As a network professional, we usually engage in the implementation and configuration of various networking appliances, either to build or extend a network. As an upcoming networking professional, it is important to understand the various properties of network traffic and how to design a network to ensure it is performing at an optimal level.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Properties of network traffic
- Network segmentation
- Switching concepts
- Routing concepts
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
Let's begin!
