The network pictured below represents the layout of computers in a wired office

Question

The network pictured below represents the layout of computers in a wired office layout. All possible wiring paths are shown. (Some obstacles exist between computers that eliminate some possible path.) Each node is a location of PC and the branches represents cables connecting the computers, the number on a branch indicates the length of path in meters.

Suppose that node 1 is a server that needs to be connected to each and every in dividual PC. The cable system used requires each PC to have a unique connection.

1- what type of network problem is this ?

2- start from Node 1. Determine by manual calculation, the minimum total amount of cable that would be needed to connect each and every individual computer to the network server. note: submitt your step by step manual solution to this problem.

3- Sketch the final network diagram.

4- Suppose node 1 is the entry point for a cable system that will tie all the computer together into one network.

5- what type of network problem is this?

6- start from node 1- determine by manual calculation the minimum total amount of cable that would be needed to link each and every individual computer into a single network.

7-sketch the final netwrok diagram

Explanation / Answer

A network in which all the individual nodes are connected to the central point is called star network. In this case, the server act as the central point and computers act as the individual nodes connected through cables to the server. The type of network mentioned in the question is a star network. Whenever a problem occurs in the transmission between a node and the server in star network, the particular node gets affected and all other nodes work without any issues. If the central hub stop functioning none of the nodes will work.

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