Router

Overview and product history

Overview: A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between

computer networks. Routers perform the traffic directing functions on the
Internet. A data packet is typically forwarded from one router to another through
the networks that constitute the internetwork until it reaches its destination node.

Product history: The very first device that had fundamentally the same
functionality as a router does today was the Interface Message Processor (IMP);
IMPs were the devices that made up the ARPANET, the first TCP/IP network. The
idea for a router (called "gateways" at the time) initially came about through an
international group of computer networking researchers called the International
Network Working Group (INWG).
Set up in 1972 as an informal group to
consider the technical issues involved in connecting different networks, later
that year it became a subcommittee of the International Federation for
Information Processing.

How does it Work?

A router is connected to two or more data lines from different networks.[b] When
a data packet comes in on one of the lines, the router reads the address
information in the packet to determine the ultimate destination. Then, using
information in its routing table or routing policy, it directs the packet to the next
network on its journey. This creates an overlay internetwork.

The most familiar type of routers are home and small office routers that simply
pass IP packets between the home computers and the Internet. An example of a
router would be the owner's cable or DSL router, which connects to the Internet
through an Internet service provider (ISP). More sophisticated routers, such as
enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core
routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet
backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, softwarebased routers also exist.

Structural Diagram

Connections

Information Processing Features

Routing is the process of forwarding IP packets from one network to

another. A router is a device that joins networks together and routes
traffic between them. A router will have at least two network cards
(NICs), one physically connected to one network and the other
physically connected to another network. Basically like a mailman
delivering something from one place to another.

Typical Specifications
Asus RT-AC5300

Future trends
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Additional topics/info

Where is the best place to put a wireless router?

Place the router in a central location. ...

Avoid surrounding it with metal objects. ...

Concrete or brick walls are the enemy, too. ...

Don't keep the router near a microwave. ...

Set it up high. ...

Position the antenna upward for a better horizontal reach, or sideways for vertical
reach.

Work cited

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(computing)

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