Routing

How it is used

Used in phrases like static routing, dynamic routing, routing protocols and routing issues. When traffic goes the wrong way or nowhere at all, engineers say it's a routing problem. Routing and switching together form the core of most networking jobs and certifications.

Example sentences

1. Routing between the two data centres is handled by BGP.

2. The VPN is up, but there's a routing issue: the remote side doesn't know how to reach our subnet.

Common collocations

• dynamic routing
• static routing
• routing protocol
• routing issue
• routing and switching

Related terms

• routerA device that connects different networks and decides, packet by packet, the best path for data to reach its destination, usually based on IP addresses.
• routing tableA list stored in a router or host that shows which networks it knows about and where to send packets for each one, such as the next router or an outgoing interface.
• static routeA route that an engineer enters into a router by hand, telling it exactly where to send traffic for a particular network, instead of letting a routing protocol learn it.
• BGPShort for Border Gateway Protocol: the routing protocol that networks on the internet use to exchange routes with each other, so that traffic can find its way between different operators and companies.
• OSPFShort for Open Shortest Path First: a routing protocol used inside one organisation's network, where routers share information about their links and each one calculates the best path itself.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• routing · Software Engineering

More terms: Routing and Switching

• MAC address
• VLAN
• trunk port
• spanning tree protocol
• SD-WAN
• hop