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Network Topologies
LAN topologies
WAN topologies
LAN topologies
 Physical
Describes the geometric arrangement of
components that make up the LAN
 Logical
Describes the possible connections
between pairs of networked end-points
that can communicate
2
LAN Topologies(Physical)
1) Bus
2) Star
3) Ring
4) Switched
5) Daisy chains
6) Hierarchies
3
Bus topology
 All networked nodes are
interconnected, peer to peer, using a
single, open-ended cable
 Both ends of the bus must be
terminated with a terminating resistor
to prevent signal bounce
4
Bus topology
5
Advantages of Bus topology
1) Easy to implement and extend
2) Well suited for temporary networks
that must be set up in a hurry
3) Typically the least cheapest topology
to implement
4) Failure of one station does not affect
others
6
Disadvantages of Bus
topology
1) Difficult to administer/troubleshoot
2) Limited cable length and number of
stations
3) A cable break can disable the entire
network; no redundancy
4) Maintenance costs may be higher in
the long run
5) Performance degrades as additional
computers are added
7
Ring topology
 started out as a simple peer-to-peer
LAN topology
 Each networked workstation had two
connections: one to each of its nearest
neighbors
 Data was transmitted unidirectionally
around the ring
 Sending and receiving of data takes
place by the help of TOKEN
8
Token Passing
 Token contains a piece of information
which along with data is sent by the
source computer
 This token then passes to next node,
which checks if the signal is intended
to it
If yes, it receives it and passes the empty
to into the network
otherwise passes token along with the
data to next node
9
Ring topology
10
Advantages of Ring topology
1) This type of network topology is very
organized
2) Performance is better than that of Bus
topology
3) No need for network server to control
the connectivity between workstations
4) Additional components do not affect the
performance of network
5) Each computer has equal access to
resources
11
Disadvantages of Ring
topology
1) Each packet of data must pass
through all the computers between
source and destination, slower than
star topology
2) If one workstation or port goes down,
the entire network gets affected
3) Network is highly dependent on the
wire which connects different
components
12
Star topology
 Have connections to networked
devices that radiate out form a
common point
 Each networked device in star
topology can access the media
independently
 Have become the dominant topology
type in contemporary LANs
 Stars have made buses and rings
obsolete in LAN topologies 13
Star topology
14
Advantages of star topology
1) Compared to Bus topology it gives
far much better performance
2) Easy to connect new nodes or
devices
3) Centralized management. It helps in
monitoring the network
4) Failure of one node or link doesnt
affect the rest of network
15
Disadvantages of star topology
1) If central device fails whole network
goes down
2) The use of hub, a router or a switch
as central device increases the
overall cost of the network
3) Performance and as well number of
nodes which can be added in such
topology is depended on capacity of
central device
16
Switched topology
 A switch is a multiport, Data Link Layer device
 A switch learns Media Access Control
addresses and stores them in an internal
lookup table
 Temporary, switched paths are created
between the frames originator and its
intended recipient, and the frames are
forwarded along the temporary path
 Switched topology features multiple
connections to a switching hub/Switch
 Each port, and the device to which it
connects, has its own dedicated bandwidth
17
Switched topology
18
Advantages/Disadvantages of a
Switched topology
 Advantage:
Can improve LAN performance:
increase the aggregate bandwidth
available throughout the network
reducing the number of devices forced
to share each segment of bandwidth
 Disadvantage:
Large switched implementations do not
isolate broadcasts
19
Daisy chains
 Developed by serially interconnecting
all the hubs of a network
 This simple approach uses ports on
existing hubs for interconnecting the
hubs
 Daisy chains are easily built and dont
require any special administrative
skills
 Daisy chains were, historically, the
interconnection method of choice for 20
Daisy chains
21
