Summary
During this chapter, we talked about the importance of communication and networking. We learned about the network components of HFTs. We talked in depth about the Ethernet protocols adapted to fast communication. We described the design of financial protocols, and we finished by talking about the value of time distribution. You are now equipped with the knowledge to understand networking in HFT.
In the next chapter, we will finally start talking about how to optimize all the pieces of the puzzle we talked about during this chapter and the previous chapters.
