1 Chapter 2 NETWORK CABLING Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING TOPOLOGIES There are three main local area network (LAN) topologies: Bus Star Ring Other network topologies include: Mesh Wireless 2 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING 3 BUS TOPOLOGY The bus topology supports thick and thin coaxial segments. Segments are connected by repeaters. The bus topology uses the baseband signaling method. Signals are broadcast in both directions simultaneously. Both ends of each segment require termination to avoid reflection. End systems connect to the segment in a linear manner. Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING THICK AND THIN COAXIAL BUS 4 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING 5 STAR TOPOLOGY The star topology can use coaxial, twisted pair, or fiber optic cable. A central device (hub) connects hubs and nodes to the network. Each node connects to its own dedicated port on the hub. Hubs broadcast transmitted signals to all connected devices. You can connect multiple hubs to form a hierarchical star topology. The star topology uses the baseband signaling method. Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING A SIMPLE STAR TOPOLOGY 6 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING A HIERARCHICAL STAR TOPOLOGY 7 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING 8 RING TOPOLOGY The ring topology can use twisted pair or fiber optic cabling. A central device (hub) connects hubs and nodes to the network. Each node connects to its own dedicated port on the hub. You can connect multiple hubs to form a larger ring. The ring topology uses the baseband signaling method. Frames are transmitted around the ring from node to hub to node. Media Access Control (MAC) is used for token passing. Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING A RING NETWORK 9 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING MESH TOPOLOGY Typically uses fiber optic cabling for redundant wide area network (WAN) links Provides multiple paths to destinations for fault tolerance Supports baseband and broadband signals Requires an enormous amount of cable 10 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING LAN MESH 11 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING ENTERPRISE MESH 12 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING 13 WIRELESS TOPOLOGY Cell-based technology that uses unbounded media Two wireless topologies: Ad hoc Infrastructure Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING AD HOC WLAN 14 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE WLAN 15 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING LAN CABLE TYPES Three cable types are used in LANs: Coaxial Twisted pair Fiber optic 16 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING COAXIAL CABLE 17 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING AUI (ATTACHMENT UNIT INTERFACE) CABLE 18 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING THIN ETHERNET HARDWARE 19 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (UTP) CABLE 20 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING UTP CONNECTORS 21 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING 22 UTP CABLE GRADES Category Frequency Primary Application 1 Up to 0 MHz Voice networks 2 Up to 1 MHz Voice and low-speed data networks less than 4 Mbps 3 Up to 16 MHz Voice and data networks from 4 to 100 Mbps 4 Up to 20 MHz 16-Mbps Token Ring 5 Up to 100 MHz 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet 5e Up to 100 MHz 1000-Mbps Gigabit Ethernet 6 Up to 250 MHz 1000-Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING FIBER OPTIC CABLE 23 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING STRAIGHT TIP (ST) CONNECTOR 24 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING 25 STRAIGHT THROUGH AND CROSSOVER WIRING Wiring within a twisted pair cable is configured as either Straight through, where each wire (or pin) is attached to the same contact point at each end Crossover, where transmit contacts on each end of the cable are connected to the receive contact at the other end Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING STRAIGHT THROUGH WIRING 26 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING CROSSOVER WIRING 27 Chapter 2: NETWORK CABLING 28 SUMMARY The three basic LAN topologies are bus, star, and ring. WLANs are becoming more popular. Mesh networks are not typically used in LANs. The primary cable types used in LANs are coaxial, twisted pair, and fiber optic.
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