# Guide to OpenIG
2.2. How It Works In Detail

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### 2.2.3. Dispatcher

The Dispatcher may be thought of as the internal router of OpenIG. Every request that comes into OpenIG is analyzed and forwarded on to the configured processing chain of filters and handlers. A request may be forwarded based on the target host, URL, URL parameters, headers, cookies, or any other component of the request.