Star Topology:

In Star topology, the nodes are connected to the central hub or router in which
the information is travel from central hub or router to all the nodes. There are n
links in Star topology, if there are n nodes. The nodes are connected to each
other completely via dedicated link in which the information is travel from nodes
to nodes.A new cable is added to the central hub to add a new node in star
topology.

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Definition of Star Topology

Star topology is a type of network configuration in which various physical devices

are individually linked to the hub. This signifies that the device in the network is
connected separately to the hub, and there exists no direct interconnection between
the multiple devices of the network.

Devices in a star network operate in a way that the central hub through which all
the devices are connected broadcasts the data to the respective node from the
respective node. Thus, here the signal flow is centrally managed.

This is the reason; the hub must be properly configured as any type of issue in the
hub will cause, failure of the complete system. Hence it offers the flexibility of
operation with other devices even when a single device of the network is faulty.
The whole network configuration resembles a star; thus, it is named so. However,
its structure is quite complex, but it is preferred over bus topology due to the
advantages associated with it.

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Star Topology

In star topology each device in the network is connected to a central device

called hub. Unlike Mesh topology, star topology doesn’t allow direct
communication between devices, a device must have to communicate through
hub. If one device wants to send data to other device, it has to first send the data
to hub and then the hub transmit that data to the designated device.

Advantages of Star topology

1. Less expensive because each device only need one I/O port and needs to be
connected with hub with one link.
2. Easier to install
3. Less amount of cables required because each device needs to be connected
with the hub only.
4. Robust, if one link fails, other links will work just fine.
5. Easy fault detection because the link can be easily identified.

Disadvantages of Star topology

1. If hub goes down everything goes down, none of the devices can work without
hub.
2. Hub requires more resources and regular maintenance because it is the
central system of star topology.

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ring-and-hybrid/

Star – Also known as a spoke and hub configuration, in this setup devices are connected not to
one another but rather to a central master/controller or hub. So messages can’t be passed from
one device to another directly but must go through the central master/controller.

The most significant benefit of star topologies is that the failure of one node doesn’t impact the
rest of the network. It’s also simpler to add devices on the network as the only connection is to
the central hub. On the other hand, the central hub is the main point of failure, so if it fails the
entire network stops working. Plus, adding devices to the network requires additional cabling,
which can get expensive as the device count rises.
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