Sunday, May 13, 2012
TREE TOPOLOGY
A Tree Topology combines
characteristics of linear bus and star topologies. It consists of groups of
star-configured workstations connected to a bus backbone cable.
Advantages
of Tree Topology
§ The distance to which a signal can travel increases as
the signal passes through a chain of hubs.
§ Tree Topology allows isolating and prioritising
communications from different nodes.
§ Tree Topology allows for easy expansion of an existing
network, which enable organizations to configure a network to meet their needs.
Disadvantages of Tree Topology
§ If the backbone line breaks, the entire segment goes
down.
§ It is more difficult to configure and wire than other
Topologies.
