Network Topologies
Network topologies are an important part of the network. Without the proper topology, the network may not meet the needs of the organization. The layout of a network is referred to as the topology. How nodes in a network are connected to each other and communicate is determined by the topology. There are three basic topologies with several typical variations, or combinations. A description of four topologies follows.
Mesh Topology
Mesh topology is the first topology discussed. In a mesh topology, the devices are connected with many redundant interconnections between nodes. Each device in the mesh topology is connected to every other device in the network. The mesh topology is the most expensive to implement but is also the most fault tolerant (Johnson, Tittel, and Tomsho, 2004). If any one cable or device within the mesh topology network fails, performance is not affected because of the multiple connections to other devices.
Bus Topology
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