Topologies The first thing to consider about a network is its physical shape, or the design layout, which will be extremely important when you select a wiring scheme and design the wiring for a new installation. Network really has two shapes, or two types of topology; one is physical and the other is logical. The physical topology is the shape you can see, and the logical topology is the shape that the data travels in. Physical Topologies Physical topology is further divided in two section · Point-to-point connections · Multipoint connections Point-to-point connections Only two devices are involved in a point-to-point connection, with one wire (or air, in the case of wireless) sitting between them. A point-to-point link is typified by two devices monopolizing the media-similar to two teenagers talking on the telephone with one another, not allowing anyone else to use the phone on either si...
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