Disadvantage of Daisy chain
 Increases the number of connections,
and therefore the number of devices,
on a LAN. Too many devices
competing for the same amount of
bandwidth can create collisions and
quickly incapacitate a LAN
22
Hierarchies
 Hierarchical topologies consist of more
than one layer of hubs. Each layer
serves a different network function
 The bottom tier is reserved for user
station and server connectivity. Higher-
level tiers provide aggregation of the
user-level tier
 A hierarchical arrangement is best
suited for medium-to-large-sized LANs
that must be concerned with scalability
of the network and with traffic 23
Hierarchical rings
 Ring networks can be scaled up by
interconnecting multiple rings in a
hierarchical fashion
 User station and server connectivity can
be provided by as many limited size
rings as are necessary to provide the
required level of performance
 A second-tier ring, either Token Ring or
FDDI, can be used to interconnect all the
user level rings and to provide
aggregated access to the Wide Area
Network (WAN) 24
Hierarchical rings
25
Hierarchical stars
 Star topologies, can be implemented
in hierarchical arrangements of
multiple stars
 Hierarchical stars can be implemented
as a single collision domain or
segmented into multiple collision
domains using switches, routers or
bridges
26
Hierarchical stars
27
Hierarchical combinations
 Overall network performance can be
enhanced by not force-fitting all the
functional requirements of the LAN
into a single solution
 Todays high-end switching hubs
enable you to mix multiple
technologies
28
Hierarchical combinations
29
WAN Topologies
 The topology of a WAN describes the
way the transmission facilities are
arranged relative to the locations that
they interconnect
 Numerous topologies are possible,
each one offering a different mix of
cost, performance and scalability
30
WAN Topologies
1) Peer-to-peer WANs
2) Ring WANs
3) Star WANs
4) Full-mesh WANs
5) Partial-mesh WANs
6) Two-tiered
7) Three-tiered
8) Hybrids
31
Peer-to-peer topology
 A peer-to-peer WAN can be
developed using leased private lines
or any other transmission facility
 This WAN topology is a relatively
simple way of interconnecting a small
number of sites
 Represents the least-cost solution for
WANs that contain a small number of
internetworked locations
32
Peer-to-peer
T1
T1
User Location A
User Location B
User Location C
33
Advantage/Disadvantage of
Peer-to-peer
 Advantage:
It is inexpensive relative to other options
 Disadvantages:
They dont scale very well. As additional
locations are introduced to the WAN, the
number of hops between any given pair of
locations remains highly inconsistent and
has an upward trend
An equipment or facility failure anywhere
in a peer-to-peer WAN can split the WAN
34
Ring topology
 Can be developed fairly easily from a
peer-to-peer network by adding one
transmission facility and an extra port on
two routers
 A ring-shaped WAN constructed with
point-to-point transmission facilities can
be used to interconnect a small number
of sites and provide route redundancy at
a potentially minimal incremental cost
 Can use dynamic routing protocols
35
Ring topology
T1
T1
User Location A
User Location B
User Location C
T1 T1
User Location D
36
Advantages/Disadvantages of
Ring topology
 Advantages:
It provides alternative routes
It is less expensive than all but the peer-
to-peer WAN
 Disadvantages:
Depending on the geographic dispersion
of the locations, adding an extra
transmission facility to complete the ring
may be cost prohibitive
Rings are not very scalable
37
Star network Topology
 constructed by homing all locations
into a common location
 The star topology can be constructed
using almost any dedicated
transmission facility including frame
relay and point-to-point private lines
38
Advantages/Disadvantages of
star topology
 Advantages:
More scalable than a peer-to-peer or ring
network
Improved network performance. Hop
count of three
 Disadvantages:
It creates a single point of failure
There is no route redundancy
39
Star topology
T1
T1
User Location A
User Location B
User Location C
T1
User Location D
40
Full-mesh topology
 This topology features the ultimate reliability and fault
tolerance
 Every networked node is directly connected to every
other networked node
 Redundant routes to each location are plentiful, hence
static routing impractical.
