4).
Some call this a "gateway", though others use that term for other kinds of internetworking device.
(1996-03-07)