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POINT TO POINT

The simplest topology is a permanent link between two endpoints.


Switched point-to-point topologies are the basic model of conventional
telephony. The value of a permanent point-to-point network is the
value of guaranteed, or nearly so, communications between the two
endpoints.
STAR TOPOLOGY

A star topology is a topology for a Local Area Network (LAN) in which all
nodes are individually connected to a central connection point, like a
hub or a switch. A star takes more cable than e.g. a bus, but the benefit
is that if a cable fails, only one node will be brought down.

BUS TOPOLOGY
A bus topology is a topology for a Local Area Network (LAN) in which all
the nodes are connected to a single cable. The cable to which the nodes
connect is called a "backbone". If the backbone is broken, the entire
segment fails.
RING TOPOLOGY

In wide area networks (WAN) and meteropolitan area networks (MAN),


a ring topology is used to as the topology for the backbone (sometimes
called a city ring) to connect the customers. In that case the ring is used
in both directions to have two distinctive paths to the public switch.
MESH TOPOLOGY
A mesh topology is a network setup where each computer and network
device is interconnected with one another. This topology setup allows
for most transmissions to be distributed even if one of the connections
goes down. It is a topology commonly used for wireless networks.

HYBRID TOPOLOGY
if there is a Mesh topology in one office department while a Ring
topology in another department, connecting these two with bus
topology will result in Hybrid topology. Combination of Star-Ring and
Star-Bus networks are the most common examples of the hybrid
network topology.

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