Intermediate system

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An intermediate system is a switching component in a network that is based on the OSI reference model. An intermediate system is located on the network layer (layer 3) of the OSI reference model and provides certain services for the end devices , such as B. the forwarding of packets on the network layer.

The generally applicable, network-independent designation for such a network component is node , in the Internet it is gateways or routers.

According to OSI terminology , an intermediate system can be any router or a host with router intelligence.