Glossary of Data Communications Terms

Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.

Term: brouter
Definition: A device which bridges some packets (i.e., forwards based on datalink layer information) and routes other packets (i.e., forwards based on network layer information). The bridge/route decision is based on configuration information. See also: bridge, router.

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