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        "rendered": "<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"385\" class=\"elementor elementor-385\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9502a8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9502a8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d9ca66\" data-id=\"1d9ca66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f619c9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f619c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a22be elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79a22be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Layer 2 topology shows how you are linked<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64801a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1699 elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"64801a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-636a556\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/en\/2020\/12\/17\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 17, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe34fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbe34fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In large networks, many devices are interconnected via Ethernet and WiFi, often forming quite cluttered structures. Tracking and monitoring a specific link or device in this chaos can be a daunting task. That is, unless you have access to the right technology. Today, Plasma Cloud is delighted to present its\u00a0<strong>layer 2 topology<\/strong>, a new exciting feature that intelligently maps and visualizes the architecture of your network in a very intuitive way, providing\u00a0<strong>essential information to network professionals<\/strong>. We built this feature to deliver on two fundamental principles: great visibility and simple troubleshooting.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can find the layer 2 topology in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/console.plasma-cloud.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plasma Cloud console<\/a>. Navigate to\u00a0<em>Topology &gt; Layer 2<\/em>, and keep reading this article to learn how to get the most out of it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8618b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8618b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delivering great visibility\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b93dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b93dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, the Plasma Cloud console automatically maps all networking equipment in your network. Then, the layer 2 topology visualizes it in a hierarchical tree structure, clearly showing how your gear is wired. Thanks to the Plasma Cloud integration, the topology is able to provide detailed information on capabilities, name, etc. for all Plasma Cloud devices as well as third party hardware supporting the networking protocol called\u00a0<strong>Link Layer Discovery Protocol<\/strong>\u00a0(LLDP).<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98e6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e98e6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-topology-overview-1024x470-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-topology-overview-1024x470-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-topology-overview-1024x470-1-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-topology-overview-1024x470-1-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-topology-overview-1024x470-1-16x7.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbdf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbbdf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that you can easily monitor what\u2019s connected where, all the cumbersome manual\u00a0<strong>cable tracing\u00a0<\/strong>can be completely<strong>\u00a0eliminated<\/strong>. In the topology, lines represent wired connections, while icons indicate a connected device. Different icons help distinguish device types. For instance, a switching icon represents a networking Switch, while a WiFi symbol represents a WiFi Access Point. Layout tracing and discovery has never been simpler and more straightforward.<\/p><p>You can even visualize the architecture of your\u00a0<strong>VLANs\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 simply select the VLAN of interest from the provided dropdown menu. Devices and links not part of the selected VLAN will be grayed out, allowing you to focus on what matters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5227cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5227cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-vlans-1024x458-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-923\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-vlans-1024x458-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-vlans-1024x458-1-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-vlans-1024x458-1-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-vlans-1024x458-1-16x7.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840160f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"840160f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information that matters\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abaa699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abaa699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Plasma Cloud layer 2 topology offers detailed information on links and devices, readily available in the topology chart or through a popup that appears when clicking on a link or icon. Device model, path speed, number of clients, link speed and type are at most one click away. Here, you can also see ports blocked by the\u00a0<strong>Spanning Tree Protocol<\/strong>\u00a0(STP) to prevent data loops, as well as the specific connected ports for each link. Links blocked by STP from other links are represented by dashed lines.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b6d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1b6d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-link-disabled-by-stp.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-924\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-link-disabled-by-stp.png 463w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-link-disabled-by-stp-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-link-disabled-by-stp-16x8.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f5c34d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f5c34d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67b6a77\" data-id=\"67b6a77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33def76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33def76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not only wired devices\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ca16d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48ca16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To show you a more complete overview of your whole network, we also visualize\u00a0<strong>mesh links to gateways<\/strong>. These links are shown as dotted lines and are not meant to give a full picture of the complexity of your mesh network. However, it visualizes how mesh traffic flows into the wired network and may make network bottlenecks easy to spot, further enhancing the usefulness of the layer 2 topology tool.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c0881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71c0881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-mesh-link-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-mesh-link-1.png 501w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-mesh-link-1-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-mesh-link-1-16x6.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e00d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e00d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo further explore your mesh network in all its complexity, please check out our mesh topology tool.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a27237e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a27237e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-847396e\" data-id=\"847396e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384b803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"384b803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensuring simple troubleshooting\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c2331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c2331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The unmatched visibility into connections allows you to easily analyze and troubleshoot your network, even for large deployments and very sophisticated setups. This means you can visually pinpoint possible connectivity issues and performance bottlenecks even faster, significantly improving customer experience.<\/p><p>Speed bottlenecks and potential issues caused by faulty configuration or lower throughput devices in your network can be easily identified. The max path speed value reported in the device popups indicates the calculated traffic speed from a device to its uplink across the network. You can simply make sure this value is as high as expected and there are no reported errors (generally in the form of red links in the topology). Monitoring is really this straightforward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebff63c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebff63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-speed-mismatch.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-937\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-speed-mismatch.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-speed-mismatch-300x102.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer2-speed-mismatch-16x5.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3920a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3920a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pinpointing bottlenecks due to heavy traffic is also simple, as we visually show the number of connected clients on top of Access Point icons in the topology. For the best result, make sure you deploy enough APs in congested areas. No one likes a slow connection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d3f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28d3f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-connected-clients-230x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-connected-clients-230x300-1.png 230w, https:\/\/www.plasma-cloud.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/layer-2-topology-connected-clients-230x300-1-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651144a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"651144a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf needed, you can even find further information in our knowledge base. Simply follow this link if you wish to have a more comprehensive explanation on how our layer 2 topology works. Interested in purchasing our cloud-managed hardware to try this out firsthand? Check out the Plasma Cloud product suite!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-611c92e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"611c92e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbf3117\" data-id=\"bbf3117\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3477cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3477cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning for the future\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621d38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"621d38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even though the layer 2 topology is still very new, we made sure it is a complete product. This useful tool already successfully delivers on the two most important aspects: great visibility and simple troubleshooting for your wired network.\u00a0<\/p><p>However, we at Plasma Cloud like to plan ahead and deliver continuous updates and features to our customers. The layer 2 topology is no exception, and its development does not stop here. 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