diff --git a/docs/admin/network-plugins.md b/docs/admin/network-plugins.md
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@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ The CNI plugin is selected by passing Kubelet the `--network-plugin=cni` command
 
 ### kubenet
 
-The Linux-only kubenet plugin provides functionality similar to the `--configure-cbr0` kubelet command-line option.  It creates a Linux bridge named `cbr0` and creates a veth pair for each pod with the host end of each pair connected to `cbr0`.  The pod end of the pair is assigned an IP address allocated from a range assigned to the node either through configuration or by the controller-manager.  `cbr0` is assigned an MTU matching the smallest MTU of an enabled normal interface on the host.  The kubenet plugin is currently mutually exclusive with, and will eventually replace, the --configure-cbr0 option.  It is also currently incompatible with the flannel experimental overlay.
+Kubenet is intended to be a very basic, simple network plugin, on Linux only.  It does not, of itself, implement more advanced features like cross-node networking or network policy.  It is typically used together with a cloud provider that sets up routing rules for communication between nodes, or in single-node environments.
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+Kubenet creates a Linux bridge named `cbr0` and creates a veth pair for each pod with the host end of each pair connected to `cbr0`.  The pod end of the pair is assigned an IP address allocated from a range assigned to the node either through configuration or by the controller-manager.  `cbr0` is assigned an MTU matching the smallest MTU of an enabled normal interface on the host.
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+The kubenet plugin is currently mutually exclusive with, and will eventually replace, the --configure-cbr0 option. It is also currently incompatible with the flannel experimental overlay.
 
 The plugin requires a few things: