Editing Telecommunications network (section)

==Network structure==
this is the structure of network general, every telecommunications network conceptually consists of three parts, or planes (so-called because they can be thought of as being and often are, separate [[overlay network]]s):
* The [[data plane]] (also user plane, bearer plane, or forwarding plane) carries the network's users' traffic, the actual payload.
* The [[control plane]] carries control information (also known as [[Signaling (telecommunications)|signaling]]).
* The [[management plane]] carries the [[operations, administration and management]] traffic required for network management. The management plane is sometimes considered a part of the control plane.