Understanding Hybrid topology and advantages and disadvantages

This type of network topology include Bus topology, Ring topology, Mesh topology, Tree topology, and Hybrid topology. One network topology that is pretty much applied to large-scale network is the Hybrid topology.

Hybrid topology is formed from various topologies and network technology. This topology is often used by companies that take over other companies. Because when the network of both companies must be unified, there will be merging of different technologies and network topology.

As a combination of several network topology, Hybrid topology has many plus value. But still this topology has a weakness compared to other types of network topology. In this article, Nesabamedia will discuss the sense of Hybrid topology along with characteristics, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of this topology.

Understanding Hybrid Topology

Hybrid topology is a merging of several (two or more) different network topologies. For example, when a network using Ring topology, combined with other network using star topology; Then a new topology formed from the combination of these two network topology is called as Hybrid topology.

If the merged network has the same topology type, merging the two networks is not a hybrid topology. For example the network with a bus topology coupled with other networks that also use the bus topology, the merging of the two networks remains a bus topology, not a hybrid topology.