Network ZEN – Frames or Packet

The Mendicant spoke ìMaster, is not the term Frame and Packet the same thing ?î

The Master was most stern and held up some fruit ìAre not an apple and orange both a fruit, and round ? Do you think they are the same thing ?î

The Mendicant said ìOf course not , Master. î

ìWhy, then, do you think that frames and packets are the same ? ì

And the Mendicant was enlightened.

Other posts in the series

  1. Network ZEN: The Same Problem can Seem Different
  2. Network ZEN - Frames or Packet (This post)
  3. Network Zen - The Flow may only be seen when it is not present.
  4. Network Zen - Standardisation and Failure
  5. Network Zen - Standardisation
  6. Network ZEN - Storage traffic isn't so Important
  7. Network ZEN: A Switch
  8. Network ZEN: OSPF or EIGRP
  9. Network ZEN: Management or Monitoring
  10. Network ZEN: Stackable or Chassis Switches
About Greg Ferro

Greg Ferro is a Network Engineer/Architect, mostly focussed on Data Centre, Security Infrastructure, and recently Virtualization. He has over 20 years in IT, in wide range of employers working as a freelance consultant including Finance, Service Providers and Online Companies. He is CCIE#6920 and has a few ideas about the world, but not enough to really count.

He is a host on the Packet Pushers Podcast, blogger at EtherealMind.com and on Twitter @etherealmind and Google Plus