In redundant architectures, duplicate components eliminate the single point of failure present when only one device or component is present in the layer. With one component in a layer, there is only one way in and one way out. A second device adds multiple ingress and egress points to the design, eliminating the single point of failure associated with single-component layer designs.
Single points of failure
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