Aditya Abeysinghe Networking

We have already discussed about the introduction to topologies , star topology , bus topology and mesh or fully connected topology . This is the last of a series of blog posts on network topologies. In this blog post we will discuss about the ring topology, its pros and cons and the typical usage of its architecture.  Ring topology -  In ring topology all the nodes are connected to make a closed loop as shown in the diagram below :  However, data can travel in a ring network only in one direction with the help of a token. A token contains some information and along with this information data is sent throughout the network.  In this blog post: Advantages of Ring Topology Disadvantages of Ring Topology Usages For example, suppose A wants to send data to C and let us assume that the token is moving along the loop counter clockwise. Then first E receives the token and since the addresses do not match E passes further. Then D rece...