COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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Bus
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Detailed explanation-1: -A linear bus topology consists of a main run of cable with a terminator at each end (See fig. 1). All nodes (file server, workstations, and peripherals) are connected to the linear cable.
Detailed explanation-2: -The bus topology has one cable that connects every device on the network, which is called the backbone. At each end of the main cable there is a small device called a terminator, which absorbs the signals when they reach the end, to prevent interference.
Detailed explanation-3: -Disadvantages of a Bus Topology: Terminators are required at both ends of the backbone cable.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of bus topologies: Linear bus topology. All devices are connected to a single cable with two end points. Distributed bus topology.
Detailed explanation-5: -Bus terminators are electrical devices attached to the end points of a bus network to prevent the signals from reflecting off the end of the transmission line. They do this by supplying a load equal to the impedance of the cable.