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The term topology refers to the design or the layout of a network. The way that each workstation is connected to each other and how they communication is determined on what type of topology is used. ...
The first topology described is the mesh. Mesh topology is where every workstation has a connection to every other workstation in the network. Furthermore, a mesh network is a local area network that employs one of two connection arrangements, full mesh topology or partial mesh topology. In the full mesh topology, each workstation is connected directly to each of the others. In the partial mesh topology, some workstations are connected to all the others, but some of the workstations are connected only to those other workstations with which they exchange the most data. ... com [Online], 2003) An advantage of this topology is the reliability. ... A disadvantage the mesh topology is the cost, because of the large number of cables and connections required.
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