Topology Alternatives
Finally, the Home Network architecture should consider topology alternatives. Some of the proposed Home Networks operate as a bus, some in a star configuration, and some daisy-chained. These configurations are depicted in Figure 7-3.
Figure 7-3. Home Wiring Topologies
The bus configuration provides economic use of wiring, requires only a single network connection per device, and is well-suited to the broadcasting case. On the other hand, this configuration requires bandwidth arbitration, and demultiplexing is advised. Furthermore, because the bus is a shared infrastructure, it is susceptible to impairments caused ...
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