Token Ring naturally uses the ring architecture. A mesh topology is usually found in a wide area network (WAN) to provide redundant paths between locations. See Ethernet and Token Ring.

One perspective to consider is the physical topology, which describes the physical arrangement of network devices that ... this site will benefit from redundant routers. A hub site designed ...

Enterprises commonly lack redundancy in their DNS infrastructure ... a DNS resolver is “far away” from a company from a network-topology perspective, then this adds latency to each client ...

In this Clos topology, every lower-tier switch is ... TRILL allow for multiple paths to be used in a redundant Clos Network architecture and removes the need for spanning tree protocol and its ...

For VPN connections, topology isn’t nearly as much ... part of the redundant infrastructure. Disconnect redundant power supplies, network links, power down redundant nodes, shut off management ...

However as a redundant network becomes more heavily utilized, its networking requirements consequently grow more demanding, making some of the redundant technologies (such as simple ring topology) ...

To get around these limitations and improve redundancy, network administrators can add segments or additional industrial switches, or they could use another type of topology altogether ...