Network Topologies

Network Topologies

You can place the computers and other devices in a network in different physical layouts, termed as network topologies. The network topology is a schematic layout or map of the arrangement of nodes over a network. This layout also determines the manner in which information is exchanged within the network. The different types of network topologies that can be used to set up a network are:

• Bus
•  Star 
• Ring 
• Mesh 
• Tree
•  Hybrid

BUS

The bus topology connects all the nodes on a network to a main cable called bus. 

The star topology connects nodes over a network using a central control unit called the hub. The hub is a device that transmits information from one node to another. 

ring topology , each node in a network is connected with two adjacent nodes and, therefore, forms a circle. The ring topology connects the nodes on a network through a point- to-point connection. 

 in mesh topology , each node in a network is directly connected with every other node in the network. The mesh topology involves point-to-point connections between all the nodes on a network.