advantages of topologies

Network topologies have some advantages and some disadvantages as well. This essay discusses the main advantages and disadvantages of three of these main topology technologies, to mention, the ring, the bus, and the star, showing the associated wiring types for each one of these topologies.
In the ring topology, each node is connected to two other nodes, hence, “data sent between nodes will typically require paths of at least two links” (Mansfield, K. C., & Antaonakos, J. L., 2010, p. 27). Among some of the advantages of the ring topology is its organization, the reduction of collision and the one direction traffic flow at very high speed. Another advantage is that for connectivity between workstations, there is no need for network server to control such connectivity and each computer system has the same access to all network resources.
One disadvantage of the ring topology is that when one link fails, “the increase in time required to relay messages around the bad link may be intolerable for some applications” (Mansfield, K. C., & Antaonakos, J. L., 2010, p. 27). Other notable D...