Types of Routers

There are mainly five types of routers available in the market according to their application categories. There are:

  1. Wired Router
  2. Wireless Router
  3. Edge Router
  4. Core Router
  5. VPN Router

Fig: Different types of routers


Wired Router:

It is a type of router. Which has been designed to connect directly to the computers through wired connections. It has a port that connects to the modem to communicate with the Internet.

Wireless Router:

It is a type of router that is used to offer Wi-Fi connectivity such as laptops, smart-phone, and many other devices with Wi-Fi networks.

Edge Router:

It is a type of router. It can be wire or wireless and will distribute internet and data packets. Which is used at the edge of the backbone of the network and connects to the core routers.

Core Router:

It is a type of router that is made to operate in the internet backbone or core. It is used to support multiple telecommunication interfaces of the highest speed in use in the core Internet and must be able to forward IP packets at full speed on all of them.

VPN (Virtual Private Network) Router:

It is a router that has been designed to connect to a VPN directly. This capability allows the router to extend VPN security to each device.