Consideration of choosing network topology

Answer 1

Considerations for selecting a topologySelecting an appropriate topology for your deployment environment depends upon several factors.

When you select a topology pattern, consider the following factors:

• Available hardware resources
• Application invocation patterns
• Types of business processes that you plan to implement (interruptible versus non-interruptible)
• How heavily you intend to use the Common Event Infrastructure (CEI)
• Individual scalability requirements
• Administrative effort involved

Answer 2

• Money. A linear bus network may be the least expensive way to install a network; you do not have to purchase concentrators.
• Length of cable needed. The linear bus network uses shorter lengths of cable.
• Future growth. With a star topology, expanding a network is easily done by adding another concentrator.
• Cable type. The most common cable in schools is unshielded twisted pair, which is most often used with star topologies.