Rerouters
Rerouters, also known as network rerouters or layer 3 switches, are network devices that receive incoming packets on one or more Ethernet ports and transmit them out on one or more other Ethernet ports, often over a different media such as a WAN link. This essential function allows for the re-direction of internet connectivity from a primary internet service provider to a secondary one in the case of an outage.
The primary function of a rerouter is to physically isolate the traffic flow on all segment-connected ports
Rerouters use packet forwarding to arbitrate which packets to forward and how to prepare them, pertaining to
Types of rerouters include global mappings, CAT-X based mapping, and redundant flow dash response system, leaving