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Network Layer
- Why do we need a network layer?
- Can all machines in the world be Ethernet?
- Other Technologies (modems, token ring)
- Goals and Services:
- Hide type of subnet (Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI ... )
- Hide topology of subnets
- Choose good routes
- Uniform addressing scheme
Sridhar Iyer
2000-08-04