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Data Communications and Computer Networks by Pearson
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Data Communications and Computer Networks by Pearson

by Rohit Khurana
May 2024
Intermediate to advanced
309 pages
13h 33m
English
Pearson India
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Overview of Data Communications and Networking 13
13. Discuss bus and mesh topology. Compare them.
Ans: Bus and mesh topology are detailed as under.
Bus Topology
Bus topology uses a common bus or backbone (a single cable) to connect all devices with t erminators
at both ends. The backbone acts as a shared communication medium and each node (file server,
workstations and peripherals) is attached to it with an interface connector. Whenever a message is to
be transmitted on the network, it is passed back and forth along the cable, past the stations (computers)
and between the two terminators, from one end of the network to the ...
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