Mesh Topology

Definitions of mesh topology on the Web:

• the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component
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• Mesh networking is a type of networking wherein each node in the network may act as an independent router, regardless of whether it is connected to another network or not. ...
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• Mesh Toplogies connect devices with multiple paths so that redundancies exist. All devices are cross-connected so the best path can be chosen at any given moment.
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Mesh Topology

Mesh Network is a network where all the nodes are connected to each other and is a complete network. In a Mesh Network every node is connected to other nodes on the network through hops. Some are connected through single hops and some may be connected with more than one hope.

Mesh Topology

Advantage of Mesh Topology
The arrangement of the network nodes is such that it is possible to transmit data from one node to many other nodes at the same time.

Disadvantage of Mesh Topology
The arrangement wherein every network node is connected to every other node of the network, many of the connections serve no major purpose. This leads to the redundancy of many of the network connections.