LAN Connections - Exploring the Packet Delivery Process Understanding the packet delivery process is a fundamental part of understanding Cisco networking devices. You must understand host-to-host communications and routers to administer a network. The following sections describe host-to-host communications through a router by providing a graphic representation. Layer 2 … [Read more...]
Packet Delivery Process
Exploring the Packet Delivery Process The “Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model” section in Chapter 1, “Building a Simple Network,” addressed host-to-host communications for a TCP connection in a single broadcast domain and introduced switches. The following sections provide a graphic representation of host-to-host communications through a switch. For network … [Read more...]