Monday, 5 December 2011

Network Topologies (NT).

I feel sO eXcitEd tO know mOre about TOPOLOGIES whEn Dr Zaidi startEd the lEctUre tOday….T.O.P.O.L.O.G.I.E.S…sUch a unic name… ! ;)

What is TOPOLOGIES?????

netwOrk tOpOlOgiEs is a nEtwOrk can be arranged or cOnfigured in several different ways. This arrangement is called the network’s topology….

6 basic categories of NT represent the past and present….

The past NT still can be found today but have been replaced in large part by newer…

1. Bus nEtwOrk….

· each device is connected tO a cOmmOn cable called a bus or back-bOne…nOt james bOnd… ;) (; and all cOmmunicatiOns travel along this bUs…



2. Ring nEtwOrk….

· each device is cOnnected to 2 other dEvices, fOrming a ring….when a message is sEnt, it is passed arOund the ring until it reaches the intended destination….




The present represented by 4 NT that are widely used tOday….

3. Star nEtwOrk…

· Each device is cOnnected directly tO a cEntral netwOrk switch.

· Whenever a nOde sends a message, it is rOutEd to the switch, which thEn passes the message alOng to the intended recipient.

· The star nEtwOrk is the mOst widely used netwOrk tOpOlOgy tOday.




4. Tree network….

· Each device is connected to a central node, either directly or through one or more other devices.

· The central node is connected to two or more subordinate nodes, and so forth, forming a treelike structure.

· Also known as a hierarchical network is often used to share corporatewide data.


5. Hybrid network.

· Is a cOmbinatiOn of different topologies.

· Example: large organizations today typically have a complex network of smaller networks. These smaller networks have been create over time and use a variety of different topologies.

· Connected together, these smaller networks form a hybrid network.




6. Mesh network.

· The newest type and does not use a specific physical layout

· Requires that each node have more than one connection to the nodes.

· The resulting pattern forms the appearance of a mesh.



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