INTRODUCTION TO ROUTERS
What is Router
Router is an internetworking device
- It enables communication between two or more different logical networks
- It is a Network Layer(layer 3) device
- It comes from the word "ROUTE"
- Hence it is also a device that finds the best route(path) for networks
Types of routers
There are two type of Routers
-Cisco,Juniper,Nortel,MULticom,Dlink,Maipu and many more..
-Microdoft servers,Linux Servers,GNU,Cisco Packet Tracer
Functions of a Router
- Inter-network Communication
- Best path selection
- Packet Switching
- Packet Forwarding
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