What Are Routing Algorithms?
There are different kinds of routing algorithms which are used in different circumstances. But i will not go into the types of routing algorithms. Routing algorithms are used for sending data from one point to other by choosing the most appropriate path. As we know that in a network many paths exist for one destination and data can be send by choosing any path. But there should be criteria for selecting a path and this is the responsibility of routing algorithms. I would like to explain the importance of routing algorithms. Consider a scenario where hundreds of computers are connected in a network. Now one user sends data to other user then it can go through any path. But what will happen if more than sixty computers choose the same path. Definitely a single path will be overloaded and it will affect the performance of whole network. It is also possible that data may not be received on the other hand. In this scenario an algorithm must be used that will intelligently select a path for
