Lecture Network + Guide to Networks (6th Edition) - Chapter 5: Topologies and Ethernet Standards

Lecture Network + Guide to Networks (6th Edition) - Chapter 5: Topologies and Ethernet Standards, objectives of this chapter: Describe the basic and hybrid LAN topologies, and their uses, advantages, and disadvantages; Describe the backbone structures that form the foundation for most networks; Compare the different types of switching used in data transmission; Explain how nodes on Ethernet networks share a communications channel.