* Routing makes use of a routing table, which maintains the routes of various destinations.
Examples of routers are :
Brouter : Brouter stands for "Bridge Router". It serves both as a router and bridge.
Core router : Core router is a router in the computer network that routes the data within a network, but not between the networks.
Edge router : An edge router is a router that resides at the boundary of a network.
Virtual router : A virtual router is a software-based router. The virtual router performs the packet routing functionality through a software application. A Virtual Router Redundancy protocol implements the virtual router to increase the reliability of the network.
Wireless router : A wireless router is a router that connects the local networks with another local network.