A brouter is a network device that works as a bridge and as a router. The brouter routes packets for known protocols and simply forwards all other packets as a bridge would. A network bridge is an abstract device that connects multiple network segments along the data link layer. ... A Linksys NAT router, popular for home and small office networks A router is a computer networking device that forwards data packets toward their destinations through a process known as routing. ... For meanings in specific fields, see protocol (computing) or protocol (cryptography). ...

Brouter is a portmanteau. A portmanteau (plural: portmanteaux or portmanteaus) is a word that is formed by combining two words. ...