weitergeroutet

Weitergeroutet is a German term used in information technology and telecommunications to describe data that has been forwarded by routers beyond its original point of entry or expected path. In practical terms, a packet, call, or message is weitergeroutet when it is routed onward to another network segment, router, or autonomous system after processing by an intermediate device. The term is part of colloquial network engineering jargon and is commonly found in technical reports, incident logs, and troubleshooting notes in German-speaking environments.

Origin and usage notes: weiter- is a prefix meaning “further” or “onward,” and geroutet is the past participle of the verb routen (to route), borrowed from English technical language. The combination is used to describe routing actions at the network layer and is similar in function to English phrases like “forwarded” or “routed further,” while emphasizing the routing decision itself.

Context and nuances: The term highlights the act of directing traffic to a new destination or next hop, often as a result of policy decisions, failover, load balancing, or topology changes. It does not specify the exact next hop or protocol, which can vary with equipment and configuration (for example, different routing protocols or manual adjustments).

Examples: “Der eingehende Traffic wurde vom Edge-Router weitergeroutet.” “Nach dem Link-Ausfall wurde der Verkehr automatisch weitergeroutet.”

See also: Routing, Forwarding, Routers, BGP, Netzwerkprotokolle.