Network Topologies The physical and logical arrangement of nodes and connection in a network . Types of Network Topologies BUS STAR RING MESH TREE HYBIRD
Cont …. 1. Bus topology One long cable act as single communication channel and all the devices are connected to this cable .
Advantages Easy to add / remove nodes in a network. Required only cable. It is less expensive. It is easy to maintain. Disadvantages If a cable fail then the entire network failed. It take more time to pass the message from one place to another. The length of the cable is limited .
Cont …. 2 .Ring Topology A ring topology is a network design where connected devices form a circular data channel. Each networked device is linked to two more ones by two points on a circle .
Advantages It form a strong network. Each and every node can share data with another node connected through topology. One direction flow of data . Disadvantages It is quite expensive. It is difficult task to add new computer. We can’t send private message .
Cont …. 3. Star Topology A Star topology is a type of network topology in which all the devices or nodes are physically connected to a central node such as a router, switch, or hub. The central node (hub) acts as a server, and the connecting nodes act as clients .
Advantages It is less expensive due to less cable. Easy to connect new node without affecting rest of the network. If one node failed, it would not be failure of entire network . Disadvantages In star topologywe must required a network device like HUB,switch e.t.c . If HUB is failed the entire network is failed. We can’t send private message .
Cont …. Mesh Topology The mesh topology is a type of topology in which every device or computer is connected to every other device.
Advantages It is very good topology to send private message. Multiple device can send and receive data simultaneously. Disadvantages it is difficult to add new node because each and every computer is connected with another . It's costly as compared to the opposite network topologies i.e. star, bus, point to point topology
Cont …. Tree Topology In computer networking, tree topology is a type of network topology that resembles a tree. In a tree topology, there is one central node (the “trunk”), and each node is connected to the central node through a single path. Nodes can be thought of as branches coming off of the trunk.
Advantages Expansion of node is easy and possible. Easily managed and maintained. Error detection is easily done. Disadvantages It is costly and complex. If cable fail then whole network fail.
Cont …. Hybird Topology H ybrid topology is a type of network topology in which two or more different topologies are integrated or combined to lay out a network. In layman's terms, hybrid topology is the combination of two or more networks. The network type could be Star, Ring, Bus, or Mesh
Advantages This topology is highly effective as users can use different topologies according to their needs . Hybrid topologies structure is scalable as if any user wants to add any network or hardware component then it can be easily done without any disturbances in the network. Disadvantages It is highly costly. Due to cable failure of the main backbone cable the other connected topologies that function with its help affect the entire network.