-Once the network is configured, you can use the Debian traditional tools `ifup`
-and `ifdown` commands to bring interfaces up and down.
+A 'vmbr' interface is needed to connect guests to the underlying physical
+network. They are a Linux bridge which can be thought of as a virtual switch
+to which the guests and physical interfaces are connected to. This section
+provides some examples on how the network can be set up to accomodate different
+use cases like redundancy with a xref:sysadmin_network_bond['bond'],
+xref:sysadmin_network_vlan['vlans'] or
+xref:sysadmin_network_routed['routed'] and
+xref:sysadmin_network_masquerading['NAT'] setups.
+
+The xref:chapter_pvesdn[Software Defined Network] is an option for more complex
+virtual networks in {pve} clusters.
+
+WARNING: It's discouraged to use the traditional Debian tools `ifup` and `ifdown`
+if unsure, as they have some pitfalls like interupting all guest traffic on
+`ifdown vmbrX` but not reconnecting those guest again when doing `ifup` on the
+same bridge later.