Chapter 2 Basic Concepts Line Configuration Topology Transmission Mode Categories of Networks Internetworks WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Figure 2-1 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Figure 2-2 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Point-to-Point Line Configuration

Figure 2-2-continued WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Point-to-Point Line Configuration

Figure 2-2-continued WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Point-to-Point Line Configuration

Figure 2-3 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Multipoint Line Configuration

Figure 2-4 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Figure 2-5 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Mesh Topology

Figure 2-6 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Star Topology

Figure 2-7 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Tree Topology

Figure 2-8 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Bus Topology

Figure 2-9 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Ring Topology

Figure 2-10 WCB/McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Hybrid Topology