 Use dynamic routing protocols
 One application would be to provide interconnectivity
for a limited number of routers that require high
network availability
 Another potential application is to fully mesh just parts
of the WAN, such as the backbone of a multitiered
WAN or tightly coupled work centers
41
Advantages/Disadvantages of
full-mesh
 Advantages:
Minimizes the number of hops between
any two network-connected machines
Can be built with virtually any
transmission technology
 Disadvantages:
These WANs can be fairly expensive to
build
A finite (although substantial) limit on the
scalability of the network
42
Full-mesh topology
T1
T1
User Location A
User Location B
User Location C
T1 T1
User Location D
T1
T1
43
Partial-mesh topology
 Partial meshes are highly flexible
topologies that can take a variety of very
different configurations
 The routers are much more tightly
coupled than any of the basic topologies
but are not fully interconnected, as
would be the case in a fully meshed
network
 A partially meshed WAN topology is
readily identified by the almost complete
interconnection of every node with every
44
Partial-mesh
T1
T1
User Location A
User Location B
User Location C
User Location D
T1
T1
45
Advantages of partial-mesh
 Partial meshes offer the capability to
minimize hops for the bulk of the
WANs users
 Unlike fully meshed networks, a partial
mesh can reduce the startup and
operational expenses by not
interconnecting low-traffic segments of
the WAN, hence more affordable and
scalable
46
Two-tiered topology
 A two-tiered topology is a modified
version of the basic star topology.
Rather than single concentrator
routers, two or more routers are used
 A two-tiered WAN constructed with
dedicated facilities offers improved
fault tolerance over the simple star
topology without compromising
scalability
47
Two-tiered topology
T1 T1
User Location B
User Location D User Location F
T1
User Location E
T1 T1
User Location A
User Location C
48
Three-tiered topology
 WANs that need to interconnect a very
large number of sites, or are built
using smaller routers that can support
only a few serial connections, may find
the two-tiered architecture
insufficiently scalable.
 Therefore, adding a third tier may well
provide the additional scalability they
require
49
Three-tiered
T1
T1
User Location A
User Location B
User Location D
T1
User Location C
56Kb T1
T1
56Kb T1
User Location E User Location F User Location G User Location H
User Tier
Concentrator tier
Backbone tier
50
Advantage/Disadvantage of
three-tiered
 Advantage:
A three-tiered WAN constructed with
dedicated facilities offers even greater
fault tolerance and scalability than the
two-tiered topology
 Disadvantage:
Three-tiered networks are expensive to
build, operate and maintain
51
Hybrid topologies
 Hybridization of multiple topologies is
useful in larger, more complex networks
 Multitiered networks, in particular, lend
themselves to hybridization. A multitiered
WAN can be hybridized by fully or
partially meshing the backbone tier of
routers
 An effective hybrid topology may be
developed in a multitiered WAN by using
a fully meshed topology for the
backbone nodes only 52
Hybrid topology
T1
T1
User Location B
User Location D
T1
User Location C
56Kb T1
T1
56Kb T1
User Location E User Location F User Location G User Location H
User Tier
Concentrator tier
Backbone tier
T3 T3
T3
53

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PC 106 PPT-05

  • 2. LAN topologies Physical Describes the geometric arrangement of components that make up the LAN Logical Describes the possible connections between pairs of networked end-points that can communicate 2
  • 3. LAN Topologies(Physical) 1) Bus 2) Star 3) Ring 4) Switched 5) Daisy chains 6) Hierarchies 3
  • 4. Bus topology All networked nodes are interconnected, peer to peer, using a single, open-ended cable Both ends of the bus must be terminated with a terminating resistor to prevent signal bounce 4
  • 6. Advantages of Bus topology 1) Easy to implement and extend 2) Well suited for temporary networks that must be set up in a hurry 3) Typically the least cheapest topology to implement 4) Failure of one station does not affect others 6
  • 7. Disadvantages of Bus topology 1) Difficult to administer/troubleshoot 2) Limited cable length and number of stations 3) A cable break can disable the entire network; no redundancy 4) Maintenance costs may be higher in the long run 5) Performance degrades as additional computers are added 7
  • 8. Ring topology started out as a simple peer-to-peer LAN topology Each networked workstation had two connections: one to each of its nearest neighbors Data was transmitted unidirectionally around the ring Sending and receiving of data takes place by the help of TOKEN 8
  • 9. Token Passing Token contains a piece of information which along with data is sent by the source computer This token then passes to next node, which checks if the signal is intended to it If yes, it receives it and passes the empty to into the network otherwise passes token along with the data to next node 9
