Datapath Visualized
As I progress more into networking, more and more information relies on understanding the fundamentals flawlessly — like a tower being built, shaky fundamentals would topple it all. However, as I progress, the more some pieces of fundamentals seem less apparent and more abstract. Those abstract parts can lead to a less ideal understanding of a more complex topic, and these obscure, more niche parts are often more intriguing than most make them out to be.
This writeup is my way of navigating these topics I would usually chalk up to abstract concepts and not dive as deep into as I usually would. By clearing them up more concretely, I hope to get a better grasp of networking as a whole.