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4 Network Topologies
A network topology = physical arrangement of the various network elements and their interactions (links, nodes, etc.); (topology = graph). A network topology (redundancy) influences its performances. Types of network topologies (as graphs, topologies differ only in the way nodes and arcs are arranged):
point-to-point; bus; ring; star; mesh; mixed.
Nodes in a network topology may be interconnecting devices or terminals, while arcs may be physical connections (direct or indirect) or logical.
Disadvantages:
MAC problems = collisions, if random access is used; a cable interruption of a segment 2 unusable segments (redundancy = 0).
N2
DAS2
Disadvantages :
redundancy = 0 (for a single ring) or redundancy = 1 (double ring); sensitive to interruptions (short-circuits) failures; network capacity increase (new stations) high propagation delays (larger ring).
Used in LAN (IEEE 802.3): 10BASE-T Ethernet, Fast Ehernet, and Gigabit Ehernet.
Disadvantage :
high costs (links/cables and devices).