Effective Router Management Through Managed Routing Tables

One of the challenges for many organizations is effectively managing routers, especially the size of routing tables.

Due to the urgency and immediacy of many network changes to support the enterprise, network configuration and especially network tables become inefficient. As routing tables grow in size and networks are created to meet the need without a lot of thought for the long-term effects multiple changes will have on the efficiency of a network or the complexities created for network administrators.

There are several strategies, both operational and technical, that can ensure routing configurations are kept orderly and routing tables do not become larger than necessary.

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