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Understanding Bus Network Topology

In a bus network topology, all computers and network devices are connected to a single cable or backbone without any intermediary hubs or switches. Each device has equal access to transmit over the single communication line, but transmissions can only go in one direction and any break in the cable causes the entire network to fail. While easy to implement and connect devices, bus networks are limited to small networks and become slower as more devices are added since all must share the single communication line and collisions can occur if two devices try to transmit simultaneously.

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Understanding Bus Network Topology

In a bus network topology, all computers and network devices are connected to a single cable or backbone without any intermediary hubs or switches. Each device has equal access to transmit over the single communication line, but transmissions can only go in one direction and any break in the cable causes the entire network to fail. While easy to implement and connect devices, bus networks are limited to small networks and become slower as more devices are added since all must share the single communication line and collisions can occur if two devices try to transmit simultaneously.

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ICT Assignment

Bus Network Topology


By: Alabi Folarin

DEFINATION OF BUS TOPOLOGY


A bus topology is a network connection in which the computers are
connected in a bus-like communication line without being
connected to a hub
HOW A BUS TOPOLOGY IS (HOW A BUS TOPOLOGY WORKS)
The bus is the data link in a bus network. The bus can only transmit
data in one direction and if any network segment is severed, all
network transmission ceases.
A host on a bus network is called a station or workstation. In a bus
network, every station receives all network traffic, and the traffic
generated by each station has equal transmission priority. Each
network segment is, therefore, a collision domain. In order for nodes
to transmit on the same cable simultaneously, they use a media
access control technology such as carrier sense multiple access
(CSMA) or a bus master.
Messages are detected by all nodes but are accepted only by
the node(s) to which they are addressed. Because a bus network
relies on a common data highway, a malfunctioning node simply
ceases to communicate; it doesn't disrupt operation as it might on a
ring network, in which messages are passed from one node to the
next. To avoid collisions that occur when two or more nodes try to
use the line at the same time, bus networks commonly rely on
collision detection or Token Passing to regulate traffic
ADVANTAGES OF BUS TOPOLOGY
1. Easy to connect a computer or peripheral to a linear bus.
2. Requires less cable length than a star topology.
3. It works well for small networks.
DISADVANTAGES OF BUS TOPOLOGY
1. Entire network shuts down if there is a break in the main
cable.
2. Terminators are required at both ends of the backbone cable.

3. Difficult to identify the problem if the entire network shuts


down.
4. Not meant to be used as a stand-alone solution in a large
building.
5. It becomes slow when more devices are added into the
network.

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