Commit 7675fe44 authored by Valerie Aurora's avatar Valerie Aurora
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Temporarily remove mermaid diagram so Word doc can be generated

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@@ -326,31 +326,7 @@ A physical network interface connects via its communications bus to the host. Th

![~~Physical network device architecture~~](media/physical_network_interface.drawio.png)


```mermaid
flowchart TD
    subgraph Host
        OS[Host OS]
        DD[Device driver]
        OS <-->|"Host network device driver API"| DD
    end

    subgraph NI[Network interface]
        FW[Firmware]
        PTA[Physical transmission adapter]
        FW <--> PTA
    end

    TM[Transmission medium]

    RNI1[Remote network interface]
    RNI2[Remote network interface]

    Host <-->|"System bus"| NI
    NI <--> TM
    TM <--> RNI1
    TM <--> RNI2
```
> FIXME mermaid chart temporarily removed to generate Word doc

A wired network interface transmits data via a solid transmission media such as Ethernet cable, fiber optic cable, or coaxial cable. A wireless network interface uses radiofrequency transmissions to transmit data. A virtual network interface transmits data within the memory of a host system.