Brouters

• Combine the best qualities of both bridges and routers
• First, a brouter checks to see if the protocol is routable or non-routable
• Route selected routable protocols.
• They can bridge non-routable protocols. Like a Bridge, they use the MAC address to forward to destination. They act like a router for one protocol and a bridge for all the others
• More cost effective than individual bridges and routers.
• SO, use a brouter when you have routable and non-routable protocols.