Network Topologies Flashcards
Star
Hub and spoke
Used in most large networks
All devices connected to central device
Ring
Traffic goes in circle
Used in Wide area networks
MANs metropolitan
WANs wide
Loop backs
Bus or Backbone
One central line
All devices are connected
CAN bus in automobiles.
Mesh
Multiple links
Fully connected
Redundancy and fault tolerant
WANs
Hybrid
More than on of topologies connected.
Ad hoc networking
No pre existing infrastructure.
Device communications amongst themselves
Peer to Peer Network
All devices are the server and client.
Easy to deploy
low cost
Difficult to be secure
Client server
Communicate to central server
Easy admin
Expensive
LAN Local area network
A building or group of building.
Ethernet 802.11
MAN. Metropolitan area network
Cities
Govt.
WAN. Wide area network
Spanning globe
Slower than LAN
WLAN. wireless.
802.11
Mobility
Can expand access
PAN Personal area network
Personal
Automotive
Mobile phone
CAN. Campus area network
Universities
Large corporation
LAN technologies
Fiber in ground
NAS vs SAN
Network attached storage. Over write if need to change something.
Storage area network. Can only change what needs changed.
