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CAN (Campus Area Network)
CAN, also known as Cluster Area Network, connects two or more LANs that are limited to specific
geographical areas. For example, college campus, office building, etc. A campus area network is larger
than LAN since it may span in multiple buildings within a specified area.
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TOPOLOGY
Topology refers to the geometric arrangement of computers or nodes in a network. The factors that
determine the type of topology are cost, flexibility and reliability. There are five different types of
topologies. Let us learn about them.
Bus Topology
In this topology, all the nodes are connected to a single common path. It is simple and easy to maintain.
Additional nodes can be connected at any point along its length. The major disadvantage of this topology
is that fault detection in this topology is very difficult.
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