Difference between data.vsphere_network.network and vm.clone.network_interface

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In this example here: Terraform Registry

What is the difference between this:

data "vsphere_network" "network" {
  name          = "VM Network"
  datacenter_id = data.vsphere_datacenter.datacenter.id
}

and

"vsphere_virtual_machine" "vm" {
 clone {
 ...
      network_interface {
        ipv4_address = "172.16.11.10"
        ipv4_netmask = 24
      }

I guess what I’m really asking is why are both specified when it seems the network name can be specified in clone.network_interface? Are they both required? If so, why?