TYPES OF NETWORK

Group 8:-

Jai Bakliya
Maulik Patel
Palak Dhamecha
Parth Panchal
Pratik Nakar

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A network consists of two or more

computers that are linked in order to share
resources, exchange files, or allow electronic
communications.
Two computers are set to be interconnected
if they are able to exchange information.
The computers on a network may be linked
through cables, telephone lines, radio waves,
satellites, or infrared light beams

File sharing
Resource sharing
Communication and collaboration
Remote access
Data protection

Routers
Gateways
Repeaters
Bridges
Hub
Modem

Local Area
Network
(LAN)

Wide Area
Network
(WAN)

Types of
Network

Metropolitan
Area
Network
(MAN)

A local area network (LAN) is a group of

computers and associated devices that share a
common communications line or wireless link.
Small Geographical Area
High Data transfer speed(100 Mbps to gigabit)
It have a low implementation cost.
Designed to share resources between PCs and
workstation such as hardware or data.
Twisted pair cable or Co-axial cable connects the
plug in cards to form a network.
. A local area network may serve as few as two or
three users or as many as thousands of users.
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Network Topology Maps of how the physical or logical paths of

network devices connect. The three major topologies are star, ring, and
bus.

Star Topology Most common Ethernet network topology where

each device connects to a central hub or switch.

Ring Topology Network that is physically wired like a star network

but, logically in a ring; passes control from one device to the next in
a continuous fashion using a special data packet called a token.
Used in Token Ring networks.
Bus Topology Network wherein all devices connect to a single
cable. If the cable fails, the network is down.

STAR TOPOLOGY

RING TOPOLOGY

BUS TOPOLOGY

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUS, RING & STAR TOPOLOGY

Topology

BUS

RING

STAR

Ease of
Change in
Performance
Cost of
setting up Problems to
Ease of
performance
troubleshooting installation
with few
and
the network
with many
(compared to (compared to modifying
nodes or low
caused by
nodes or high
other
network
other
(compared to cable or node
network
topologies) topologies)
traffic
other
failure
traffic
topologies)
Failure of the
bus cable
causes total
Easy to set up
Medium
Most affected Fairly easy
Low
failure.
and modify
Failure of a
node has no
affect.
Cable or node
Easy to set up
failure causes
Slow
Least affected
Hard
High
but harder to
total network
modify
failure.
Cable or node
failure only
Some affect
affects that
but the
node. Failure
switch/hub
Easy to set up
of the
Fast
Easy
High
can be
and modify hub/switch
upgraded
or the server
easily
causes total
network
failure.
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The WAN is a communications network that

makes use of existing technology to connect
local computer networks into a larger
working network that may cover both
national and international locations.

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A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that

interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic
area or region larger than that covered by even a large local
area network but smaller than the area covered by a wide
area network (WAN).
It is also used to mean the interconnection of several local
area networks by bridging them with backbone lines
Range:- within 100 km

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Can be used within several kilometres.

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