What are the advantages and disadvantages of router
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Advantage of Router -
a) Router limits the collision domain.
b) Router can function on LAN & WAN>
c) Router can connects different media & architectures.
d) Router can dtermine best path/route for data to reach
the destination.
e) Router can filter the broadcasts.
Diadvantage of Router -
a) Router is more expensive than Hub, Bridge & Switch.
b) Router only waork with routable protocol.
c) Routing updates consume bandwidth.
d) Increase latency due to greater degree of packet
filtering.
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Answer / anita
Advantage of Router -
a) Router limits the collision domain.
b) Router can function on LAN & WAN>
c) Router can connects different media & architectures.
d) Router can dtermine best path/route for data to reach
the destination.
e) Router can filter the broadcasts.
Diadvantage of Router -
a) Router is more expensive than Hub, Bridge & Switch.
b) Router only waork with routable protocol.
c) Routing updates consume bandwidth.
d) Increase latency due to greater degree of packet
filtering.
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Answer / syed mahboob feroz ahmed
Hi,
The Main Advantage of Router is for WAN Connectivity and
transfer of Data between different Networks .If Router is
not Configured in Proper manner then data can be lost.
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Answer / syed mahboob feroz ahmed
Hi,
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Router are as follows:
1)Router is useful for Connectivity between different
Networks.(Advantage).
2)Router is used for communication between different
Networks present in same Domain or different Domain .
(Advantage)
3)With the help of Router one can configure Network in such
a manner that a particular system can kept StandAlone from
whole Network without interaction with other systems in
Network by configuring FRS.(Advantage)
4)DisAdvantage of Router is one cannot configure a
particular port.
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Answer / shah alam
one more point:
Router will also provides security for networks with the
help of ACL (Access Control Lists) and NAT (Network Address
Translation)
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Routine directs items of data to destination. Router update
consumed bandwidth.
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Answer / pavan
Advantage of Router -
a) Router limits the collision domain.
b) Router can function on LAN & WAN>
c) Router can connects different media & architectures.
d) Router can determine best path/route for data to reach
The destination.
e) Router can filter the broadcasts.
Disadvantage of Router -
a) Router is more expensive than Hub, Bridge & Switch.
b) Router only work with routable protocol.
c) Routing updates consume bandwidth.
d) Increase latency due to greater degree of packet
Filtering.
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Answer / niyamath fouziya
Advatages:-
Router is very useful to sedn the packet safely to anther
router
Disadvantage:-
It is very high cost device
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AD
Routers always find the best route for transmite the data
from soures to dest...
it is not forwarding the broadcast to any other devies.
Dis
it is more and more cost effecive then s/w b/g.
it is taking for updated the Own routing table.
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Answer / sujay
Advantage:-Router is the best inteligent device of OSI
referrance model to forward data to different network.
Disadvantage:-Comparitively only it is costly
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