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topology

topology

4 8.8
How devices and links are arranged in a network
  • noun
  • /təˈpɑlədʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : topología de red
  • The engineer presented a new network topology that enhances data flow between devices.
  • network topology
  • communication topology
  • topology design

Here you have two main options, T topology and Daisy chaining.

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Examples

  • We assume that the network topology specified by the user contains exactly one path between each source and destination processor.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The overall topology of the emulated caches is also specified by the user.

    Academic text (2000)
  • D Cell is alternative topology for data centre networks presented by Microsoft last year.

  • So now we've got a really, really simple topology, host host connected by switch.

  • However, these approaches cannot represent or analyze the application's communication topology.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Please describe the new social topologies emerging from distance teaching and learning.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Verify that all web conferencing edge services in the topology are running and that network connectivity is available.

    Blog text (8)
  • In addition, MPI allows processes and communication spaces to be structured using topologies and communicators.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Several embedded topologies can be derived from this topology; two examples are shown in Figure 1(b).

    Academic text (2000)
  • In a star topology, all nodes are connected to a central hub, simplifying network management.

Synonyms

network topology
vstopology
  • Specialized
6.0

How devices like computers and cables are arranged and connected in a communication system

has the same meaning but omits naming the communication system

Compounds

bus topology
  • Specialized
4.9

A network layout where all devices connect to one main cable

logical topology
  • Specialized
6.1

How computers and devices are connected so they can communicate, not where they are placed

loop topology
  • Specialized
6.9

A network where computers connect in a closed ring

mesh topology
  • Specialized
6.2

A network where every device connects directly to every other device

network topology
  • Specialized
6.0

How devices like computers and cables are arranged and connected in a communication system

network topology
  • Specialized
5.3

How layers and simple units connect in a computer model that learns

physical topology
  • Specialized
6.7

How people place devices and cables in a computer network

star topology
  • Specialized
5.5

A network where all devices connect to one central device

How Connected

mesh
  • Specialized
6 6.6
star
286 1.0
topology
  • Specialized
4 8.8
bus
  • Specialized
38 5.3
ring
501 2.8
tree
244 6.0

Surface Forms

topology singular
topologies plural

Morphology

topology = topo + logy

The network-configuration sense is a conventional metaphorical extension of the technical term, so it is only partly transparent.

Etymology

Topology comes from the Greek topos 'place' and -logy 'study', so it is about how 'places' are arranged. In networks it means the arrangement of points, links and devices, which is why changing the topology changes how the network works.