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title: Concepts
description: Core concepts for Smart Shield, including connection reuse and network architecture.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
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# Concepts

* [ Network diagram ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/smart-shield/concepts/network-diagram/)
* [ Connection reuse ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/smart-shield/concepts/connection-reuse/)

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