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Types of Logical Topology

The document discusses different types of logical network topologies. It describes bus topology, where all nodes connect to a single backbone cable, and ring topology, where nodes connect in a circular path. For bus topology, the advantages are easy setup and maintenance, while disadvantages include the whole network failing if the backbone cable fails. Ring topology advantages are handling heavy traffic loads, but the whole network fails if a single node fails.

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Types of Logical Topology

The document discusses different types of logical network topologies. It describes bus topology, where all nodes connect to a single backbone cable, and ring topology, where nodes connect in a circular path. For bus topology, the advantages are easy setup and maintenance, while disadvantages include the whole network failing if the backbone cable fails. Ring topology advantages are handling heavy traffic loads, but the whole network fails if a single node fails.

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Types of Logical Topology

As the logical topology is used to define the network structure and gives information about how the
network will look. There can be multiple types of logical topology that can be used to design the
network for data communication. Some of the logical topologies are defined in below section:

1. Bus Topology

The bus topology is the type of logical topology in which all the nodes and switches are connected to
only one single cable which can be also known as backbone or bus. The nodes are connected like half-
duplex mode. In the bus topology, there is a host which is known as a station. The bus topology has
multiple stations that have the capability to receive the network traffic and also have equal priority to
transmit the network traffic in the network. And in the bus topology, the network is controlled by bus
master which can be CSMA (carrier sense multiple access). In the bus topology, if any single segment
goes down the whole network can be affected due to node failure.

Advantages of Bus Topology

The bus topology is easy to create and the devices can be connected to the bus easily.

The bus topology is very effective when the network size is small. The large network will contain a large
number of nodes which can create a problem to maintain the network and can increase the chance of
network failure. So the bus topology is effective for the small size of the network.

The network created by the bus topology is very reliable and the network can be easily maintained.

The setup cost for bus topology is very less as the length of the wire is small because all nodes are
connected to the bus which decreases the network cost.

The other network device can be easily connected to the bus like connectors and repeater. The only
requirement is joining cable which will join an external device to the bus.

Disadvantages of Bus Topology

The performance results of bus topology are least if it is compared to other network topologies.

As all the nodes are connected to one single cable and if that single cable goes down the whole network
will go down. This creates a major risk of network failure in case of bus topology.

The packet collisions problem is there in bus topology. Due to packet collisions, the packet loss issue
occurred which creates problems in data communication in a network.
2. Ring Topology

The ring topology is another type of logical topology in which all the nodes are connected in such a
manner that they form a circular path. Every node in the circular path is connected to two nodes. In this
type of topology, when any source node sends any data packet it gets transferred from each node until
the destination node is reached. The data packets can flow in two directions in ring topology either
unidirectional or bidirectional. The ring topology is mostly used in Wide Area Network (WANs) and Local
Area Network (LANs).

Advantages of Ring Topology

The ring topology is effective for heavy traffic load compares to bus topology. The network congestion is
not there in a ring topology.

Every node is responsible to transmit the data packets o adjacent nodes.

There is no central node in the ring topology which controls the network.

Disadvantages of Network Topology

If any node goes down the whole network is failed in the ring topology because the connection is the
break.

The new device cannot be added or removed from the network.

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