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PartÂ IV.Â Ethernet Switches and Network Design

This section will describe the fundamentals of network design, and how to design and build Ethernet systems using Ethernet switches. ChapterÂ 18 provides an introduction to the operation of Ethernet switches, while ChapterÂ 19 covers the basics of network design with switches and provides brief descriptions of advanced switches.

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