Routing

• Process of identifying what path to have a packet take through a network from sender to receiver

• Routing Tables

  • Used to make routing decisions
  • Shows which path to send packets on to reach a given destination
  • Kept by computers making routing decisions

• Routers

  • Special purpose devices used to handle routing decisions on the Internet
  • Maintain their own routing tables

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