In the not so distant past, hubs and switches were the kings of household networks because routers were expensive. Hubs simply facilitated data flow while switches added traffic management systems. Routers on the other hand have all those features plus more.
 
Routers manage network traffic while at the same time protecting the computers from intruders wanting to [...]

The role of a router in a network is inevitable. Router is an electronic internet-based hardware mostly used for connecting two or more networks with each other for sharing data or information between them. These routers have been manufactured with the potential to choose a best path for forwarding data to concerned [...]