NETWORK DESIGNS

NETWORK DESIGNS  can also be called as NETWORK TOPOLOGIES

TOPOLOGY is the way how devices in network are connected... It's not like a shape, it will be connected as a structure...

Some of the topologies are :

--> Bus
-->Star
-->Ring
-->Mesh
-->Tree
-->Hybrid ( Combination of all topologies).

Check out this diagram,,,

Adapter :  A device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.

HUB : A common connection point for devices in a network


Network topology detecting software available on internet

http://www.solarwinds.com/ - this website provides a software called " Network Topology Mapper " Which can be downloaded for free trial version and can be used by subscribing... 

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