Networking Fundamentals

Advantages

The relative simplicity of a bus topology means it is well suited for a small network, and can be extended with minimal effort. A bus topology also offers some resilience. As you see later, in some topologies a failure of one node or its connection can bring down a whole network. Look back at Figure 5.2: if that connection between Computer B and the backbone breaks, it only impacts communications to and from that device. A bus topology is also relatively cheap to implement, as it uses a minimal amount of cabling.