Thanks To The Invention Of Router To Keep Us Wired!
Today, we cannot imagine our world without a router!
But who and how were these “boredom-repellents” to whom we owe our time and money, came into existence?
1. Part of the hardware system, this is a networking device with more friends than us, and even, loyal and supportive towards them.
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2. Donald Davis introduced the concept of Interface Computers in 1966 for NPL networks.
Thus, IMP’s (Interface Messenger Processor) is considered as the predecessor of the router.
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3. Noel Chiappa and William Yeager, the staff researchers of MIT and Stanford respectively, created the first multiprotocol router.
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4. The router navigates the traffic on the internet, forwarding the loads of data in the form of packets between computers.
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5. The router transmits packets to an internetwork (formerly called the internet) which further transmits them to the device via fibres or cables.
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6. This sums up the ultimate job of a router, that is to determine the final destination of the data by reading the address information in the packet header.
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7. Acting as a security guard by preventing any intruders into the system, it turns on the firewall and keeps your personal information, safe “and sound”.
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Hey, do you know that the top routers in India are Asus and TP-LINK TL-WR841N?
Their internet connection serves not only households and companies but are also adored for high power gaming!
Blog Edited By Ritika Gupta
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