Metrics

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrics_(networking)
Author: wikipedia.org

Summary

Router metrics are configuration values used by a router to make routing decisions. A metric is typically one of many fields in a routing table.

Highlights Added July 17, 2024 at 11:02 AM

Router metrics are configuration values used by a router to make routing decisions. A metric is typically one of many fields in a routing table. Router metrics help the router choose the best route among multiple feasible routes to a destination. The route will go in the direction of the gateway with the lowest metric. ([View Highlight] (https://read.readwise.io/read/01h8kbp2bnn92509sms2aw99kq))

A router metric is typically based on information such as path length, bandwidth, load, hop count, path cost, delay, maximum transmission unit (MTU), reliability and communications cost. ([View Highlight] (https://read.readwise.io/read/01h8kbpgfp18y14zpb7kyev05r))