Routers

Routers A router is a general device that is used to segment a network, with the goal of limiting broadcast traffic and providing security, control, and creating multible paths. It is a device that connects multiple LANs at the network layer and has access to network addresses, and it operates with respect to protocols. Routers have advantages as well as disadvantages. Among disadvantages, this device is new in the market, and that’s why the …showed first 75 words of 427 total…

…showed last 75 words of 427 total…failure.Also they implement flow control and they tie corporate backbones together. Access routers used for serial lines, modems, ethernet, & token ring to access the network.They are the low cost routers and are commonly used in today’s LANs. Carrier routers are used for work groups or corporate internet.they support multiple hubs and switches over high speed LAN’s. Routers have become an economical means of tying branch offices into the enterprise network.