Star and Mesh Networks

Star Network

In its simplest form, a star network consists of one central hub which acts as a conduit to transmit messages. In a star topology, every device is connected to a central hub.

Advantages

• If one node or its connection breaks, it doesn’t affect the other devices and their connections
• Devices can be added or removed without disturbing the network

Disadvantages

• The central hub is a single point of failure for the network

 

Mesh Network

In its simplest form, in a mesh network every device is connected to every other device in the network.

Advantages

• There is no single point of failure for the network, so it has high security and reliability

Disadvantages

• It is a more complex and expensive network than the star network