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Router operates in which layer of OSI Reference Model?

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Question added by Erickson Sekou Parker
Date Posted: 2015/09/04
Mohammad Tajuddin Mohammad
by Mohammad Tajuddin Mohammad , IT/Network Engineer , Sepco Arabia

It Operates On Layer3, Network Layer.

Shakeer Khan Pathan
by Shakeer Khan Pathan , Network Administrator , Sharq Financial Brokerage, Boursa Kuwait

Router operates on layer 3 which is netwrk layer in osi model 

Jigar Shah
by Jigar Shah , Assistant Manager , Reliance GlobalCom Pvt. Ltd.

Router operates at Network Layer.

Muhammad Tanveer Sardar
by Muhammad Tanveer Sardar , Network Engineer , National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL)

It works on Layer3 (Network Layer) used for route forwarding on IP addresses.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Hi Friends, Assalamoalikum.

Router is a Layer3 (Network Layer) device that checks packet's IP Address at input interface & routes them to interface connected to destination network if available.

 

Debasis Karmakar
by Debasis Karmakar , Administrator , Mittal Techno pack Pvt. Ltd

Router works on Layer -3, Network.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

It works on network Layer.

tahir makhdoom
by tahir makhdoom , Programmer , Dicetek

Yes definitely router work on network layer. In numbering its the3rd layer of OSI reference model.

Sanjeev Kumar
by Sanjeev Kumar , Operation and Maintenance Engineer , Radius Infratel Pvt. Ltd

Routers work on Layer3(Network Layers)

Asghar Khan
by Asghar Khan , IT Officer , CDM Smith Inc.

It works on layer3. Network layer. It is understandable IP traffic route.

imran bangash
by imran bangash , Network Engineer , NETCOM SERVICES ISLAMABAD.

Router is device which give Route to the data(traffic) so its only be possible with IP and IP communication is Layer3 So  that's way Router works on Layer3 of OSI Model. we also called Router is a Layer3 Device.

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