Network Topologies Explorer

Interactive visualization of common network topologies with detailed information

Star Topology

Basic
Central Hub Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Node 4

All devices connect to a central hub. Easy to manage but hub failure disrupts entire network.

Centralized Easy Setup Single Point of Failure

Ring Topology

Basic
Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Node 4

Devices are connected in a circular fashion. Data travels in one direction, reducing collisions.

Unidirectional Equal Access Single Break Disrupts

Bus Topology

Basic
Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Node 4

All devices share a single communication line. Simple but performance degrades with more devices.

Linear Cost Effective Collision Prone

Mesh Topology

Advanced
Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Node 4 Node 5

Each device connects to every other device. Highly reliable but expensive to implement.

Redundant High Reliability Complex

Tree Topology

Hybrid
Root Node Hub 1 Hub 2 Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Node 4

Combination of star and bus topologies. Hierarchical structure with root and child nodes.

Hierarchical Scalable Root Dependency

Hybrid Topology

Hybrid
Star Hub Node A Node B Node C Node D Node E Node F Node G Node H Node I Node J Node K

Combines two or more different topologies. Flexible and scalable but complex to design.

Flexible Scalable Complex

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