for one machine no wire.
for 2 machines one wire.
for 3 machines two wire.
....
similarly for n machine (n-1) wires are required.
this topology is very economical like bus topology because it doesn't required a number of I\O ports to connect node and doesn't required several kinds of multiplexing devices to manage.
this topology is very economical like bus topology because it doesn't required a number of I\O ports to connect node and doesn't required several kinds of multiplexing devices to manage.
Only the formula required is for mesh topology. i.e. The number of connections in a full mesh = n(n - 1) / 2.
In a mesh topology, each device is directly connected to every other device. To determine the number of cables needed to connect 5 devices, you can use the formula ( n(n-1)/2 ), where ( n ) is the number of devices. For 5 devices, this results in ( 5(5-1)/2 = 10 ) cables. Thus, 10 cables are needed to connect 5 devices in a full mesh topology.
You are confused. Your fax machine does not have a phone number. You must conect it to a phone line to use the machine. The phone number is whatever phone line you connect to your machine.
In a mesh topology, the total number of links (connections) can be calculated using the formula ( L = \frac{N(N-1)}{2} ), where ( N ) is the number of devices (nodes) in the network. This formula accounts for the fact that each device can connect directly to every other device, resulting in a fully connected network. In a partial mesh topology, the number of links will be less than the maximum, depending on which devices are interconnected.
15 usually but it can change over time
If you connect your printer/fax combination machine to your phone line, yes, it would be your home number. Which means people that call your house will get the fax machine.
The topology described is known as a mesh topology. In a mesh topology, every workstation and peripheral is interconnected, allowing for direct communication between all devices. This setup provides high redundancy and reliability, as the failure of one connection does not affect the entire network. However, it can be costly and complex to implement due to the number of connections required.
There are number of LAN technologies and each technology is classified into a category according to its topology , two such topologies are star and ring topology. In star topology ,The hub accepts data from a sender and delivers it to receiver, there is no security in star topology . In Ring topology Computers are connected in a circle- the first computer is cabled with the second computer.
The topology that is chosen depends on a number of factors, including:cost/budgetlength of the networkscalability and future expansion plansInfrastructure and current cabling requirementsProtocols used
star network + guide to networks pg 105 Whoever answered that is a fool. Edition number? Yeah, guess you forgot. I have edition 5 here and that answer is not on page 105 or close to it either.