Networking APIs
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Wi-Fi
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    :maxdepth: 1

    esp_now
    :SOC_WIFI_MESH_SUPPORT: esp-wifi-mesh
    esp_smartconfig
    esp_wifi
    esp_dpp

Code examples for the Wi-Fi API are provided in the :example:`wifi` directory of ESP-IDF examples.

.. only:: SOC_WIFI_MESH_SUPPORT

      Code examples for ESP-WIFI-MESH are provided in the :example:`mesh` directory of ESP-IDF examples.



Ethernet
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   :maxdepth: 1

   esp_eth

Code examples for the Ethernet API are provided in the :example:`ethernet` directory of ESP-IDF examples.

Thread
==========

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   esp_openthread

Thread is an IPv6-based mesh networking technology for IoT.
Code examples for the Thread API are provided in the :example:`openthread` directory of ESP-IDF examples.

ESP-NETIF
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.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   esp_netif

IP Network Layer
================

.. toctree::
    :hidden:

    esp_netif_driver

Code examples for TCP/IP socket APIs are provided in the :example:`protocols/sockets` directory of ESP-IDF examples.

Application Layer 
=================

Documentation for Application layer network protocols (above the IP Network layer) are provided in :doc:`../protocols/index`.
