<p>If I recall correctly, I believe there is a diagram like that in the O'Reily book <em>Mastering Bitcoin</em> by Andreas Antonopoulos.  It shows the different types of nodes and how they interact on the network.</p>

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2018-04-13T10:56:54.783Z
That is true. I do recall getting a visual representation of various types of nodes and SPV wallets but  I was more reffering to something more similar to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlay_network#/media/File:Network_Overlay.svg
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<p><strong>*Note I am not a technical person so excuse any misunderstandings on my part here.</strong></p>

<p>I am looking to get a sense of how the entire system looks like as a whole starting from the physical hardware (such as miners and full nodes) to overlaying networks (node transaction relays maybe?) to mobile clients omitting and receiving transaction data.  </p>

<transactions><mining-pools><nodes>
Where can I get a visual example of the entire bitcoin network starting from physical network to the overlay network
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# Where can I get a visual example of the entire bitcoin network starting from physical network to the overlay network

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-29)

**\*Note I am not a technical person so excuse any misunderstandings on my part here.**

I am looking to get a sense of how the entire system looks like as a whole starting from the physical hardware (such as miners and full nodes) to overlaying networks (node transaction relays maybe?) to mobile clients omitting and receiving transaction data.

**Tags:** transactions, mining-pools, nodes


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-03-29. Score: 1

If I recall correctly, I believe there is a diagram like that in the O'Reily book *Mastering Bitcoin* by Andreas Antonopoulos. It shows the different types of nodes and how they interact on the network.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That is true. I do recall getting a visual representation of various types of nodes and SPV wallets but  I was more reffering to something more similar to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlay_network#/media/File:Network_Overlay.svg  

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