{"id":3340,"date":"2022-06-10T13:48:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage2.wizzdev.pl\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2022-06-10T13:48:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:48:45","slug":"overview-of-iot-network-topologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage2.wizzdev.pl\/blog\/overview-of-iot-network-topologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview of IoT Network Topologies"},"content":{"rendered":"
Network topology is a term for how electronic devices are connected to each other. It allows us to define the layout of cables, devices, and routing paths in a network. If we think about it from the perspective of the Internet of Things (IoT), it is defined as the communication of sensors, actuators, and gateways with each other. Some common topologies are invaluable for IoT. In this article, we will discuss these common topologies.<\/span><\/p>\n Point-to-Point Network (PPP):<\/strong><\/p>\n It is possible for two points to communicate directly over PPP, which is one of the data link layer protocols. Thanks to this protocol, user control, data compression, and encrypted communication are possible. The PPP protocol is used in many areas, such as telephone communication, fiber optic cable media, radio communication media, and mobile phones. A Bluetooth connection between a mobile phone and a headset is an example of this topology.<\/span><\/p>\n Advantages<\/span><\/p>\n Disadvantages<\/span><\/p>\n Bus:<\/strong><\/p>\n It is a network topology in which devices are connected to each other with a single cable. This cable is defined as the bus of the system. The signal travels through all stations. Each station checks the address of the signal and all stations that this signal passes along the way process the signal whether this address is relevant to them or not.<\/span><\/p>\n Advantages<\/span><\/p>\n Disadvantages<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ring:<\/strong><\/p>\n A ring topology is a bus topology in a closed loop. Each station is an element of a ring and the information formed in the ring reaches all stations. Each station receives the information generated in the ring and the destination address. It accepts if the destination address is its own address. Otherwise, the incoming information will be out of the process. The information flow in the ring is unidirectional. In other words, the computers included in the ring are responsible for transmitting the incoming information. However, many ring networks today use two rings and obtain bidirectional information flow. No termination is required.<\/span><\/p>\n Advantages<\/span><\/p>\n Disadvantages<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Star:<\/strong><\/p>\n Each device on the network is connected to router equipment such as a switch or hub with regulation capability in the center. The information sent from one station to the other first arrives at this central unit, and from there it is directed to the target.<\/span><\/p>\n Advantages<\/span><\/p>\n Disadvantages<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mesh:<\/strong><\/p>\n In a mesh network topology, each device is connected to all other devices in the network via a dedicated point-to-point connection. Dedicated means that the connection carries data for only two connected devices. Let’s say we have n devices in the network, then each device must be connected to (n-1) devices in the network. The number of connections in a mesh topology of N devices will be (n * (n-1)) \/ 2.<\/span><\/p>\n Advantages<\/span><\/p>\n Disadvantages<\/span><\/p>\n Network topology is a term for how electronic devices are connected to each other. It allows us to define the layout of cables, devices, and routing paths in a network. If \u00a0[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[62,27,17],"tags":[64,58,15,16],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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