MEANING OF NETWORK TOPOLOGY

The term network topology defines the geographic

arrangement of computer networking devices. The
term topology refers to the way in which the various
nodes or computers of a network are linked
together. Topology determines the data paths that
may be used between any pair of devices of the
network. It may be depicted physically or logically.
Physical topology is the placement of the various
components of a network including device location
and cable installation and while logical topology
refers how data flows within a network.
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 MEANING OF BUS TOPOLOGY
Bus topology is the simplest form of network
topologies. In this type of topology all the nodes are
connected to the single cable by the help of t-
connectors. This central cable is the backbone of the
network and it is known as bus topology. Entire
network shutdown if there is break in the main
cable.
 STAR NETWORK TOPOLOGY

In local area networks with a star topology, each

network host is connected to a central hub with a
point-to-point connection. So it can be said that
every computer is indirectly connected to every
other node with the help of the hub. In Star
topology, every node (computer workstation or any
other peripheral) is connected to a central node
called hub, router or switch. The switch is the server
and the peripherals are the clients. The network
does not necessarily have to resemble a star to be
classified as a star network, but all of the nodes on
the network must be connected to one central
device. All traffic that traverses the network passes
through the central hub. The hub acts as a signal
repeater. The star topology is considered the easiest
topology to design and implement. An advantage of
the star topology is the simplicity of adding
additional nodes. The primary disadvantage of the
star topology is that the hub represents a single
point of failure.
 MEANING OF RING TOPOLOGY
In Ring topology each host machine connects to
exactly two other machine, creating a circular
network structure when one host tries to
communicate or send message to a host is not peer
within the data travels through all intermediate
hosts.
 MEANING OF MESH TOPOLOGY
In mesh topology each and every node is connected
to every other node with separate cable. Mesh
network has not (n-1)1/2 physical channels to
connects N devices.
 TREE TOPOLOGY
A tree network is a combination of two or more star
networks connected together which involve a
variety of single nodes connected to a central node.
Multiple stars involve either a series or tertiary
nodes attached to two or more secondary nodes,
which are attached to the tress primary trunk node.
Expert may define a tree topology as a combination
of star and bus topology ,where multiple elements
are connected through a single lateral connection.
 HYBRID TOPOLOGY
A hybrid topology is a type of network topology that
uses two or more other network topologies,
including bus topology, mesh topology, ring
topology, star topology ,and tree topology . It is two
different types of topologies which is a mixture of
two or more topology.
 CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the bus topology is suitable for both
the size and geometric shape of the classroom.
Nodes can always be added to the network and
maintenance is easy. However, in the future,
problems such as performance degradation due to
shared bandwidth as additional computers are
added could arise.