What its function router in telecommunication?
Network Router Network router is a device or a piece of software in a computer that forwards and routes data packets along networks. A network router connects at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP network. A router is often included as part of a network switch. A router is located at any where one network meets another, including each point-of-presence on the Internet. A router has two key jobs: The router ensures that information doesn’t go where it’s not needed. This is crucial for keeping large volumes of data from clogging the network. The router makes sure that information does make it to the intended destination. In performing these two jobs, a router joins the two networks, passing information from one to the other and, in some cases, performing translations of various protocols between the two networks. It also protects the networks from one another, preventing the traffic on one from unnecessarily spilling over to the other. This process is know