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router

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

RTR

Definitions:

  A computer that is a gateway between two networks at OSI layer 3 and that relays and directs data packets through that inter-network. The most common form of router operates on IP packets.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-82r3 from RFC 4949 - adapted
NISTIR 8183 from NIST SP 800-82r3
NISTIR 8183 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-82r3
NISTIR 8183A Vol. 1
NISTIR 8183A Vol. 2
NISTIR 8183A Vol. 3

  A computer that is a gateway between two networks at open system interconnection layer 3 and that relays and directs data packets through that internetwork. The most common form of router operates on IP packets.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-15B from NIST SP 800-82r3

  A computer that is a gateway between two networks at open systems interconnection layer 3 and that relays and directs data packets through that internetwork. The most common form of router operates on IP packets.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-15C from NIST SP 800-82r3