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AppleTalk Network Elements
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Network - a cable segment attached to a router; each network is identified by a network number or a range of network numbers; example: network range 11700-11700; there are 2 network-numbering systems:
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Phase 1 or not-extended 8-bit addressing - allows 254 nodes per network
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Phase 2 or extended 16-bit addressing - allows for 16,580,608 nodes per network
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Zone - logical collection of nodes; it can be a collection of nodes on a different networks; each zone is identified by a unique name; example: zone name "NPAC"
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Internet - the whole network of zones
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Seed Router - broadcasts information about network numbers and zone names
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