The Fundamentals Series provides networking professionals with a trusted, authoritative introduction to new and established topics, covering network topologies, example deployment concepts, protocols, and management techniques. The series deliberately skips networking primers in favor of valuable, topic-specific coverage, allowing networking professionals to move to the next level quickly. It offers readers an opportunity to master essential networking concepts and solutions, resulting in basic proficiency. Additionally, the Fundamentals Series forms an important bridge into intermediate and advanced Cisco Press books, such as Networking Technology guides, where readers can learn more complex topics.