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Part 3 Network Topologies

Class 12 networking

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PART:3 NETWROKING TOPOLOGIES

The arrangement of computer and other peripherals in a network


is called its Topology.
Common network topologies are:
 Mesh
 Ring
 Bus
 Star
 Tree
1. Bus topology:- In bus topology each communicating
device connects to a transmission medium, known as
bus. Data sent from a node are passed on to the bus and
hence are transmitted to the length of the bus in both
directions. That means, data can be received by any of
the nodes connected to the bus.
ADVANTAGES OF THE LINEAR/BUS TOPOLGY:-
 Short cable length and simple wiring layout
 It is cheaper and easier to maintain
 Easy to extend
DISADVANTAGES OF THE LINEAR/BUS TOPOLGY:-
 Fault diagnosis is difficult
 Fault isolation is difficult
 Repeater configuration
 Considered to be less secure and less reliable.
2. RING TOPOLGY:- In ring topology each node is
connected to two other devices, one each on either side,
the nodes connected with each other thus forms a ring.
The link in a ring topology is unidirectional. Thus, data
can be transmitted in one direction only (clockwise or
counterclockwise).
ADVANTAGE OF RING TOPOLGY:-
 Short cable length
 No wiring closet space required
 Suitable for optical fibers
DISADVANTAGES OF THE RING TOPOLOGY:-
 Node failure causes network failure
 Difficult to diagnose faults.
 Network reconfiguration is difficult.
3. STAR TOPOLGY:- In Star topology, each
communicating device is connected to a central node,
which is a networking device like a hub or a switch, star
topology is considered very effective, efficient and fast
as each device is directly connected with the central
device.
Advantages of star topology:
 Disturbance in one device will not affect the rest of
the network.
 Centralized control/problem diagnosis.
Disadvantage of Star Topology:-
 Central node dependency any failure in a
central network device may lead to the failure
of complete network.
 Long cable length
 Difficult to expand
4. TREE TOPLOGY:-
A tree topology combines the star and bus topology
features.
It has a host computer like the star topology and a single
cable connects all the devices like a bus topology. This
topology divides the network into multiple levels. It is
also known as a hierarchy topology.
Advantages of tree topology:
If sub-device is failed only that device is affected
and all other device remains active.
In a tree topology, it is easy to extend the network.
It has point to point wiring for single devices.
Error correction and error detection are easily done.
Disadvantages of Tree topology:-
Tree topology is very expensive than the other
topology.
If a node fails, then troubleshoot becomes difficult.
Bulky wires are used in the tree topology.
5. HYBRID TOPOLGY:- when two or more topologies are
used to create a new topology, it is called hybrid
topology.
Hybrid topology obtains the merits and demerits of
every incorporating topology.
Advantages of hybrid topology:-
 If there is any fault in the network, it is easy to
find its faulty device.
 It is a scalable topology that can be easily
extended.
 A hybrid topology is useful for large
corporations.
 It is reliable than the other topology.
Disadvantages of Hybrid topology:-
 Installation and configuration are
complicated than the other topology.
 It is very expensive topology.
6. MESH TOPOLGY:- In this topology, each
communicating device is connected with every other
device in the network.
Advantages of mesh topology:-
 Such a network can handle large amounts of traffic
since multiple nodes can transmit data
simultaneously.
 Also, such networks are more reliable in the sense
that even if a node gets down, it does not cause any
break in the transmission of data between other
nodes.
 This topology is also more secure as compared to
other topologies because each cable between two
nodes carries different data.
Disadvantages of Mesh topology:-
 Wiring is complex and cabling cost is high in
creating such networks and there are many
redundant or unutilized connections.

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