Routing is usually performed by a dedicated device called a router. Routing is a key feature of the Internet because it enables messages to pass from one computer to another and eventually reach the target machine. Each intermediary computer performs routing by passing along the message to the next computer. Part of this process involves analyzing a routing table to determine the best path.

Soure routing is an IP option which allows the originator of a packet to specify what path that packet will take, and what path return packets sent back to the originator will take. Source routing is useful when the default route that a connection will take fails or is suboptimal for some reason, or for network diagnostic purposes. For more information on source routing, see RFC791.

The Call Routing of a Number can be Temporarily Changed so it overwrites an Active Call Routing Plan. The Original Routing Plan can be activated again by simply turning off the Temporary Call Routing service.

Routing Server is the primary server and the core part of aveComm. Routing Server allots and coordinates tasks to the Session Servers, Conference Servers and Tele Server. Routing Server applies logic to efficiently share the load among the Session and Conference servers. The core part of Routing Server is the Rule Manager, which implements the privileges and services available to a member.

The Routing Redundancy protocol provides a synchronization mechanism between primary and backup routing blades in a router.

A routing switch is a next generation device that combines together wire-speed switching and routing to provide the functional foundation for handling multiple types of networking traffic based on the "layer representation" of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) model including the following: Router Acceleration, which is the ability to switch traffic at wire-speed between ports based on IP selection criteria (including TCP and UDP numbers) without adding the complexity normally associated with .

Auto Routing can route traffic on demand, supporting load balancing and fault tolerance based on L3 and L4 information. For example, you can have source IPs from several WAN links perform fault tolerance between the WAN links.

Some servers require fixed source IP addresses, and you may encounter problems cause by load balancing algorithms. Persistent Routing can help to avoid this kind of problem.

Lead routing refers the when a response becomes a lead, the lead is then forwarded to the correct person based on the lead properties. This might mean that the lead is "routed" by email to the correct sales person based on company size, region, or other factors. The lead can also be routed into a sales CRM system which does the assignment and notification.

Sending a message to a group is called multicasting, and its routing algorithm is called multicast routing.

Our latest software, which can be viewed as a major improvement and generalization of "channel bonding," can be used for channel bonded networks, FNNs, and SFNNs. Basically, every NIC in every PC has a unique (private network) address which is set by our software to facilitate routing of messages within the cluster. We plan to release details in our research exhbit at IEEE/ACM SC2003 in November 2003.

WS-Routing is a proprietary specification published by Microsoft, and their intent around licensing or standardizing this work is unclear. Some of the semantics and functions are similar, and we would look forward to working with Microsoft in a standards organization to converge these ideas.

This method of mail sorting takes pieces that are on an individual mail carrier's route and puts them in order for that carrier, making less work for the Post Office. Postage costs on pieces that are Carrier Routed will be between $0.11 and $0.14.

Calls can be Routed to different Numbers depending on the Time. Many customers use this Plan to Route their Calls to Mobile Numbers when their Businesses are Closed. Hunt Group Plans can also be used.