the whole network fails if the switch fails as no node can communicate a wired star topology requires plenty of cable - in a large network this can be expensive Star topologies tend to be found in ...

However, its physical topology is a star, in which every node on the network connects to a central hub. See Ethernet and logical vs. physical. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

Mainframes, telephone PBXs and Ethernet are examples. See star bus network and network topology. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

So in a non-switched environment, Token Ring had some technical advantages over Ethernet. Token Ring did help to institute Star topology. Being a bus, Ethernet was conventionally deployed at the ...