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routing

Process of selecting paths in a data communications network

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Also known as network routing

Subclass of: process

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Routing is the process of selecting a path for traffic in a network or between or across multiple networks. Broadly, routing is performed in many types of networks, including circuit-switched networks, such as the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and computer networks, such as the Internet.

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