Saturday, February 9, 2008

NETWORK TOPOLOGY

Topology refers to the way in which the network of computers is connected. Each topology is suited to specific tasks and has its own advantages and disadvantages.
The choice of topology is dependent upon
type and number of equipment being used
planned applications and rate of data transfers
required response times
cost
There are FOUR major competing topologies
Bus
Ring
Star
FDDI Most networking software support all topologies.

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