Bus Linear Topology (Commonly Known As Bus Topology) :: It Is The Simplest Method of
Bus Linear Topology (Commonly Known As Bus Topology) :: It Is The Simplest Method of
networking computers. It consists of a single cable which is use as common backbone to connect
all devices in the network, this is also known as a common communication channel. Signal that
is transmitted over the channel makes up the messages. As the message passes along the
backbone each system receives it, after receiving the message each system examine the
If the destination address tells a particular system that the message is addressed to it, that
system accepts and process the message, if the message address tells the computer that the
message is intended for another system, that computer will ignore the message. At the end of the
cable, there is what’s called the cable terminator which is used to prevent the message send by a
computer to bounce back and forth along the cable. In this type of topology, only one computer
can send data at a time which can make data transmission a bit slower. Cost of installation is
very cheap compare to others; however, maintenance costs may be higher in the long run.
Advantages of Bus linear topology:
Entire network would shut down if there is a break in the main cable (backbone.)
Ring Topology:
In Ring topology each device is connected to form circle type network. The data passes
from one node to the next node one until it reached its destination. A token is use as receiver to
incorporates the incoming signal and a transmitter to send the data on to the next device in the
ring. Ring topology might be structured so that there are a number of information frames or slot
in construct circulation. The device wishing to transmit first detects the arrival of an empty slot
then inserts the data it wishes to send, and mark the frame as full. The receiving node takes the
data and then marks the frame as empty. In other words one particular node has the responsibility
for generating the token or slot when the network is first constituted. This type of topology is
commonly seen in small businesses. This is not a good option for home networking.
The ability to achieve transmission rates of the order of 10 million bits per second.
Unlike Star topology, this topology has no central server which reduces the cost of
The transmission of data is relatively simple as packets travel in one direction only.
Disadvantages
Data packets must pass through every computer between the sender and recipient