What is the diffrence between Feistel networks and SPN? I recently read about the concept of Feistel Networks and Substitution Permutation Networks but what is exactly the difference between the two ?
In a Feistel networks (from the German IBM cryptographer Horst Feistel), the input is divided into two blocks ($L_0$ and $R_0$) which interact with each other. Main example is DES.

basic construction:





In a SPN (Substitution Permutation Network), the input is divided into multiple small blocks, applied to a S-box (substitution), then the bits positions are mixed (permutation). The key addition may occur before or after these two operations.

Present block cipher: