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<sect1 id="LAN-Topologies-and-Architectures">
<sect1 id="Topologies-and-Architectures">
<title>LAN-Topologies-and-Architectures</title>
<title>Topologies-and-Architectures</title>
<para>
A network's topology is the configuration, or shape, of the wiring used in
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(Ethernet, Token Ring, ARCnet).
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Network Topologies
<para>
Different types of LANs are wired in different ways. The nodes might be
connected to each other, to a central hub, or to a continuous cable (bus).
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a logical ring topology.
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Bus
<para><variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>Bus</term>
<listitem><para>
<para>
In a bus topology, a single cable supports an entire network segment. This
cable is the bus, sometimes called a backbone. Nodes are attached at various
@ -61,8 +62,11 @@ bus will bring the network down. Also, the coaxial cable used in these networks
is generally harder to work with than twisted pair cable.
</para>
Star
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Star</term>
<listitem><para>
<para>
In a star topology, each node is connected with its own cable to a central
device node called a hub. The hub internally connects each node to the
@ -84,8 +88,11 @@ the added expense of hubs. They are also easier to expand, since a new node can
be wired to the hub without disconnecting other nodes.
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Ring
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Ring</term>
<listitem><para>
<para>
In a ring topology, the nodes are connected to each other to form a circle.
Each node receives signals from its upstream neighbour, and passes them on to
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and expand.
</para>
Mesh
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Mesh</term>
<listitem><para>
<para>
A mesh topology provides fault tolerance through redundant links. In this
system, each node is connected to every other node with seperate cables. Thus,
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efficiency as well as relability.
</para>
Hybrid
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Hybrid</term>
<listitem><para>
<para>
A hybrid topolgy is any combination of the above topologies. One common hybrid
technology is a star bus, in which several star-wired networks segments are
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to complex networks.
</para>
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></para>
</sect1>