Contents
1.1 Basic Definitions in Data Networks
1.1.1 Packet Switching versus Circuit Switching
1.1.2 Messages, Packets, and Frames
1.1.4 ISPs and Internetwork Components
1.2 Types of Packet-Switched Networks
1.2.2 Connection-Oriented Networks
1.3 Packet Size and Optimizations
2 Foundation of Networking Protocols
2.3 Internet Protocols and Addressing
2.3.3 Subnet Addressing and Masking
2.3.4 Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)
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