Routing Table

A routing table is a table stored in a device used for keeping track of routes to network destinations and metrics belonging to those routes. The information in the routing table is used by devices to make routing decisions for traffic in the network.

Configuration

Types of routes

Route	Description	Comment
Network	Path to a specific network address.
Host	Route to a specific network address by network and host ID.	Used to optimize specific types of traffic.
Default	Route stored in the routing table.	Used when no other routes for the destination are found.