Question

1:

a) Mesh Topology

If five devices arranged in a mesh topology so we will have 10 links and 4 I/O ports in
each hardware device. If any link goes down from them so it will be easy to find out
which one is down and it won’t effect on other links. But a bulk of wires and can create
problem in re-installation and re-configuration.

b) Star Topology

In Star topology each device has a dedicated point-to-point link to a Hub. If any link goes
down and connections fail so the other won’t be effected. It is easier to reconfigure and
sort out the problem area.

c) Bus Topology

In Bus topology, a backbone wire is connected with device and further taps and drop
lines link the clients. If any link goes down so signals won’t pass on and get back to origin
which will create noise on both sides. And if backbone wire is broken so the whole
communication will be disabled. Its reconfiguration and modification is difficult than
others.

d) Ring Topology

If we have devices arranged in a ring topology so we have to follow either dual ring
technique or switch to prevent whole network down time. Else due to its unidirectional
traffic flow will require all links up because signal travels in one direction and completes
the ring through point to point until reach its destination. Every point receive the signal
and regenerate it by the repeater incorporated in it. If any point is down so the network
will be alarmed for network operator.

Question 2:
 LAN, because we are using an ethernet hub in our home. WAN and MAN are used to
connect network devices within a large geographical area.

Question 10:

n(n-1)/2 cable link are required for mesh, n for ring, n-1 cable link for bus, and n cable
link for star topology.

1-Ans:
 Mesh topology: IN mesh topology the other connections will still be working, if one connection
fails.
 Star topology: The other devices will still be able to send data and there will be no access to the
device which has the failed connection to the hub.
 Bus topology: The other devices will still be able to send data if the drop line fails, and all
transmission stops if the failure is in the bus.
 Ring topology: failed connection may disable the whole network unless it is a dual ring.

2-Ans:

This is a LAN. The Ethernet hub creates a LAN and Ethernet is a dominant technology for LAN. More
ever the geographical area spanned by the network would be very small to connect two computers
locally.