star topology,bus topology,ring topology,mesh topology etc...
Ring topology
Ring and star are two.
Ring Topology is least affected by addition or removal of nodes
In a ring topology, the nodes on both sides of the break will loop the path (self-healing) back towards the ring, so every node is still communicating with each other.
The most common LAN topology is that of a "star." In a star topology, each computer, or "node", is connected to a central hub. This is more reliable than a more classical "ring" topology, because a node failing will not bring down the entire network. A bus topology is arguably more reliable, but has poorer performance.
Topology: physical ring of trees, logical ring
Ring Topology How to run Ring topology
what type of cable would you used to create a ring topology?
Star
ring
star topology. Because they include a centralized connection point; can easily be moved, isolated, or interconnected with other networks; they are, therefore, scalable. For this reason, and because of their fault tolerance, the star topology has become the most popular layout used in contemporary LANs.
Star
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Ethernet is easily the most common topology having replaced token ring in the 90's. Simply because of it's ease of use with CAT5 cabling, cheap networking hardware and not needing any termination.
Ring topology is the passive topology in computer networks
star good luck on chapter 12!