Routing is the process of selecting a path for traffic in a network or between or across multiple networks. Broadly, routing is performed in many types...

Distance-vector routing protocols also require that a router inform its neighbours of network topology changes periodically. Distance-vector routing protocols...

The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is one of the oldest distance-vector routing protocols which employs the hop count as a routing metric. RIP prevents...

Link-state routing protocols are one of the two main classes of routing protocols used in packet switching networks for computer communications, the others...

networking, a routing table, or routing information base (RIB), is a data table stored in a router or a network host that lists the routes to particular...

characteristics of routing protocols include the manner in which they avoid routing loops, the manner in which they select preferred routes, using information...

become the largest and best-known implementation of onion routing, then called The Onion Routing project (Tor project). After the Naval Research Laboratory...

Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) is a routing protocol for wireless mesh networks. It is similar to AODV in that it forms a route on-demand when a transmitting...

the routing algorithm, and as a result, in a group of nodes, the path to a particular destination forms a loop. In the simplest version, a routing loop...

Dynamic routing, also called adaptive routing, is a process where a router can forward data via a different route for a given destination based on the...

or interior routing protocol is a type of routing protocol used for exchanging routing table information between gateways (commonly routers) within an...

can do more than one route. Open Vehicle Routing Problem (OVRP): Vehicles are not required to return to the depot. Inventory Routing Problem (IRP): Vehicles...

In Internet routing between autonomous systems which are interconnected in multiple locations, hot-potato routing is the practice of passing traffic off...

Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Routing in the PSTN "TruOps Telecom Routing Administration (TRA) Overview". Telecom Routing Administration (part of iconectiv)...

Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR /ˈsaɪdər, ˈsɪ-/) is a method for allocating IP addresses for IP routing. The Internet Engineering Task Force introduced...

Garlic routing is a variant of onion routing that encrypts multiple messages together to make it more difficult for attackers to perform traffic analysis...

least-cost routing is an important procedure in PSTN routing. Each time a call is placed for routing, the destination number (also known as the called party)...

Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) is a distance vector interior gateway protocol (IGP) developed by Cisco. It is used by routers to exchange routing data within...

Static routing is a form of routing that occurs when a router uses a manually-configured routing entry, rather than information from dynamic routing traffic...

Routing metrics are configuration values used by a router to make routing decisions. A metric is typically one of many fields in a routing table. Router...

Look up route, rout, routing, or routeing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Routing is the process of path selection in a network, such as a computer...

Look up routing number in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Routing number may refer to: a form of bank code, in particular: Routing number (Canada) ABA...

redesign routing in the Internet by allowing more efficient aggregation of subnetwork routing prefixes. This resulted in slower growth of routing tables...

Multicast routing is one of the routing protocols in IP networking. There are several multicast routing protocols supporting communications where data...

virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) is a technology that allows multiple instances of a routing table to co-exist within the same router at the same...

advantages of proactive and reactive routing. The routing is initially established with some proactively prospected routes and then serves the demand from...

IP routing is the application of routing methodologies to IP networks. This involves not only protocols and technologies but includes the policies of...

Checksum bit. Set to 1 if a checksum is present. R (1 bit) Routing Bit. Set to 1 if Routing and Offset information are present. K (1 bit) Key bit. Set...

Policy-based routing can also be used to route packets using their source addresses. Scalable Source Routing Carl A. Sunshine (1977), "Source routing in computer...

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a routing protocol for Internet Protocol (IP) networks. It uses a link state routing (LSR) algorithm and falls into the...