Wireless Routers - provide WiFi connection to WiFi devices like laptops, smartphones, printers, and essentially any Internet of Things (IoT) device.

There are two types of edge routers, subscriber edge routers and label edge routers.

Edge Routers − lower-capacity (than core) routers deployed at network edges, these routers are designed to connect an internal network to an external network using the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for connectivity.

Core Routers − these high-capacity routers live in a network backbone, routing data packets within a given network, but not between networks.

Brouters − specialized routers that support both bridging and routing - A bridge does not require Layer 3 IP routing, rather relying upon unaltered Layer 2 source and destination addresses to forward traffic.

Broadband Routers − configured and provided by an Internet Service Provider (ISP), broadband routers connect to the Internet through telephone, cable, or fiber and to provide Internet access.

Routers also serve as the ‘post office’ - assigning IP addresses, either statically or dynamically, to each and every device connected to them locally.

A router receives Layer 3 packets, inspects the header of each packet for a destination address, checks its routing tables to determine the optimal route for sending the packet on its way, and then forwards packets to the next hop on the optimal network path. Routers are networking devices operating at Layer 3 of the OSI model. PfSense Fundamentals and Advanced Application

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