ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF NETWORK TOPOLOGY.

NO. TYPES OF TOPOLOGY ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

1. BUS a) It is easy to setup, a) The cable is limited
manage, and in length. This
deploy is simple. limits the number
b) Small networks are of connectable
ideally adapted for Network Nodes.
this. b) Can only perform
c) c) It costs much well for a limited
less. number of nodes.
The effectiveness
decreases when
the number of
devices connected
to the bus
increases.
c) It is appropriate for
low-traffic
networks. High
traffic raises bus
load, and the
capacity of the
network
decreases.
d) It largely depends
on the central bus.
A fault in the bus
results in network
failure.
e) Isolating faults in
the network nodes
is also not simple.
f) f) Each device on
the network "sees"
all the data being
transmitted,
posing a risk to
safety.
2. RING a) A central server is a) The failure of a
not needed for the single node in the
management of network will cause
this topology. failure of the entire
b) The traffic is network.
 unidirectional, and b) The movement or
high-speed data modifications
transmission. made to the
c) A ring is better at network nodes
handling load as affect the
opposed to a bus. performance of the
d) Adding or whole network.
removing network c) Data sent from one
nodes is easy, as node to another
only two has to pass
connections need through all the
to be changed in intermediate
the process. nodes. This makes
e) Its design allows the transmission
the detection of slower in
faults in network comparison to that
nodes. in a star topology.
f) Each node has the
opportunity to
convey data in this
topology. So it is a
very structured
topology of the
network.
g) It is less expensive
than a stars
topology.
3. STAR a) It also enables in- a) Network operation
network isolation is reliant on central
of each devices. hub functioning.
b) It's easy to add or Hence ,central hub
delete network failure leads to
nodes, and can be network-wide
done without failure.
affecting the b) Additionally , the
whole network. number of nodes
c) Because of the that can be added
centralized design, depends on the
faults in the central hub
network devices capacity.
are easy to detect. c) The setup costs are
d) This topology fairly high.
poses less security
risk, as traffic
 analysis is simple.
e) As in the case of a
ring network , data
packets do not
have to pass
through several
nodes. Thus, traffic
load can be
handled at
relatively
reasonable speeds
with the use of a
high-capacity
central hub.
4. MESH a) The configuration a) Most connections
of the network do not serve any
nodes is such that significant function
data can be in the system
simultaneously wherein each
transmitted from network node is
one node to connected to some
several other other network
nodes. node. This leads to
b) A single node other network links
failure does not being redundant.
cause the entire b) It requires lots of
network to fail, as cabling. So, the
there are alternate setup and
data transmission maintenance costs
paths. are high.
c) It can handle
heavy traffic, as
any two network
nodes have
dedicated paths
between them.
d) Point-to - point
connection
between every
pair of nodes
enables the
detection of faults.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS OF MEDIA
NO. TYPES DIFFERENCE

1. TWISTED PAIRED CABLE  Consists of one or more bundled twisted-

pair wires. Each twisted-pair wire consists
of two separate copper isolated wires,
which are twisted together.

 For noise reduction, the wires are twisted

together.

 Majorly used in telephone networks, data

networks and cable shielding.

 More cheaper

 Incapable carrying a signal in over long

distance.

2. COAXIAL CABLE  It consists of a single copper wire rounded

by at least three layers: (1) the insulating
material, (2) the woven or braided metal,
and (3) the outer plastic coating .

 Majorly used in network cable television

(CATV) , computer network connection
and digital audio.

 It can be cabled over longer distances than

twisted-pair cable and fiber optic.

 Affordable.

 Prone to produce noise during

transmission.

3. FIBER OPTIC  Consists of dozens or hundreds of thin

glass or plastic strands which use light to
convey signals. Each strand is as thin as a
human hair, called an optical fibre. Inside
the fiber optic cable, each optical fiber is
 surrounded by a latent glass cladding and
a protective coating.

 The ability to carry much more signals than

wire cables

 Faster data transfer

 Less susceptible to noise from other

devices, such as a copy machine

 Better security during transmission since

they are less prone to noise

 Smaller and thinner in size.

 More expensive than cables.