  • 11. Advantages of Ring topology 1) This type of network topology is very organized 2) Performance is better than that of Bus topology 3) No need for network server to control the connectivity between workstations 4) Additional components do not affect the performance of network 5) Each computer has equal access to resources 11
  • 12. Disadvantages of Ring topology 1) Each packet of data must pass through all the computers between source and destination, slower than star topology 2) If one workstation or port goes down, the entire network gets affected 3) Network is highly dependent on the wire which connects different components 12
  • 13. Star topology Have connections to networked devices that radiate out form a common point Each networked device in star topology can access the media independently Have become the dominant topology type in contemporary LANs Stars have made buses and rings obsolete in LAN topologies 13
  • 15. Advantages of star topology 1) Compared to Bus topology it gives far much better performance 2) Easy to connect new nodes or devices 3) Centralized management. It helps in monitoring the network 4) Failure of one node or link doesnt affect the rest of network 15
  • 16. Disadvantages of star topology 1) If central device fails whole network goes down 2) The use of hub, a router or a switch as central device increases the overall cost of the network 3) Performance and as well number of nodes which can be added in such topology is depended on capacity of central device 16
  • 17. Switched topology A switch is a multiport, Data Link Layer device A switch learns Media Access Control addresses and stores them in an internal lookup table Temporary, switched paths are created between the frames originator and its intended recipient, and the frames are forwarded along the temporary path Switched topology features multiple connections to a switching hub/Switch Each port, and the device to which it connects, has its own dedicated bandwidth 17
  • 19. Advantages/Disadvantages of a Switched topology Advantage: Can improve LAN performance: increase the aggregate bandwidth available throughout the network reducing the number of devices forced to share each segment of bandwidth Disadvantage: Large switched implementations do not isolate broadcasts 19
  • 20. Daisy chains Developed by serially interconnecting all the hubs of a network This simple approach uses ports on existing hubs for interconnecting the hubs Daisy chains are easily built and dont require any special administrative skills Daisy chains were, historically, the interconnection method of choice for 20
  • 22. Disadvantage of Daisy chain Increases the number of connections, and therefore the number of devices, on a LAN. Too many devices competing for the same amount of bandwidth can create collisions and quickly incapacitate a LAN 22
  • 23. Hierarchies Hierarchical topologies consist of more than one layer of hubs. Each layer serves a different network function The bottom tier is reserved for user station and server connectivity. Higher- level tiers provide aggregation of the user-level tier A hierarchical arrangement is best suited for medium-to-large-sized LANs that must be concerned with scalability of the network and with traffic 23
  • 24. Hierarchical rings Ring networks can be scaled up by interconnecting multiple rings in a hierarchical fashion User station and server connectivity can be provided by as many limited size rings as are necessary to provide the required level of performance A second-tier ring, either Token Ring or FDDI, can be used to interconnect all the user level rings and to provide aggregated access to the Wide Area Network (WAN) 24
  • 26. Hierarchical stars Star topologies, can be implemented in hierarchical arrangements of multiple stars Hierarchical stars can be implemented as a single collision domain or segmented into multiple collision domains using switches, routers or bridges 26
  • 28. Hierarchical combinations Overall network performance can be enhanced by not force-fitting all the functional requirements of the LAN into a single solution Todays high-end switching hubs enable you to mix multiple technologies 28
  • 30. WAN Topologies The topology of a WAN describes the way the transmission facilities are arranged relative to the locations that they interconnect Numerous topologies are possible, each one offering a different mix of cost, performance and scalability 30
  • 31. WAN Topologies 1) Peer-to-peer WANs 2) Ring WANs 3) Star WANs 4) Full-mesh WANs 5) Partial-mesh WANs 6) Two-tiered 7) Three-tiered 8) Hybrids 31
  • 32. Peer-to-peer topology A peer-to-peer WAN can be developed using leased private lines or any other transmission facility This WAN topology is a relatively simple way of interconnecting a small number of sites Represents the least-cost solution for WANs that contain a small number of internetworked locations 32
  • 33. Peer-to-peer T1 T1 User Location A User Location B User Location C 33
  • 34. Advantage/Disadvantage of Peer-to-peer Advantage: It is inexpensive relative to other options Disadvantages: They dont scale very well. As additional locations are introduced to the WAN, the number of hops between any given pair of locations remains highly inconsistent and has an upward trend An equipment or facility failure anywhere in a peer-to-peer WAN can split the WAN 34
