Network Types
Network Types
There are three key network types
Point-to-point
- Point-to-Point connections or networks are direct links between two nodes
- PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) is used a WAN encapsulation protocol
Point-to-multipoint
- A one-to-many connection, it's most commonly used in Wireless networks
Broadcast
- A broadcast or shared network is when all nodes send all traffic to all other nodes
- Like shouting in a party vs. passing notes in class
- e.g., a hub