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This document discusses and compares different network topologies: Mesh, star, bus, ring, and tree. Mesh topology connects every device to every other device via dedicated channels, providing robustness but high cost. Star topology connects all devices to a central hub, making setup easy but relying on a single point of failure. Bus topology uses a shared backbone cable for transmission, having low cable cost but being prone to failures of the backbone. Ring topology forms a closed loop connecting devices to two neighbors, having minimal collisions but complex troubleshooting. Tree topology is a variation of star with a hierarchical structure, allowing more devices per hub but relying on the central hub.

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This document discusses and compares different network topologies: Mesh, star, bus, ring, and tree. Mesh topology connects every device to every other device via dedicated channels, providing robustness but high cost. Star topology connects all devices to a central hub, making setup easy but relying on a single point of failure. Bus topology uses a shared backbone cable for transmission, having low cable cost but being prone to failures of the backbone. Ring topology forms a closed loop connecting devices to two neighbors, having minimal collisions but complex troubleshooting. Tree topology is a variation of star with a hierarchical structure, allowing more devices per hub but relying on the central hub.

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Assignment 5-1

Types of Network Topology


The arrangement of a network which comprises of nodes and connecting
lines via sender and receiver is referred as network topology. The various
network topologies are :

a) Mesh Topology :
In mesh topology, every device is connected to another device via
particular channel.

Every device is connected with another via dedicated channels. These


channels are known as links.

Advantages of this topology :


 It is robust.
 Fault is diagnosed easily. Data is reliable because data is transferred
among the devices through dedicated channels or links.
 Provides security and privacy.
Problems with this topology :
 Installation and configuration is difficult.
 Cost of cables are high as bulk wiring is required, hence suitable for less
number of devices.
 Cost of maintenance is high.

(b) Star Topology :


In star topology, all the devices are connected to a single hub through a cable.
This hub is the central node and all others nodes are connected to the central
node.
 Advantages of this topology :
If N devices are connected to each other in star topology, then the
number of cables required to connect them is N. So, it is easy to set up.
 Each device require only 1 port i.e. to connect to the hub.

Problems with this topology :


 If the concentrator (hub) on which the whole topology relies fails, the
whole system will crash down.
 Cost of installation is high.
 Performance is based on the single concentrator i.e. hub.

(c) Bus Topology :


Bus topology is a network type in which every computer and network device
is connected to single cable. It transmits the data from one end to another in
single direction. No bi-directional feature is in bus topology.

A bus topology with shared backbone cable. The nodes are connected to the
channel via drop lines.
Advantages of this topology :

 If N devices are connected to each other in bus topology, then the


number of cables required to connect them is 1 .which is known as
backbone cable and N drop lines are required.
 Cost of the cable is less as compared to other topology, but it is used to
built small networks.

Problems with this topology :

 If the common cable fails, then the whole system will crash down.
 If the network traffic is heavy, it increases collisions in the network.

(d) Ring Topology :


In this topology, it forms a ring connecting devices with its exactly two
neighbouring devices.
A number of repeaters are used for Ring topology with a large number of
nodes, because if someone wants to send some data to the last node in the
ring topology with 100 nodes, then the data will have to pass through 99
nodes to reach the 100th node. Hence to prevent data loss repeaters are
used in the network.

Advantages of this topology :


 The possibility of collision is minimum in this type of topology.
 Cheap to install and expand.

Problems with this topology :


 Troubleshooting is difficult in this topology.
 Addition of stations in between or removal of stations can disturb the
whole topology.

(e) Tree Topology :


This topology is the variation of Star topology. This topology have
hierarchical flow of data

Advantages of this topology :

 It allows more devices to be attached to a single central hub thus it


increases the distance that is travel by the signal to come to the devices.
 It allows the network to get isolate and also prioritize from different
computers.
Problems with this topology :

 If the central hub gets fails the entire system fails.


 The cost is high because of cabling.

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