  • 35. Ring topology Can be developed fairly easily from a peer-to-peer network by adding one transmission facility and an extra port on two routers A ring-shaped WAN constructed with point-to-point transmission facilities can be used to interconnect a small number of sites and provide route redundancy at a potentially minimal incremental cost Can use dynamic routing protocols 35
  • 36. Ring topology T1 T1 User Location A User Location B User Location C T1 T1 User Location D 36
  • 37. Advantages/Disadvantages of Ring topology Advantages: It provides alternative routes It is less expensive than all but the peer- to-peer WAN Disadvantages: Depending on the geographic dispersion of the locations, adding an extra transmission facility to complete the ring may be cost prohibitive Rings are not very scalable 37
  • 38. Star network Topology constructed by homing all locations into a common location The star topology can be constructed using almost any dedicated transmission facility including frame relay and point-to-point private lines 38
  • 39. Advantages/Disadvantages of star topology Advantages: More scalable than a peer-to-peer or ring network Improved network performance. Hop count of three Disadvantages: It creates a single point of failure There is no route redundancy 39
  • 40. Star topology T1 T1 User Location A User Location B User Location C T1 User Location D 40
  • 41. Full-mesh topology This topology features the ultimate reliability and fault tolerance Every networked node is directly connected to every other networked node Redundant routes to each location are plentiful, hence static routing impractical. Use dynamic routing protocols One application would be to provide interconnectivity for a limited number of routers that require high network availability Another potential application is to fully mesh just parts of the WAN, such as the backbone of a multitiered WAN or tightly coupled work centers 41
  • 42. Advantages/Disadvantages of full-mesh Advantages: Minimizes the number of hops between any two network-connected machines Can be built with virtually any transmission technology Disadvantages: These WANs can be fairly expensive to build A finite (although substantial) limit on the scalability of the network 42
  • 43. Full-mesh topology T1 T1 User Location A User Location B User Location C T1 T1 User Location D T1 T1 43
  • 44. Partial-mesh topology Partial meshes are highly flexible topologies that can take a variety of very different configurations The routers are much more tightly coupled than any of the basic topologies but are not fully interconnected, as would be the case in a fully meshed network A partially meshed WAN topology is readily identified by the almost complete interconnection of every node with every 44
  • 45. Partial-mesh T1 T1 User Location A User Location B User Location C User Location D T1 T1 45
  • 46. Advantages of partial-mesh Partial meshes offer the capability to minimize hops for the bulk of the WANs users Unlike fully meshed networks, a partial mesh can reduce the startup and operational expenses by not interconnecting low-traffic segments of the WAN, hence more affordable and scalable 46
  • 47. Two-tiered topology A two-tiered topology is a modified version of the basic star topology. Rather than single concentrator routers, two or more routers are used A two-tiered WAN constructed with dedicated facilities offers improved fault tolerance over the simple star topology without compromising scalability 47
  • 48. Two-tiered topology T1 T1 User Location B User Location D User Location F T1 User Location E T1 T1 User Location A User Location C 48
  • 49. Three-tiered topology WANs that need to interconnect a very large number of sites, or are built using smaller routers that can support only a few serial connections, may find the two-tiered architecture insufficiently scalable. Therefore, adding a third tier may well provide the additional scalability they require 49
  • 50. Three-tiered T1 T1 User Location A User Location B User Location D T1 User Location C 56Kb T1 T1 56Kb T1 User Location E User Location F User Location G User Location H User Tier Concentrator tier Backbone tier 50
  • 51. Advantage/Disadvantage of three-tiered Advantage: A three-tiered WAN constructed with dedicated facilities offers even greater fault tolerance and scalability than the two-tiered topology Disadvantage: Three-tiered networks are expensive to build, operate and maintain 51
  • 52. Hybrid topologies Hybridization of multiple topologies is useful in larger, more complex networks Multitiered networks, in particular, lend themselves to hybridization. A multitiered WAN can be hybridized by fully or partially meshing the backbone tier of routers An effective hybrid topology may be developed in a multitiered WAN by using a fully meshed topology for the backbone nodes only 52
  • 53. Hybrid topology T1 T1 User Location B User Location D T1 User Location C 56Kb T1 T1 56Kb T1 User Location E User Location F User Location G User Location H User Tier Concentrator tier Backbone tier T3 T3 T3 53