Sunday, November 14, 2010

Topologies: Explained

Bus Topology
It have a centralized backbone between the nodes that connects them altogether with the hub/switch. Looks like this:

 
Advantages:
  • If one node fails, the network will not be affected
  • Easy implementation: Doesn't have to shut down the entire network to add a new computer
  • Inexpensive
  • Easy maintenance
Disadvantages:
  • Speed will decrease if number of nodes increase


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