relay computer

Japanese: relay computer(英語表記)relaycomputer
relay computer

...The feasibility of introducing a relay exchange is judged based on the balance between the economical transmission system achieved by improving line utilization efficiency and the increased costs of the exchange system due to the introduction of a relay exchange, and this determines the desirable form of the communication line network.
[relay computer]
When communicating between computers, or between a computer and a terminal device, if the models are different and the protocols (communication rules) or transmission code formats are different, it is necessary to perform protocol conversion or format conversion between the two to ensure consistency between the two. A communication processing device introduced for this purpose is called a relay computer.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "relay computer" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中継交換導入の可否は,回線使用能率向上による伝送系の経済化と中継交換機導入による交換系のコスト増の兼合いから判断され,これにより望ましい通信回線網の形態も定められる。
[中継コンピューターrelay computer]
 コンピューター相互間,あるいはコンピューター―端末装置間などで通信を行う場合,もし機種が異なってプロトコル(通信規約)や伝送符号形式などが違っている場合には,両者の間でプロトコル変換やフォーマット変換を行って両者の間の整合をとる必要がある。このような目的で導入される通信処理装置を中継コンピューターという。…

※「relay computer」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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