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The document discusses implementing a bus topology network using Cisco Packet Tracer. It defines bus topology as connecting all nodes to a single backbone cable. If the backbone cable is damaged, the entire network fails. The experiment aims to recreate a bus topology in Cisco Packet Tracer by connecting computers through an Ethernet cable. Advantages are low cost and ease of expansion, while disadvantages include single point of failure and decreased performance as traffic increases. A bus topology differs from a star topology in its use of a single cable versus a central hub.

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Bus Topology

The document discusses implementing a bus topology network using Cisco Packet Tracer. It defines bus topology as connecting all nodes to a single backbone cable. If the backbone cable is damaged, the entire network fails. The experiment aims to recreate a bus topology in Cisco Packet Tracer by connecting computers through an Ethernet cable. Advantages are low cost and ease of expansion, while disadvantages include single point of failure and decreased performance as traffic increases. A bus topology differs from a star topology in its use of a single cable versus a central hub.

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EXPERIMENT NO: 4

AIM: Implement Bus topology through cisco packet tracer network simulator.

SOFTWARE/TOOLs USED: Cisco Packet Tracer.

THEORY: Bus topology definition is, this is one of the simplest physical


topology used for the network. This topology is famously used for the Local
Area Network. In this topology, all the nodes are connected through a single
cable known as ‘Backbone’. If this Backbone cable is damaged the entire
network breakdowns. The bus network is very easy to install and maintain. It
requires less amount of cabling when compared to other network topologies.
One of the bus topology examples is Ethernet Connection.

Diagram of Bus topology

In Bus Topology used in computer networks, all the computers are connected
through a single cable. Usually Ethernet Cable is used for Bus Topology. In this
topology, the information intended for the last node has to pass through all the
computers present in the network. If this cable is damaged then the connection
of all the computers will be lost.

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Advantages of Bus Topology:

 It is very simple to design.


 Require less cabling compared to other topologies.
 Each to implement for small networks.
 It is easy to expand by simply joining two cables together.
 Very cost-effective.

Disadvantages of Bus Topology:

 The network stands on a single cable. So, if any damage caused to this cable
the whole network falls.
 As the traffic is shared by all the nodes in the network, the performance of
the network decreases as the traffic increases.
 It is difficult to find the flaws and faults in the network connected with this
method.
 Packet loss is high.
 This topology is very slow compared to other topologies.

Difference between Bus and Star Topology:

In a Bus topology, all the computers are connected through a single cable
whereas in a star network computers are connected to a central hub which
indirectly connects all the computers in a network. In a bus topology, only one
host can transmit data at a time only when the bus is free. In a star network, data
should pass through the central hub before reaching the receiver node. Star
topology is costlier than bus topology.

In star topology, the failure of one computer does not affect the other computers
in a network. Star topology is very reliable compared to the bus topology. Star
topology is easy to troubleshoot when there is a failure in the host. It is very
difficult to troubleshoot in a bus topology, as each node has to be checked. It is
easy to add any number of nodes in the Bus network whereas in Star network
only limited nodes can be added.

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OUTPUT:

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CONCLUSION: Hence, we have successfully studied and implemented Bus
topology in cisco packet tracer.

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