The Broadcast Routing function duplicates the data from the originating device (in this example: serial) to several other devices at the same time. The duplicated data can be selectively routed to specific addresses or ports using the same or different protocols. In this example, a Gateway 1000 sends the data to several servers using TCP/IP, FTP and UDP.

Broadcast routing is designed for uni-directional systems (for example: stock market trade data). The data can be received from any port and directed to anywhere else using the routing functions available through the Gateway. This flexibility can simplify the design of backup systems by allowing the data to be converted to other protocols and topologies.