1.5 Network Topologies

1.5 Network Topologies

1. Bus Network

   • Has a backbone to connect the individual PC to the back Bone
   • A single break in the backbone all the computers lose their connections

2. Ring Network

   • Connects all the computers together

3. Star Network

   • All PC's are connected to a switch in the center
   • If a break happens in 1 of the connections only that computer would break
   • However if the switch breaks then all PCs lose their connections

4. Mesh Network

   • All Computers all computers are connected together
   • a lot more cables needed so it will be expensive

5. Wireless network can handle a lot more people than wired

6. Transferring of data is a lot quicker

7. Speeds of wireless is slower compared to wired

8. Less secure than wireld networks

9. Ethernet capable is used for wired Local area network

10. Packet Switching

    • An image is broken down and is given a a specific IP address along with the sequence number
    • If a packet gets lost the device requests a new one
    • If it never arrives it is deleted by the the router

11. Layers

    • Help manage the order of the packets, adding or removing extra information