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What is an edge server / router / device?

Can someone tell me what an Edge Router is and how it works? Examples and analogies are always welcome.

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    I think this is close enough to be a duplicate. http://serverfault.com/questions/67484/what-is-an-edge-server – squillman Oct 01 '09 at 16:06
  • I don't really see enough information on that question regarding edge routers, specifically. – Xaisoft Oct 01 '09 at 16:16

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An edge router is simply a router that connects the network you control to a network that you don't. In most cases, it is the router that's connected directly to your internet connection.

This is in opposition to a core router, which is a router that routes between multiple networks that are all under your control.

An edge router is generally a lower-end router, as it tends not to do much beyond pass traffic, and generally to a circuit that has a relatively low bandwidth. Edge routers are sometimes combined with firewalls, NATs, and VPN endpoints, but I'm not really sure you'd still call it an edge router at that point.

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