To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge.

Network that combines innovation and design that allows users to connection anywhere at anytime on any device. Potential to be enlarge to accommondate growth

Facilitates the role of each network device at every tier/layer if the network design

Allows seamless network expansion and allows for enablement of services when needed

Provides and users with a fully functioning network that is always on.

Allows Intelligent traffic load sharing across the network resources

Network Edge, where traffic enters or exist the Network. Provide network Access to Users

Network Backbone, attaches all network branches together, Core Layer provides fault isolation and High Speed Backbone Connections

Interfaces between the Access Layer and the Core Layer, Provide the functions of layer 2 broadcast domain and layer 3 routing boundaries and more

Provides on the factory functions and support features or options that came with the original options.

More flexible by allow the addition of different module cards that contain ports for chassis expansion

Combination of interconnected switches using special cables to provide high bandwidth throughput between swithces

Power Over Ethnernet, provide power solutions for network devices

Used on Ethernet Switches to determine where to forward traffic on a LAN Also referred to as CAM Content Addressable Memory

When a distribution layer and core layer functions are implemented by a single device....the primary motivation for the collaspe core design is reducing network COST while maintain most the benefit of the 3 tier hierarchial model

Messages that sent to every device on the network that it is connected to.

One to one transmission between a sender and a receiver