write the advantages and disadvantages of the ring topology
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Explanation:
Advantages of Ring topology :
In this data flows in one direction which reduces the chance of packet collisions.
In this topology additional workstations can be added after without impacting performance of the network.
Equal access to the resources.
There is no need of server to control the connectivity among the nodes in the topology.
It is cheap to install and expand.
Minimum collision.
Speed to transfer the data is very high in this type of topology.
Due to the presence of token passing the performance of ring topology becomes better than bus topology under heavy traffic.
Easy to manage.
Ring network is extremely orderly organized where every device has access to the token and therefore the opportunity to transmit.
Disadvantages of Ring topology :
Due to the Uni-directional Ring, a data packet (token) must have to pass through all the nodes.
If one workstation shuts down, it affects whole network or if a node goes down entire network goes down.
It is slower in performance as compared to the bus topology
It is Expensive.
Addition and removal of any node during a network is difficult and may cause issue in network activity.
Difficult to troubleshoot the ring.
In order for all the computer to communicate with each other, all computer must be turned on.
Total dependence in on one cable.
They were not Scalable.