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Access Gateway Function (AGF)

Q: What is Access Gateway Function?

Access Gateway Function (AGF) is a telecommunications network function that terminates user access connections and interworks them with core network services, handling control signaling, user traffic forwarding, and associated policy and security enforcement. Expanded Explanation 1. Technical Function and Core Characteristics AGF refers to a logical or physical network function that sits at the boundary between access networks and a service or core network. It terminates or aggregates user

Access gateway function is a network function at the boundary between access networks and a core or service network, where it terminates user access sessions, enforces policy and security, and interworks access-specific protocols with core network services for managed connectivity.

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  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
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di get-glossary --slug access-gateway-function-agf

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It sits in a glossary	Linked to Multi-Access Gateway, Data Access Gateway, Remote Access Gateway, WLAN Access Gateway	`inDefinedTermSet`

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