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In the 1990s, Cisco, the world's largest supplier of network equipment developed the Cisco Network Academy Program (CNAP). CNAP defines the global standard in network technology. However, this material does not provide a useful conceptual model of how network devices work. Furthermore, an extensive range of network management tools were evaluated with the same results -- it was difficult to manage runtime data from multiple devices and protocols. This demand driven problem was the basis of our applied research program that led to the development of State Model Diagrams (SMDs). SMDs are a diagrammatic modelling method that control complexity by means of abstraction. This book uses the universally applicable SMD principles to provide new insights to the wide range of different network devices and protocols.