Router Vs IP Router in CMDB

[Rahul Gaur]

In Vancouver ServiceNow CMDB instance I see 2 tables with router and similarly 2 table for switches.

Please help me understand what the difference between both router tables and switches table is?

Also which one to be used to populate CMDB and which should not be used ?

Routers –

Service Now Table Label (Class)	Service Now Table Name
IP Router	cmdb_ci_ip_router
Router	cmdb_ci_router

Switches –

Service Now Table Label (Class)	Service Now Table Name
IP Switch	cmdb_ci_ip_switch
Switch	cmdb_ci_switch

[Mark Manders]

You can check on the schema maps of the tables to see how they are connected. 

For the routers for instance:

And how to use them, is all up to what kind of routers you have and how you are using them.

[Ashok Sasidhara]

I have given my inputs in the following thread:

https://www.servicenow.com/community/cmdb-forum/difference-between-switches-and-ip-switches-in-cmdb/...

Additionally, I'll recommend to create a hi-ticket to understand the exact purpose of cmdb_ci_switch and cmdb_ci_router as there is not much documentation about them.