Summary
The use of IP and routing technologies to create internetworks enables networks to scale up to truly global proportions, provided that they are properly designed and implemented. Internetworks can consist of widely dispersed LANs interconnected with relatively low-speed serial transmission facilities such as leased lines. Alternatively, LANs within a single premises can also be internetworked with routing technologies. Or, you can customize your internetwork to suit your particular combination of requirements.
In short, there is no single, correct way to build an internetwork. Building an internetwork, however, does require an understanding of the fundamentals of routing and IP that relate to your own particular networking requirements. ...
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