The router is a device / network equipment that provides transmission of data traffic between two or more networks, based on "packet switching" (packet switching), by cable or antenna which issued from it. Router name comes from the verb "to route", ie to direct. Function that a router performs routing is called (the choice of the path the packet is transmitted from source to destination or destinations, even between two different networks. Routing is based on a table which has mainly the following fields : the network address (net address), subnet mask (netmask) address next router (next hop) and / or output interface address).
Each router has its own operating system or program (IOS), flash memory, processor or RAM. Installation and configuration of can sometimes be quite difficult because each comes with its own software company.
Each router has its own operating system or program (IOS), flash memory, processor or RAM. Installation and configuration of can sometimes be quite difficult because each comes with its own software company.