A Framework for Gateway-Agnostic API Management in Distributed Enterprise Systems
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-9246.IJETCSIT-V7I2P107Keywords:
API Management, Gateway Agnostic Architecture, Enterprise Systems, API Governance, Distributed Systems, Security Policies, DevOps, Digital TransformationAbstract
Enterprise systems increasingly rely on APIs to connect applications, partners, and cloud services. While API gateways play a central role in security, traffic control, and observability, many organizations become tightly coupled to a specific gateway vendor or platform. This coupling creates long-term risks related to migration, scalability, cost, and architectural flexibility. This paper presents a gateway-agnostic API management framework designed to decouple API design, governance, and runtime policies from underlying gateway implementations. The framework introduces a layered architecture that separates API contracts, policy definitions, and operational concerns from gateway-specific features. We describe the core components of the framework, explain how it integrates with existing enterprise systems, and evaluate its benefits using a realistic enterprise deployment scenario. The results show that a gateway-agnostic approach improves portability, reduces vendor lock-in, and simplifies long-term API governance without sacrificing security or performance [1][6].
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