Basic Types of Topologies

The arrangement or mapping of the elements of a network gives rise to certain basic topologies which may then be combined to form more complex topologies (hybrid topologies). The most common of these basic types of topologies are :

1. Bus (Linear, Linear Bus)
2. Star
3. Ring
4. Mesh
5. partially connected mesh (or simply 'mesh')
6. Fully connected mesh
7. Tree
8. Hybrid