[sudo-discuss] networking resource suggestions

Hello mesh people: I am struggling with some fundamental networking concepts as I try to discern between WDS, WDS Repeaters, WDS Bridges Repeaters, Bridge Repeaters, Client Modes, Client Repeaters, etc. I've done the requisite reading up with docs and forums, doing my best to discern reliable sources, but what I'd really like to do is get a good understanding of what the hell is going on on a somewhat technical level. Is there well respected networking bible or something? Any suggestions?