Chapter 1
Packet Forwarding
This chapter covers the following subjects:
Network Device Communication: This section explains how switches forward traffic from a Layer 2 perspective and routers forward traffic from a Layer 3 perspective.
Forwarding Architectures: This section examines the mechanisms used in routers and switches to forward network traffic.
This chapter provides a review of basic network fundamentals and then dives deeper into the technical concepts related to how network traffic is forwarded through a router or switch architecture.
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