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Most computers in organisations connect to a network using a LAN. These networks normally consist of a backbone, which is a common link to all the networks within the organisation. This backbone allows users on different network segments to communicate and allows data into and out of the local network. Figure 2.1 shows a local area network which contains various segments: LAN A, LAN B, LAN C, LAN D, LAN E and LAN F. These are connected to the local network via the BACKBONE 1. Thus if LAN A talks to LAN E then the data must travel out of LAN A, onto BACKBONE1, then into LAN C and through into LAN E.
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Buchanan, W.J. (1999). Networking Fundamentals. In: Mastering Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare and UNIX. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14968-1_2
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