individual segments. Supported by • several hardware and software vendors. All the • computers have access to the larger and immediate networks. Disadvantages: Overall length of • each segment is limited by the type of cabling used. If the backbone • line breaks, the entire segment goes down. More difficult to • configure and wire than other topologies. Description: Each host is connected to all the other Mesh hosts. Advantages: Increased reliability since there are
individual segments. • Supported by several hardware and software vendors. • All the computers have access to the larger and immediate networks. Disadvantages: • Overall length of each segment is limited by the type of cabling used. • If the backbone line breaks, the entire segment goes down. • More difficult to configure and wire than other topologies. Mesh Description: Each host is connected to all the other hosts. Advantages: Increased reliability since there are
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