Global routing is focused on resolving congestion and timing issues. Global routing creates net segments and defines the initial bucket-level routing topologies. The topologies include a layer assignment for each segment of each net. Each net segment is a total contiguous length of interconnect on a given layer.
Detailed routing:
• Analyzes the net-segment topologies
• Converts the segments to actual wires and vias that connect all pins of all nets
• Begins the process of correcting technology rule violations