IRIS Production - What it is?

Hi,

In some of the trakCare screens there is term "Production" shown [Interoperability->Production Configuration]
What is a production?

The production I'm looking at, is related to a Gateway.

What is a definition of a Gateway? How is this different to an Interface?

Under Gateway Production, there are "Services", "Processes", "Operations".

How are these defined to be?

I have 3 services, each with a green dot.

I have 3 processes , each with a green dot.

I have 5 operations, 4 of which has a green dot and one red dot.

For each of the "Services", "Processes", "Operations" it opens up a side window that has tabs for Settings, Queue,Log,Messages,Jobs,Actions

Are there any information articles about these concepts?

Thanks for any help