Hybrid network topology - Any combination of two or more topologies is a hybrid topology.Devices can only communicate with each other indirectly through the central hub. Star network topology - The most common network topology, star topology connects each device in the network to a central hub.Ring network topology - Two dedicated point-to-point links connect a device to the two devices located on either side of it, creating a ring of devices through which data is forwarded via repeaters until it reaches the target device.
Mesh network topology - A dedicated point-to-point link connects each device on the network to another device on the network, only carrying data between two devices.The advantages of bus network topology lie in its simplicity, as there is less cable required than in alternative topologies, which makes for easy installation. Bus network topology - Also known as backbone network topology, this configuration connects all devices to a main cable via drop lines.There are several different logical and physical network topologies from which administrators can choose to build a secure, robust, and easily maintainable topology. A network topology diagram helps visualize the communicating devices, which are modeled as nodes, and the connections between the devices, which are modeled as links between the nodes. The ideal network topology depends on each business’s size, scale, goals, and budget. Physical network topology examples include star, mesh, tree, ring, point-to-point, circular, hybrid, and bus topology networks, each consisting of different configurations of nodes and links. Logical network topology examples include twisted pair Ethernet, which is categorized as a logical bus topology, and token ring, which is categorized as a logical ring topology. Topologies are categorized as either physical network topology, which is the physical signal transmission medium, or logical network topology, which refers to the manner in which data travels through the network between devices, independent of physical connection of the devices. I'll keep everyone posted on visualization efforts.Network topology refers to the manner in which the links and nodes of a network are arranged to relate to each other.
I plan to transition to NetJSON to describe this network as it, and the level of detail required, grow. But sometimes it's just a weird mermaid hiccup.
In some ways I think this is beneficial, because it forces me to reconsider decisions and often the prettier topology seems the more effective. Not talking about a bug, its just ordered in a way I don't like and I feel forced to redefine the topology to create an easy-to-follow visual. The actual network topology is intermixed with visual data in the source.It doesn't look anything like a standard IT diagram, reducing perceived professionalism and ease of comprehension.I'm happy with it but there are a lot of issues. It would still require the new diagram type as described here, in #806, #867, #1527, etc.Įdit: Additional NetJSON visualizers, would be great to see Mermaid (or a Mermaid utility, rather) on this list one day.įor fun, I've attached a network topology design (pdf) I made in Mermaid. A utility to process NetJSON into Mermaid would be really useful. After all it's a diagramming tool, not a mapping tool. symbols we all know and love.īut back to my point, it seems the best tool to define networks is the well-established NetJSON, and Mermaid should be used to visually describe them. There's also netjsongraph.js which seems decent although (a) the site hosting the examples,, is down (apparently just for me) and (b) it also seems to be organic-only, and I don't see those fancy router/switch/PC/etc. I would prefer a non- or semi-hierarchical layout as others discussed. Their docs link to openwisp-network-topology as one implementation, but personally I don't really like the organic layout and it's really lacking the crispness of mermaid and other examples shared here ( is particularly good, and IP addressing individual connections is another awesome feature). However, NetJSON has pretty weak visualization tools. NetJSON describes the actual features of a network, such as "network configuration of devices, monitoring data, routing information, and network topology". I think its important to remember that network topologies are meant to describe networks. Somewhere in the rabbit hole this LibreOffice IT art pack was shared, which is quite stellar actually. I really appreciate you linking those other resources (diagrams.mingrammer, drawthenet).Īs well as the relevant issues linked and the other feature ideas (might be worth opening a new issue). +-> trebleFilter -> trebleGain -+-> gain -+-> recorder -+ \n\
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