What is a Routing Algorithm in Computer Network?
Imagine you are surfing the internet for important information and the site crashes. It would be disappointing, right!
To solve this issue we implement the routing algorithm in computer networks. This algorithm helps in channeling the network traffic in a different direction.
Hence, saving us from situations like network jams or site crashes.
Routing algorithms in computer networks is a crucial topic of study for beginner-level computer engineers. If you are eager to learn more about that, then you have clicked on the right blog.
Also, if you would like to learn about the concept of framing in the data link layer we will be discussing that in the final section of this blog.
What is a routing algorithm?
The routing algorithm basically defines a specific path for the data to be transferred from the source point to the destination in the computer network.
By using a routing algorithm the network or internet traffic is channeled in a particular direction so that it can reach the users.
After laying out the path for the data to find its destination it can choose from many different directions to carry the data packets.
The routing algorithm paves the easiest route or the "least-cost path" for the data packets to be transferred from the starting point to their final destination.
This information should suffice for understanding the basic definition of the routing algorithm. We can now move ahead and discuss the types and subtypes of the routing algorithm.
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